Filmed in the humor of dark comedy “Graveyard Shark” still has horror elements included in the storyline. Creature features was directed and written by Matthew A Peters. The film was released on June 7, 2024, and has garnered attention for its unique premise and practical effects.
Graveyard shark includes cryptid hunter characters that add to the storyline.
Set in Willsboro Point which is a small town, Graveyard Shark revolves around the infamous Urban legend that locals can never stop talking about – humanoid graveyard shark light creature. The creature literally hibernates in the tombs only to attack when hungry. It is only hungry for violence and kills whoever comes in the way, every time it appears to the villagers, it leaves a bloody mess behind. Things take a turn when telecommunication Services deceitfully mention one of the folklore founding members Dr. Jan Lovnik to well-acquainted Abby Wescott Stephanie Ward, who has cryptid hunting techniques. But this was just the beginning as Abby was able to unveil more information related to the creature, once she teamed up with Captain Isaac Seyburn Berndele March to bring the gravestone myth to light. They went on even deeper only to confront and fight off the graveyard shark in the battle that felt everlasting.
The Director of this masterpiece is Matthew A Peters, coauthor as well.
There are criptoepics hunting characters in the movie, adding it to the storyline
Willsboro Point which is a small town is set in the past with the myth surrounding the Graveyard which local people have been hearing ages which tells about a humanoid graveyard shark light creature that can attack you in the muse. It is viciously hungry for blood as it moves among the despair and tries to attack anything that comes her way. At one point things are out of hand when a telecommunication service ties the knot with the aboriginal – Dr. Jan Lovnik and this leads her to find well acquainted Abby Wescott Stephanie Ward. Abby also was a badass and her undertakings with Isaac Seyburn Berndele March lead them to becoming the founding members of the graver hand. But it helped them find a bunch of survivors and the team together took off to combat the graveyard shark in a jaw dropping and immense battle.
One Cast who performed really well was Stefanai Ward as Abby Wescott and Michael John stands out playing the role of resident Greg Shaw. In Fact Shaw’s character has backstory of survival and seeking the numb behind the myth. Above it all the film was able to unite and erase the thin line between fantasy and storytelling.
Berndele March playing Captain Isaac Seyburn: A captain with the valuable information regarding the genesis of the creature, he has quite an experience.
Ryan Santiago playing Sheriff McDermott: One of the officers of the town who tries to control all the mess that surrounds him.
Madisen Zabawa playing Sadie: An OnlyFans who, through the absurdity of her video, interjects into the storyline of the creature.
Olivia Walton playing Chip Conners: One of the survivors who has a personal issue with the Graveyard Shark.
Olga N. Bogdanova playing Dr. Jan Lovnik: She is the scientist who is responsible for the inclusion of Abby into the case investigation.
Critical Reception
“Graveyard Shark” has received mixed critiques acknowledging its campiness as well as practical effects but has some issues with pacing. Their user rating averages of this film on IMDb is 3.3/10 based on 166 ratings.
Describing the film as “Absurdly hilarious” David Gelmini of Infamous Horror praises it for the way it handles the shark genre and its absurd campiness. Gelmini describes it as “An absurdly hilarious monster movie”.
Geof Capodanno of Bloody Disgusting opines that while the film is filled with “Heavy gore and a fun creature” but, it does have some pacing issues by saying that it “gets beached by running too long overall while taking too long to get to the good stuff”
Themes and Analysis
Graveyard Shark appreciates the absurdity of its premise and forms a narrative self-referential in nature which parodies the b-movie tropes of creature features. It tackles such themes as urban myths as well as one’s hungry curiosity for the unknown and how such myths and legends shape society by using horror mixed in with humor. It is observed that the practical effects including the human shark suit was a recognizable highlight, and due to this, the movie provided a sense of nostalgia for those who enjoy practical monster designs.
Conclusion:
The audience who is interested in the subgenre of cheap monster films will enjoy ‘Graveyard Shark’ as it combines horror and comedy together. While the film is a low budget production and has its own pacing and humor which is quite niche and may not suit all audiences, it definitely will appeal to fans of low budget creature features that use practical effects.
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