Hydrophobia: 5 Horror Movies That Take Place On The Water
The Earth's seas and oceans are inherently terrifying. Those wide, seemingly unending expanses of undrinkable water are home to nightmare creatures living in the deepest depths, unseen and unknown are rightly ripe for the subject of horror movies. With the release of Jaws in 1975, the public was suddenly much more aware of the ocean and what could be potentially lurking beneath the surface, and suddenly water-based horror movies became more common than ever.
There is a myriad of horrors out on the water, whether it's monstrous mutated mammals or a creeping unknown life form making its way towards the land and humanity's ultimate destruction. Here are five water-centric horror films that are sure to have audiences rethinking a beach vacation.
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Little-seen 2009 sci-fi horror film Triangle has amassed a sizable following since its release. In the film, Melissa George plays a single mother, Jess, who is heading out on a boat trip with her autistic son Tommy. However, upon arriving at the harbor, Jess tells her friends that Tommy isn't coming and is at school. Once at sea, things spiral out of control quickly, with a distress signal, capsizing, and the loss of a friend happening in quick succession. The remaining friends board an apparently deserted ocean liner with inexplicably fresh food and bloody messages on a mirror.
From there, it becomes a truly frightening survival situation as it becomes clear they are being stalked and that something very strange is happening aboard the ship. Doppelgängers, violence, and a truly mind-bending mystery make Triangle a must-see for fans of tense and peculiar horror.
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