Mermaid Vs. Shark (2026)
Director: Lily Mellor
Cast: Elliott Eason, Iain Collins, Karolina Ugrenyuk, Alexander Garcia, Dylan Reeves-Fellows
Did you know? Despite the film's low budget, the "were-shark" transformation sequence was achieved using a single animatronic shark head and over 200 hours of stop-motion animation by a crew of just three artists.
Why Watch: Dive into the wildest creature feature of the year—*Mermaid Vs. Shark* delivers a blood-soaked, beach-battling romance where a man-turned-shark hybrid and a flesh-eating mermaid defy their monstrous natures. It’s a thrillingly absurd mix of *The Shape of Water* and Jaws, packed with jaw-dropping practical effects, full-moon transformations, and a forbidden love story that sinks its teeth into you. If you crave campy horror with genuine heart and killer sea-creature showdowns, don’t miss this cult classic in the making.
Every full moon, a man who survived a brutal shark attack undergoes a terrifying transformation into a shark-human hybrid. Now he must defend the shoreline against ravenous, flesh-eating mermaids locked in a turf war over the beach. But when one of these deadly sirens and the were-shark begin to develop unexpected emotions, the battle between species becomes far more personal.