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Creature (1998)

Creature poster
Directed by
Stuart Gillard
Genre
horror film, monster film
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An amphibious shark-like monster escapes from an abandoned secret military base on an island. It then terrorizes the people who live there.

tenseominoussuspensefulvisceraldarkurgentforebodinggoryadventurous

What happens

Creature is a 1998 American television miniseries starring Craig T. Nelson and Kim Cattrall with Colm Feore, Cress Williams, Michael Reilly Burke, Michael Michele and Giancarlo Esposito in supporting roles. The series aired on ABC from May 17 to May 18, 1998. It is based on the 1994 novel White Shark (re-published as Creature in 1997 concurrent with the film) by Jaws author Peter Benchley. The miniseries is about an amphibious shark-like monster terrorizing an abandoned secret military base and the people who live on the island where it is located. The production is also referred to as Peter Benchley’s Creature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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