In 1999, two genre filmmakers, both known for making successful horror franchise sequels in the 80s, made their own big budget creature features.

Rennie Harlan, who burst onto the scene in the late 80s when he directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, part four,

who then achieved huge success

with his action feature Cliffhanger in 1993, created a $60 million action-packed shark movie

with a stacked cast and plenty of monster movie carnage.

Meanwhile, Friday the 13th, Part 2 and 3 director Steve Minor created a $30 million

killer crocodile movie with a script by David E. Kelly, the film blended quirky comedy

with creature feature horror.

Both movies achieved huge success and both

rounded off a decade that's now become known for its big budget glossy monster movies,

the likes of which no longer exist. Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of nature in horror, and we discuss

Rennie Harland's Deep Blue Sea and Steve Miner's Lake Placid.

You think water's fast, you should see ice.

Welcome back to the evolution of horror.

My name is Mike Munzer, and as ever, I am your host.

In this podcast, we explore and dissect the history and the evolution of the horror genre,

one subgenre at a time.

We are currently in the middle of our 10th season exploring the

evolution of nature, biting back in horror, and this is part 24. This is one that I know a lot of

you have been waiting for for a while. This week we're discussing two beloved creature features

from 1999, Deep Blue Sea and Lake Placid. They will both be

spoilerific discussions, so please do give them both a watch. They're so much fun before you

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