After coercing/convincing his girlfriend and her friends/coworkers to accompany him to an island resort, the group’s vacation is cut short by the dual threats of a powerful hurricane and an undead shark making an army of zombie sharks. Obviously, this is low budget and schlocky with usually spotty special effects. That isn’t necessarily a deal breaker for me though, because the hammy performances, absurd shark attack sequences, and barebones setpieces provide more than enough charm. This movie was clearly made by a couple people with more gumption than sense and I have to applaud them because that is the backbone of indie filmmaking and why I love the genre so much. Also, this is an entry in the seemingly endless ocean of Z grade shark movies, Zombie Shark represents something intensely nostalgic for me. I’ve shared dozens upon dozens of terrible shark movies with friends, family, and loved ones, and while Zombie Shark isn’t a masterpiece, it remains a fun time that is certainly worth a beer and riffing night. Finally, good job to whoever demanded this movie be retitled Zombie Shark, it’s a way better title than Shark Island. Maybe it would have been a good idea to replace the ‘Shark Island’ title card with a ‘Zombie Shark’ title card though, because when that Shark Island title card came up I was concerned I got catfished. Catsharked? Sharkfished? Anyway, thanks for joining me for the first day of Spooktober!

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