Rank 8: The Great White Shark
The great white shark is a terror that is entirely rooted in reality and exists in our world. In Steven Spielberg’s film of the same name, it terrorizes the beach of a resort and turns the water blood-red. The monster is effective because it disrupts the idyllic scene for vacationers, destroying a bliss many of us associate with beach holidays.
It strikes unexpectedly and mercilessly. When the film came out in the summer of 1975, it sparked a collective fear of water and sharks. Even today, the great white shark has lost little of its impact. It evokes real fears.
