Just when you thought it was safe to take a dip in the water again… the underwater unfriendlies bite back! This summer, Shout! Factory TV presents Killer Fish Week, streaming a daily double feature of fan-favorite ferocious fish flicks. Fans can tune in to watch classic films such as Barracuda, Demon of Paradise and Creature from the Haunted Sea, and Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, riffing on films such as Devil Fish and The Blood Waters of Dr. Z. The marathon begins Sunday, August 9th at 2 p.m. PT and continues daily through Saturday, August 15 on the Shout! Factory TV live streaming channel, Shout! Factory TV’s Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and Android apps; and the following digital streaming platforms: Twitch, Samsung TV Plus, Comcast Xfinity, Xumo, Vizio, Redbox, IMDb TV and STIRR.
Fans can look forward to seeing iconic stars such as Mila Kunis and Soleil Moon Frye in Piranha (1995), Lee Majors and Karen Black in Killer Fish: Deadly Treasure of the Piranha, Conan O’Brien in Sharktopus Vs. Whalewolf and Michael Madsen in Piranhaconda.
From piranhas to pteracudas to barracudas, Killer Fish Week’s toothy terrors are sure to make you wish you hadn’t rocked the boat.
Killer Fish Week Schedule
Sunday, August 9
Demon of Paradise [Broadcast Edit]
Fishing with dynamite in Hawaii drives a lizard-man out of the water to terrorize people.
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Monstroid
When a small Colombian village is viciously attacked by a creature from a nearby lake, a corrupt chemical company sends a specialist (Jim Mitchum) to destroy the beast and cover up their involvement with its creation. Inspired by a true story!
Monday, August 10 (MSTie Monday)
MST3K: Devil Fish
When Dr. Stella Dickens concludes the recent string of grisly deaths and demolished boats can’t be the result of any known marine creature, she sets out to capture the beast, a genetically created bioweapon that must be kept secret . . . at any cost.
MST3K: The Blood Waters of Dr. Z
Seeking revenge against those responsible for stripping him of his tenure and the denial of human research subjects, Dr. Z mutates himself into a hideous — and murderous — half-human-half-fish-like creature!
Tuesday, August 11
Piranha (1995)
A government tank containing genetically engineered piranha is unwittingly emptied into a river that flows past a resort area.
Barracuda
A little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.
Wednesday, August 12
Killer Fish: Deadly Treasure of Piranha
Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
Lords of the Deep
Man has finally conquered the ocean. America’s first self-contained undersea laboratory is the pride of the nation, and expectations are high for an elaborate undersea mining operation. What wasn’t expected was the inhabitants of an undiscovered world.
Thursday, August 13
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Monstroid
When a small Colombian village is viciously attacked by a creature from a nearby lake, a corrupt chemical company sends a specialist (Jim Mitchum) to destroy the beast and cover up their involvement with its creation. Inspired by a true story!
Creature from the Haunted Sea
A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn’t know is that the creature is real.
Friday, August 14
Piranhaconda
Two piranha/anaconda hybrid creatures hunt down the scientist who stole their egg and a film crew; making a slasher film in the jungle.
Terror Beneath the Sea
While covering a test of guided torpedoes, two reporters believe they saw what appeared to be a strange-looking swimming creature. They investigate the matter further and discover that there is a race of fish-men living under the sea. The fish-men capture the pair and keep them prisoner in their underwater city.
Saturday, August 15
Sharktopus v. Pteracuda
An American scientist creates a half-pterodactyl, half-barracuda creature, Pteracuda, which inevitably escapes, leaving the Sharktopus to stop it.
Sharktopus v. Whalewolf
When a mad scientist mixes the genes of a killer whale and a wolf, it creates the Whalewolf, and it’s up to Sharktopus to stop it.
The films featured in Killer Fish Week are also available to watch on demand via Shout! Factory TV.
