Sharktopus Versus Mermantula is a 2013 horror film directed by Kevin O’Neill (Dinocroc; Dinoshark), who is currently also working post-production on Sharktopus Versus Pteracuda. Scripted by Matt Yamashita, the leads are Casper Van Dien (Sleepy Hollow; The Pact) and his real-life partner Catherine Oxenberg (The Lair of the White Worm). The movie is a sequel to Sharktopus (2010) and — like Sharktopus Versus Pteracuda – and has seemingly been rushed into production by It is being produced by veteran genre filmmaker Roger Corman for his New Horizons company in response to the massive social media interest in Syfy’s Sharknado film.
In order to defeat Sharktopus, former basketball player Ray Brady, is injected with a serum that transforms his genetic make-up to become part man, part piranha and part tarantula. Ray’s first attempt to vanquish Sharktopus proves unsuccessful, so Ray injects himself with a super growth hormone, increasing his strength ten fold. Then he’s ready for a final showdown with Sharktopus in a baseball stadium.
