If anything, though, that should be the thing that convinces you to at least give these over-the-top prehistoric sharksploitation books a glance, because the titans we’ll be looking at in this list are truly the tip of the iceberg. If the franchise is lucky enough to continue, there are so many creatures other than the Megalodon itself that would not only appeal to longtime fans, but leave audiences with their collective jaw on the floor as well.īecause there are so many of them, we have to narrow it down a bit.

There are dozens of other creatures that have been introduced throughout the series. Because everything after that has become the aquatic Jurassic Park. For fans of the books, now that the movie is coming out, it’s almost surreal to remember a time when this was just about an enormous shark. Meg had been optioned as a motion picture before the novel had even been released and since then, author Steve Alten has continued to build a series that now consists of six novels with a seventh on the way.Īnd as those books have gone on, they’ve gotten absolutely insane. After all, this one project has taken over twenty years to finally make its way to the big screen. And for the millions of Meg fans around the world, that’s incredibly exciting. The promise that this could go on and that we could see further movies has never been more real. While this is no guarantee of a franchise at this point, nor any guarantee that the movie will actually break even, it’s significantly more than had been projected. The Meg chomped its way into theaters this past weekend and has, for the most part, exceeded box office expectations.

The Trench by Steve Alten