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In ‘Depth’, When You Mess With the Bull (Shark), You Get Eaten
In the asymmetrical multiplayer horror game Depth, a party of people-shaped pastries must take on a shiver of sharks. That’s right, a shiver — as in the sensation that will travel the length of your easily broken spine when you realize you’ve declared war on a perfectly evolved hunter that’s ruled the ocean for a long ass time.
Depth has been slowly evolving — kind of like a certain sea-dwelling killing machine — since its arrival on Steam Early Access last November. Developer Digital Confectioners has done an impressive job in diversifying the game’s selection of ginormous murder fish, which now stars the Great White, Tiger, Mako, Hammerhead, Thresher and Bull shark. That last one was introduced this week. Let’s take a minute to get to know him.
Digital Confectioners describes the Bull shark as “a medium threat with an anger problem, making it an aggressive and unpredictable foe. Though it lacks immediate force, the Bull’s true strength lies in its ability to Enrage, temporarily becoming one of the strongest beasts in the sea.” Tweak that last bit and that would also apply to at least two of my uncles.
There’s more than 400 types of sharks in the world, and that’s just the types we know about. I’m sure there’s at least one remaining Megalodon left in some miles-deep ocean crevice, eating stray Krakens and waiting for the chance to taste its next human.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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