Dark Outdoors

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The Truth About "Jaws", Its Making, Great White Attacks & Shark Persecution
Episode 50
Tuesday, 17 June, 2025

Beneath the surface of Hollywood’s most iconic ocean thriller lies a deeper, darker truth. In this chilling episode, we venture into the murky waters behind the making of Jaws—a film that forever altered our perception of the sea and its apex predator. But the terror didn’t end on screen. We dive into real-life great white shark attacks that fueled the public's fear and expose how Steven Spielberg’s cinematic masterpiece led to decades of shark persecution, misinformation, and ecological imbalance. From behind-the-scenes chaos and mechanical monsters to blood-soaked beaches and misunderstood killers, this is the untold story of fear, fiction, and fallout.