Maneater (film series)

Maneater
Release date
2007–2011, 2013–

Maneater Series is the name, logo and line look given to a series of made-for-television natural horror films on DVD produced by RHI Entertainment for the Syfy Channel, and distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The Maneater Series logo and line look were created under the direction of Danny Tubbs, the executive director of creative services of Vivendi Entertainment. The deal, made in October 2006, stipulated that the first ten films would premiere on the US-based channel in 2007,[1] but due to a pre-licensing agreement,[2][3] the first six actually premiered in Canada on the video on demand channel Movie Central on Demand. Most of the early films in the series were filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[4]

RHI has continued adding new films to the series, most of which are shown first on Syfy before being released to DVD. In 2013, the website was shut down due to technical difficulties. The series was put on hold after 2011 because of RHI's financial problems but was then revived in 2013 with Scarecrow.[5] Two more films were released in 2015.

Films

# Title Subject matter Television Premiere DVD release Writer Director Producer
1 Blood Monkey[1] Gorilla-like ape January 27, 2008[6] November 6, 2007[7] George LaVoo
Gary Dauberman 		Robert Young Charles Salmon
2 Grizzly Rage[1] Grizzly bear June 7, 2007 May 6, 2008[8] Arne Olsen David DeCoteau Robert Halmi, Sr.
Phyllis Laing
3 In the Spider's Web[1] Venomous spiders August 26, 2007[9] November 6, 2007 Gary Dauberman Terry Windsor Charles Salmon
4 Maneater[1] Bengal tiger September 8, 2007[10] January 8, 2008[11] Philip Morton Gary Yates Phyllis Laing
5 Something Beneath Slime beast October 21, 2007 September 9, 2008 Mark Mullin
Ethlie Ann Vare 		David Winning Phyllis Laing
6 Croc Saltwater crocodile November 4, 2007[12] February 5, 2008[13] Ken Solarz Stewart Raffill Charles Salmon
7 Eye of the Beast[1] Giant squid December 8, 2007[14] April 1, 2008 Mark Mullin Gary Yates Phyllis Laing
8 The Hive[15] Army ants February 17, 2008[16] August 5, 2008 T.S. Cook Peter Manus Charles Salmon
9 Black Swarm[17] Wasps March 13, 2008 February 3, 2009[18] Ethlie Ann Vare
Todd Samovitz 		David Winning Irene Litinsky
Ric Nish
10 Hybrid[19] Werewolves
Wolves 		March 16, 2008[20] July 8, 2008 Arne Olsen Yelena Lanksaya Phyllis Laing
11 Shark Swarm[21] Great white sharks May 25, 2008[22] June 3, 2008[23] David Rosiak
Matthew Chernov 		James A. Contner Kyle Clark
Patsy Fitzgerald
Stephen Niver
12 Vipers[24] Horned vipers September 21, 2008 September 23, 2008 Brian Katkin Bill Corcoran Mary Anne Waterhouse
13 Swamp Devil[25] Swamp monster October 12, 2008 April 9, 2009 Gary Dauberman David Winning Irene Litinsky
Ric Nish
14 Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon[26] Yeti November 8, 2008 January 13, 2009 Rafael Jordan Paul Ziller Daniel Grodnik
15 Wyvern[27] Wyvern January 31, 2009 August 18, 2009[28] Jason Bourque Steven R. Monroe Kirk Shaw
16 Sea Beast[29] Sea monster March 14, 2009 June 30, 2009[30] Paul Ziller
Neil Elman 		Paul Ziller Breanne Hartley
17 Carny Jersey Devil April 25, 2009 March 23, 2010[31] Douglas G. Davis Sheldon Wilson Irene Litinsky
Sandrine Gros d'Aillon
Nancy Boucher
18 Rise of the Gargoyles Gargoyle June 21, 2009 September 8, 2009[32] Andy Briggs Bill Corcoran François Sylvestre
Andreea Stanculeanu
19 Malibu Shark Attack Goblin Sharks July 25, 2009 August 16, 2011 [33] Keith Shaw David Lister Dale G. Bradley
Grant Bradley
Richard Stewart
Brian Trenchard-Smith
20 Sand Serpents Prehistoric worms July 11, 2009 November 3, 2009 [34] Raul Inglis Jeff Renfroe Ric Nish
21 Hellhounds Hellhounds July 19, 2009 February 16, 2010[35] Paul A. Birkett
Jason Bourque 		Ricky Schroder Ric Nish
22 High Plains Invaders Aliens August 30, 2009 April 6, 2010[36] Richard Beattie Kristoffer Tabori Ric Nish
23 Behemoth Kaiju January 15, 2011 April 5, 2011[37] Rachelle S. Howie W.D. Hogan John Prince
24 Ferocious Planet Beasts from a parallel dimension April 9, 2011 July 5, 2011 Douglas G. Davis Billy O'Brien Mary Callery
25 Roadkill Roc April 23, 2011 August 30, 2011 Rick Suvalle Johannes Roberts Adrian Sturges
26 Scarecrow Scarecrow October 19, 2013 February 25, 2014 Rick Suvalle Sheldon Wilson Lacey Chabert
27 Shark Killer Blacktip shark June 16, 2015 September, 2015 Richard Beattie
Sheldon Wilson 		Sheldon Wilson Lance Samuels
Mary Anne Waterhouse
28 The Hollow Curse October 24, 2015 2016 Rick Suvalle
Sheldon Wilson 		Sheldon Wilson Jamie Goehring

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