Tentacles (1977) is a horror flick directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis and written by Steven W. Carabatsos. The film is about Solana Beach wherein people are missing and their dead skeletons are ...

Brecken Hunter Wellborn (he/him) is an educator and critic based in Dallas, Texas. He holds a Master of Arts in Critical Media Studies and teaches film studies. His writing and research areas include ...

The story of a giant octopus terrorizing a coastal town, there's no question that Tentacles was intended to cash in on the game-changing success of Jaws, and along with Orca, it's one of the two of ...

When numerous people go missing in a seaside resort town, reporter Ned Turner (John Huston) helps to uncover the reason -- a gigantic rampaging octopus. As the eight-legged monster continues to ...