The show River Monster is a nin-season documentary TV series starring Jeremy Wade. The show shows Jeremy Wade traveling the world in an attempt to catch monstrous fish that have been known to or have actually attacked people.
In an attempt to be educational show Jeremy Wade would explain the different type of fish he would be targeting. This show was very prominent because I am an avid fisherman so the show raised great interest. Wade would travel the world to different indigenous people and tell the audience of different engaging folklore behind the sometimes sacred fish. A Lot of the reason that this show would raise fear was the terrifying lore that different cultures developed over the years of having people disappear.
The creators in an attempt of raising suspense would use very mysterious reenactments of attacks. These scenes often include an unsuspecting person swimming in a cloudy river or lake. They are always shown having a very good time where nothing could go wrong. Then enters suspenseful background music. We are shown a shot from under the water looking up at the bottom half of our unsuspecting swimmer. After this brief shot chaos ensues. Blood clouds the water and screams are muffled by water pouring into the victim’s lungs.
As an eight-year-old who spent a lot of time out on the water fishing, this show instilled a fear of what lies beneath the boat.
