Will Jaws Give You Nightmares?

Exactly 42 years ago, Jaws gave rise to the summer blockbuster as we know it. And with it came countless fears and deep-seated nightmares that still persist to this day.

Why are people scared Jaws?

The frenzy over shark fears got so bad that Peter Benchley, who wrote the book “Jaws” is based on, later said he regretted depicting sharks as killing machines. The first movie Joe Romeiro ever saw was “Jaws,” and it sparked in him a terror that bled into eventual fascination and respect.

Is Jaws the scariest film of all time?

It's a frightening film, ranked sixth in IMDb's definitely very official list of the 10 best horror movies of all time, coming in just after The Exorcist. It arguably led to more than mass fear. In the years after Jaws was released, thousands of people took to the ocean to kill sharks for sport, researchers say.