The idea was born during a film festival when director Ron Bonk and friend Jonathan Straiton were joking about a sleeping acquaintance. Bonk later refined the concept after hearing ice cracking on his roof during a Syracuse winter, which inspired the thought: "Shark in a house". This led to a script about a man named Frank who discovers a mutated, land-dwelling shark—a "House Shark"—terrorizing his home.
: The production used a specific shooting style developed by studying early Spielberg films, focusing on how actors moved and interacted within a scene rather than just sitting still. House Shark
" House Shark " is a 2017 horror-comedy film directed by that serves as an absurd, low-budget homage to Steven Spielberg's Jaws . The film's "development piece" story is rooted in a joke between friends that eventually "ballooned" into a full-length feature funded largely through Indiegogo campaigns . Origin and Concept The idea was born during a film festival
: Bonk shot most of the film in his own home to control the "space, light, and chaos" while keeping costs low. : The production used a specific shooting style
: The "House Shark" itself is described as a mutated creature originating from the Chernobyl disaster, adapted to navigate through walls and pipes.
: The project gained a cult following early on, with campaigns exceeding funding goals by nearly 1100%. Fans could even buy "perks" like becoming an extra, getting an Executive Producer credit, or receiving props and digital copies of the script. Film Synopsis
When Frank finds his home under attack by this unknown breed of shark, he enlists the help of Zachary, the world's only "House Shark" expert, and Abraham, a grizzled former real estate agent, to reclaim his life in what is essentially " Jaws in a house". House Shark by Ron Bonk