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‘This legend is real.’
Chupacabra: Dark Seas is a 2005 American horror film about a cryptozoologist who traps the legendary creature on a remote Caribbean island. He smuggles it aboard a cruise ship with disastrous results. Also released as Chupacabra Terror

The movie was directed by John Shepphird (Jersey Shore Shark Attack) from a screenplay co-written with Steve Jankowski (who also plays Admiral Williams).

The movie was a Regent Entertainment production for the Syfy television channel. It stars John Rhys-Davies (Beasts; Anacondas: Trail of Blood; The Half Dead), Giancarlo Esposito (Bones), Dylan Neal (Vampire Bats; Locusts; Ice Road Terror), Chelan Simmons (It; Monster Island; Snakehead Terror), Paula Shaw (The Centerfold Girls; Freddy vs. Jason; iZombie) and David Millbern (The Slumber Party Massacre;  Ice Spiders; The Nurse).

Opening plot:
Doctor Peña (Esposito), a cryptozoologist, manages to capture El Chupacabra on a remote Caribbean island and smuggles it aboard the cruise ship Regent Queen, commanded by Captain Randolph (Rhys-Davies) with the assistance of his young daughter, and ship fitness instructor, Jenny (Simmons). The Regent Queen has been experiencing a rash of burglaries, and Federal Marshal Lance Thompson (Neal) is brought on board to investigate.

Unfortunately, crew members sneak into the cargo hold on their break; their curiosity getting the better of them, they accidentally unlock the container holding the creature. It kills them and escapes into the ship…

Cast and characters:
John Rhys-Davies as Captain Randolph
Dylan Neal as Lance Thompson
Chelan Simmons as Jenny Randolph
Giancarlo Esposito as Doctor Peña
Paula Shaw as Millie Hartman
David Millbern as Rick McGraw
Luke Darnell as Ensign Peters
Mark Viniello as El Chupacabra

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Filming locations:
The Turks and Caicos Islands

Release:
In the US, the film was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on May 3, 2005.

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