![]() Darling wounds the creature, and its struggling attracts a sperm whale, which kills the squid. The creature is attracted by hormones Talley cultivated from a dead giant squid, and threatens to sink their vessel. Darling, Sharpe, Talley and Manning embark on a new hunt, although Manning is later killed in an accident. Darling's crewmate also perishes.Īlthough reluctant to participate any further, Darling is blackmailed when Manning assumes ownership of his outstanding mortgage. ![]() The local mayor attempts to overrule all parties and participates in an exploratory mission on a mini- submarine, but is killed when the creature destroys the vessel. Veteran fisherman Whip Darling suspects the truth, and after discovering two large hooks advises confidant Marcus Sharpe, a local Navy pilot, that the culprit is Architeuthis dux: a giant squid.Ī marine biologist called Talley also guesses the truth after the latest disaster, and convinces the millionaire father (Manning) of two of the victims to fund a hunt for the creature. Beast is a 1991 novel by Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws.Ī fishing community in Bermuda is disrupted by a series of mysterious disappearances at sea. ![]()
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