Peter Benchley has said that his classic novel "Jaws" – which went on to inspire the summer blockbuster starring Richard Dreyfuss – was not inspired by the very real story of the 1916 shark attacks on ...

The year 1916 was a fantastic summer on the Jersey Shore, if you liked the threats of war, polio, and a deadly attacker stalking the waterways. That was the summer that a series of strange, violent ...

In 1916, five shark attacks along the New Jersey coast left four people dead and one injured. The rare inland attacks sparked panic, beach closures, and widespread media coverage. The events helped ...

Jaws’ Mayor Vaughn seems a little too reckless with people's lives—almost like his business is death, not tourism.

The cumulative total of the four Jaws movies worldwide is more than $818.2 million but Steven Spielberg's film is at the top.

It was the highest-grossing film ever made until the release of Star Wars two years later, and has inspired every ...