‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans’ Recap – ‘Sea Monsters of the Depths’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Seven of ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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One particular collective fear that has seemingly disappeared from our world, is that of the ocean and all that resides within it. Which is likely due to the fact that science has (mostly) proven that a lot of what we feared during the maritime era of the world… doesn’t exist. For there are no Krakens waiting below the surface of the deep, to claim whatever ship rolls along. Nor are there are sirens and mermaids that are eager to feast upon the flesh of lonely sailors. Granted, there are still terrors of the deep to fear, ones that are grounded in weather and waves, and there might be some unknown creatures lurking beneath the surface since we’ve only charted but a sliver of the ocean and its life… but science has indeed put this fear out of mind.
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But it is an important fear to spotlight and explore now and again. Because it gave rise to powerful storytelling back in the day. The kind that was grounded in notions of horror since the thought of flesh eating sirens isn’t exactly a cuddly concept, nor is being chased by a massive and vengeful whale, and of course… there are some modern stories that still reflect the ferocity of nature in the water thanks to Jaws and the like, and that is precisely why this week’s episode of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans, opted to focus on the sea. To continue to educate the audience on the history of horror and its legacy in modern times and of course… to give the Titans something new and exciting to work on, since creating a unique and thriving sea monster was their task in ‘Sea Monsters of the Depths’.

That is… after everyone reunited and learned that no one went home last week and post one scary Fright Feat Challenge. Simply because each Titan had to climb into a tunnel and work fast to figure out how to escape it before water came pouring into their little sliver of terror and well, that led to some scares for certain, since all of them had to endure the horror of being submerged in an enclosed space. But they all endured the challenge and refused to give up and that allowed for each of them to begin to create their respective sea monsters and that in turn led to quite the epic floor show. One that featured the return of Dahli and Saint as guest judges and well, their return and the incredible work put into this week’s challenge… led to some epic and dramatic moments.

On the stage, that all related to the performances. Since Drac and Swan were big on seeing the absolute best from the Titans here and understandably so. After all, being this deep into the competition demanded such and that brought forth some harsh critiques for those that didn’t quite capture the spirit of the challenge. Since Koco and Melissa raised concerns, whereas Astrud, Evah, HoSo and Victoria, received praises for giving life to movie quality aquatic monsters that stood true to the history of aquatic themed horror. But once that was done, the other drama came into play. For a chance to vent proved too good to pass up for Melissa, who unloaded on the group because of all the drama that took place and well… that brought about incredible conflict and understandably so.

Because the pressure at this point, is palpable, and everyone is trying their best to handle the heat because that’s part of the process… but it boiled over here and left Melissa in a dark place and that in turn led her to make one hell of a powerful decision. One that absolutely changed the course of the season. As to how that is the case, we cannot discuss here, since you need to experience it firsthand. But what we will discuss to close this recap out, first, is the sheer genius of the Boulet Brothers. For taking the time to explore a unique corner of the horror world and put it on display and teach us through the costume work of the Titans once again. But we also need to discuss, the sheer genius of that ending. Because these shows are often so carefully curated to be slick that we forget the pressures of competition and the toll it takes and it was important to be reminded of the fact that the folks that do this, are people and subject to emotions and kudos to the show for reminding us of that… as we enter the toughest leg of the competition. Until next time. 

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