Corman felt the cut was "too soft." Without Peeters' consent, he hired a second unit director to film more graphic scenes.
The production only had three functioning suits . Creative camera angles and editing were used to make the "carnival massacre" look like a full-scale invasion. Humanoids from the Deep
The film's history is as messy as its creature effects. Originally, director intended to make a psychological thriller titled Beneath the Darkness . Corman felt the cut was "too soft