Five friends have a party to ride out a hurricane in Miami. As if it were not bad enough being trapped inside the house while natural forces wreak havoc outside, something is trapped inside with them. The storm is the least of their worries trying to make it through the night.

Killer Sharks is a recreation of the world-famous attacks along the coast of Durban, South Africa, during the summer of 1957/1958. Called "Black December," these attacks partly inspired Peter Benchley's Jaws.