Cinematic pleasures can be complex or simple, and the latter don’t come goofier and gnarlier than those dispensed by Dangerous Animals, a delirious bloodbath about a serial killer who gets off on feeding victims to sharks.

For the follow-up to his 2015 metal nightmare The Devil’s Candy, director Sean Byrne takes full advantage of his lunatic premise, delivering gruesome suspense that’s more than a bit self-conscious about the movie genre in which he’s operating. Sinister even when it’s slyly winking at its audience, the film, hitting theaters June 6, is a satisfying meal of tasty horror cheese.

In humorous fashion, Dangerous Animals’ prologue gives away its game, demonstrating that Tucker (Jai Courtney), who operates a shark-diving business off the Australian coast for tourists who want

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