He returned to nautical themes in 1991's "Beast" written about a giant squid threatening Bermuda. "Beast" was brought to the small screen as a made-for-television film in 1996, under the title "The Beast". His next novel, "White Shark", was published in 1994. The story of a Nazi-created genetically engineered shark/human hybrid, it failed to achieve popular or critical success. It was also turned into a made-for-television film titled "Creature", with Christopher Lehmann-Haupt of the "New York Times" saying it "looks more like Arnold Schwarzenegger than any fish". Also in 1994, Benchley became the first person to host Discovery Channel's Shark Week.