List of natural horror films
Natural horror (also known as creature features) is a subgenre of horror films that features natural forces,[1] typically in the form of animals or plants, that pose a threat to human characters.
Though killer animals in film have existed since the release of The Lost World in 1925,[2] two of the first motion pictures to garner mainstream success with a "nature run amok" premise were The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1963; and Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1975. Following Jaws, numerous horror films of a similar narrative were produced, including Grizzly (1976), Piranha (1978), and Alligator (1980).[3]
Arachnids
- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977; tarantulas)[1]
- Arachnophobia (1990; spiders)[4]
- Ticks (1993; giant ticks)[5]
- Eight Legged Freaks (2002; giant spiders)[6]
- Big Ass Spider! (2013; giant spider)[7]
- Lavalantula (2015; giant lava-breathing tarantulas)[8]
Birds
- The Birds (1963; flocks of vicious gulls, crows, sparrows and other birds)[3]
- The Birds II: Land's End (1994)[9]
- Beaks: The Movie (1987)[1]
- KAW (2007; ravens)[10]
- Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010; mutated birds)[11]
- Birdemic 2: The Resurrection (2013; mutated birds)[12]
Fish
Piranhas
- Piranha (1978; genetically enhanced piranhas)[13]
- Piranha 3D (2010; prehistoric piranhas)[14]
- Piranha 3DD (2012; prehistoric piranhas)[15]
Sharks
- Jaws (1975; a large great white shark)[3][16]
- Deep Blood (1989)[17] a.k.a. Sangue negli abissi
- Deep Blue Sea (1999; a large genetically engineered shortfin mako sharks)[1]
- Red Water (2003; a bull shark)[18]
- Open Water (2003, Caribbean reef sharks)[19]
- The Reef (2010; a great white shark)[1]
- Shark Night (2011, various species of sharks)[20]
- Bait (2012, a great white shark)[21]
- Sharknado (2013; swarms of various species of sharks which arrive in, and emerge out from, tornadoes).[22]
Insects
Ants
- The Naked Jungle (1954; army ants)[1]
- Them! (1954; giant mutated ants)[23]
- Phase IV (1974; super-intelligent ants of various species)[1]
- Empire of the Ants (1977; large mutated ants)[24]
- It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977) [25]
Honey bees
- The Deadly Bees (1966)[26]
- Killer Bees (1974)[27]
- The Swarm (1978)[3]
- The Bees (1978)[28]
- Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995)[29]
Mammals
Bats
- The Devil Bat (1940; mutant bats)[32]
- Nightwing (1979; vampire bats)[3]
- Bats (1999; genetically altered bats)[33]
Bears
- Grizzly (1976; a grizzly bear)[3]
- Prophecy (1979; a mutant bear)[23]
- Grizzly Rage (2007; a grizzly bear)[1]
- Into the Grizzly Maze (2014; a grizzly bear)[34]
Canines
Felines
- Black Zoo (1963; lions and tigers)[39]
- Maneater (2007; a Bengal tiger)[1]
- Burning Bright (2010, a tiger)[40]
Primates
- Blood Monkey (2007)[41]
Rats
- Willard (1971)[42]
- Ben (1972)[43]
- Deadly Eyes (1982; a.k.a. The Rats)[44]
- Graveyard Shift (1990)[45]
- Willard (2003)[46]
Whales
- Orca (1977; a killer whale)[3][23]
Others
- Night of the Lepus (1972; giant rabbits)[47]
- Razorback (1984; a huge wild boar)[48]
- Black Sheep (2006; genetically engineered killer sheep)[7]
Mollusks
Gastropods
- Slugs (1988; abnormally large killer black slugs)[49]
Octopuses
- Bride of the Monster (1955; a killer octopus)[50][51]
- Tentacles (1977; a giant octopus)[23]
Reptiles
Alligators and crocodiles
- Alligator (1980; an abnormally large alligator)[3]
- Lake Placid (1999; an abnormally large saltwater crocodile)[52]
- Black Water (2007; a crocodile)[39]
- Croc (2007; a saltwater crocodile)[1]
- Primeval (2007; Gustave the crocodile)[53]
- Rogue (2007; a giant crocodile)[54]
- Crawl (2019; a combination of an alligator infestation and a natural disaster)[55]
Dinosaurs
- Godzilla (1954; a giant irradiated Godzillasaurus)[56]
Snakes
- Anaconda (1997)[57]
- Silent Predators (1999)[1]
Plants
- The Day of the Triffids (1962; man-eating plants)[16]
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978; killer tomatoes)[16]
- The Ruins (2008; vines)[58]
Worms
- Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959, giant leeches)[59]
- Squirm (1976, bloodworms and sandworms)[23]
- Blood Beach (1982; a giant worm)[7]
Miscellaneous
- Frogs (1972; various species of animals)[60]
- The Food of the Gods (1976; various species of animals)[61]
- Day of the Animals (1977; various species of animals)[3][23]
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