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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Piranhas[edit]
- Piranha (1978; genetically enhanced piranhas)[13]
- Piranha 3D (2010; prehistoric piranhas)[14]
- Piranha 3DD (2012; prehistoric piranhas)[15]
Sharks[edit]
- 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, two great white sharks)[21]
- Sharknado (2013; swarms of various species of sharks which arrive in, and emerge out from, tornadoes).[22]
- 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)[23]
Insects[edit]
Ants[edit]
- The Naked Jungle (1954; army ants)[1]
- Them! (1954; giant mutated ants)[24]
- Phase IV (1974; super-intelligent ants of various species)[1]
- Empire of the Ants (1977; large mutated ants)[25]
- It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)[26]
Honey bees[edit]
- The Deadly Bees (1966)[27]
- Killer Bees (1974)[28]
- The Swarm (1978)[3]
- The Bees (1978)[29]
- Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995)[30]
Cockroaches[edit]
Locusts[edit]
- Locusts (1974)[32]
- Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005)[33]
Others[edit]
Mammals[edit]
Bats[edit]
- The Devil Bat (1940; mutant bats)[35]
- Nightwing (1979; vampire bats)[3]
- Bats (1999; genetically altered bats)[36]
Bears[edit]
- Grizzly (1976; a grizzly bear)[3]
- Prophecy (1979; a mutant bear)[24]
- Grizzly Rage (2007; a grizzly bear)[1]
- Into the Grizzly Maze (2014; a grizzly bear)[37]
Canines[edit]
- Dogs (1976; domestic dogs turned into killers)[38]
- The Pack (1977; feral dogs)[24]
- Cujo (1983; a Saint Bernard infected with rabies)[39]
- The Breed (2006; mutated feral dogs)[40]
- Frozen (2010; gray wolves)[1]
- The Pack (2015; feral dogs)[41]
Felines[edit]
- Black Zoo (1963; lions and tigers)[42]
- Maneater (2007; a Bengal tiger)[1]
- Burning Bright (2010, a tiger)[43]
Primates[edit]
- Blood Monkey (2007)[44]
Rats[edit]
- Willard (1971)[45]
- Ben (1972)[46]
- Deadly Eyes (1982; a.k.a. The Rats)[47]
- Graveyard Shift (1990)[48]
- Willard (2003)[49]
Whales[edit]
- Orca (1977; a killer whale)[3][24]
Others[edit]
- Night of the Lepus (1972; giant rabbits)[50]
- Razorback (1984; a huge wild boar)[51]
- Black Sheep (2006; genetically engineered killer sheep)[7]
Mollusks[edit]
Gastropods[edit]
- Slugs (1988; abnormally large killer black slugs)[52]
Octopuses[edit]
- Bride of the Monster (1955; a killer octopus)[53][54]
- Tentacles (1977; a giant octopus)[24]
Reptiles[edit]
Alligators and crocodiles[edit]
- Alligator (1980; an abnormally large American alligator)[3]
- Lake Placid (1999; an abnormally large saltwater crocodile)[55]
- Lake Placid 2 (2007)[56]
- Lake Placid 3 (2010)[57]
- Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012)[58]
- Crocodile (2000; an abnormally large Nile crocodile)[59]
- Black Water (2007; a saltwater crocodile)[42]
- Croc (2007; a saltwater crocodile)[1]
- Primeval (2007; Gustave the crocodile)[60]
- Rogue (2007; a giant saltwater crocodile)[61]
- Crawl (2019; a combination of an American alligator infestation and a natural disaster)[62]
Dinosaurs[edit]
- Godzilla (1954; a giant irradiated Godzillasaurus)[63]
Snakes[edit]
- Anaconda (1997)[64]
- Silent Predators (1999)[1]
- Snakes on a Plane (2006)[68]
Plants[edit]
- The Day of the Triffids (1962; man-eating plants)[16]
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978; killer tomatoes)[16]
- The Ruins (2008; vines)[69]
- Trees (2000; Jaws spoof with great white pine)[70]
Worms[edit]
- Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959, giant leeches)[71]
- Squirm (1976, bloodworms and sandworms)[24]
- Blood Beach (1982; a giant worm)[7]
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Frogs (1972; various species of animals)[72]
- The Food of the Gods (1976; various species of animals)[73]
- Day of the Animals (1977; various species of animals)[3][24]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "The Lost World (1925)". Internet Archive: The Public Domain Review. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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- ^ "Eight Legged Freaks (2002)". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Ann, Melissa (17 March 2016). "Man vs Nature: 10 Crazy Natural Horror Films". PopHorror. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Lavalantula (2015)". AllMovie. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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- ^ "47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)". AllMovie. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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- ^ "Empire of the Ants (1977)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)". AllMovie. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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- ^ "Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995)". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Mimic (1997)". AllMovie. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Locusts (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Stung (2015)". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "The Devil Bat (1940)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Bats (1999)". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Dogs (1976)". AllMovie. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Cujo (1983)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "The Breed (2006)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "The Pack (2015)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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- ^ "Blood Monkey (2007)". AllMovie. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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- ^ "Stephen King's 'Graveyard Shift' (1990)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Willard (2003)". AllMovie. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Night of the Lepus (1972)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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- ^ "Lake Placid 3 (2010)". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012)". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Crocodile (2000)". AllMovie. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Primeval (2007)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Rogue (2007)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Crawl (2019)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Gojira (1954)". AllMovie. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Anaconda (1997)". AllMovie. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Anaconda III: Offspring (2008)". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Snakes on a Plane (2006)". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "The Ruins (2008)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Trees (2000)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Frogs (1972)". AllMovie. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Food of the Gods (1976)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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