List of natural horror films#Felines
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Natural horror is a subgenre of horror films that features natural forces,{{cite news |last=Puckett |first=Terek |date=27 October 2013 |title=Revolt of Nature Horror Films: The Must-Sees |url=https://www.popoptiq.com/revolt-of-nature-horror-films-the-must-sees-2/ |publisher=PopOptiq |access-date=1 September 2016 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118123111/https://www.popoptiq.com/revolt-of-nature-horror-films-the-must-sees-2/ |url-status=live }} 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,{{cite web|url=https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-lost-world-1925/|title=The Lost World (1925)|publisher=The Public Domain Review|location=Internet Archive|access-date=10 September 2016|archive-date=23 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223184128/https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-lost-world-1925/|url-status=live}} 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).
Arthropods
See also the section on insects.
= Arachnids =
- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977; tarantulas)
- Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977; banana spiders){{Cite book |title=Are You In The House Alone? A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999 |last=Gambin |first=Lee |publisher=Headpress |isbn=9781909394445 |url=https://archive.org/details/reyes-amanda-are-you-in-the-house-alone-a-tv-movie-compendium-1964-1999-2017-scb |editor-last=Reyes |editor-first=Amanda |chapter=BLESS THE BEASTS & THE NETWORKS: ECO-HORROR HITS THE SMALL SCREEN|date=11 May 2024 }}
- Arachnophobia (1990; spiders){{cite web |title=Arachnophobia (1990) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/arachnophobia-v2749 |access-date=11 February 2020 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611103914/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/arachnophobia-am17914 |url-status=dead }}
- Ticks (1993; giant ticks){{cite web |title=Ticks (1993) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/ticks-v122036 |access-date=16 January 2020 |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418062742/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/ticks-v122036 |url-status=dead }}
- Eight Legged Freaks (2002; giant spiders){{cite web |title=Eight Legged Freaks (2002) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/eight-legged-freaks-v260297 |access-date=16 October 2018 |archive-date=10 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510113050/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/eight-legged-freaks-v260297 |url-status=dead }}
- Big Ass Spider! (2013; giant spider){{cite news |last=Ann |first=Melissa |date=17 March 2016 |title=Man vs Nature: 10 Crazy Natural Horror Films |url=https://pophorror.com/man-vs-nature-10-crazy-natural-horror-films/ |publisher=PopHorror |access-date=27 August 2016 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118123221/http://www.pophorror.com/man-vs-nature-10-crazy-natural-horror-films/ |url-status=live }}
- Lavalantula (2015; giant lava-breathing tarantulas){{cite web |title=Lavalantula (2015) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lavalantula-v639348 |access-date=18 April 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602030621/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lavalantula-v639348 |url-status=dead }}
= Crustaceans =
- The Bay (2012; isopods){{cite web |title=The Bay (2012) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-bay-v537905 |access-date=28 December 2021 |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417112738/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-bay-v537905 |url-status=dead }}
Birds
- The Birds (1963; flocks of gulls, crows, sparrows and other birds){{cite news |last=Hickman |first=Matt |date=28 October 2014 |url=https://www.treehugger.com/horror-films-that-reveal-mother-natures-evil-side-4863360 |title=12 horror films that reveal Mother Nature's evil side |publisher=Mother Nature Network |access-date=25 August 2016 |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327112349/https://www.treehugger.com/horror-films-that-reveal-mother-natures-evil-side-4863360 |url-status=live }}
- The Birds II: Land's End (1994){{cite web |title=The Birds II: Land's End (1994) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-birds-ii-lands-end-v132662 |access-date=16 January 2020 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611103915/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-birds-ii-lands-end-am5111 |url-status=dead }}
- Beaks: The Movie (1987)
- KAW (2007; ravens){{cite web |title=Kaw (2007) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/kaw-v399424 |access-date=16 January 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124629/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/kaw-v399424 |url-status=dead }}
- Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010; mutated birds){{cite web |title=Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2008) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/birdemic-shock-and-terror-v491901 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118130200/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/birdemic-shock-and-terror-v491901 |url-status=dead }}
- Birdemic 2: The Resurrection (2013; mutated birds){{cite web |title=Birdemic 2: The Resurrection (2013) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/birdemic-2-the-resurrection-v579536 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=29 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229115952/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/birdemic-2-the-resurrection-v579536 |url-status=dead }}
Fish
= Piranhas =
- Piranha (1978; genetically enhanced piranhas){{cite web |title=Piranha (1978) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-v38218 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118123105/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-v38218 |url-status=dead }}
- Piranha II: The Spawning (1982; mutant piranhas){{cite web |title=Piranha II: The Spawning (1982) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-ii-the-spawning-v106148 |access-date=11 August 2021 |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328124310/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-ii-the-spawning-v106148 |url-status=dead }}
- Piranha 3D (2010; prehistoric piranhas){{cite web |title=Piranha (2010) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-v392043 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124636/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-v392043 |url-status=dead }}
- Piranha 3DD (2012; prehistoric piranhas){{cite web |title=Piranha 3DD (2012) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-3dd-v530954 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418062744/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-3dd-v530954 |url-status=dead }}
- Piranha (1995; killer piranhas){{cite web |title=Piranha (1995) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-v152324 |access-date=11 August 2021 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118123102/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/piranha-v152324 |url-status=dead }}
= Sharks =
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- Jaws (1975; a large great white shark){{cite web |title=Jaws (1975) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/jaws-v25912 |archive-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609222404/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/jaws-v25912 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |last1=Gregersdotter |first1=Katarina |last2=Höglund |first2=Johan |last3=Hållén |first3=Nicklas |date=22 February 2016 |title=Horror Cinema: Genre, History and Criticism |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hV-hCwAAQBAJ&q=horror&pg=PR4 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |pages=4–5 |isbn=978-1137496386 |access-date=30 November 2020 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611103915/https://books.google.com/books?id=hV-hCwAAQBAJ&q=horror&pg=PR4#v=snippet&q=horror&f=false |url-status=live }}
- Jaws 2 (1978; a great white shark){{cite web |title=Jaws 2 (1978) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/jaws-2-v25913 |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514120613/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/jaws-2-v25913 |url-status=dead }}
- Jaws 3 (1983; a great white shark){{cite web |title=Jaws 3 (1983) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/jaws-3-v25914 |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213015333/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/jaws-3-v25914 |url-status=dead }}
- Up from the Depths (1979; a prehistoric shark){{cite web |title=Up from the Depths (1979) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/up-from-the-depths-vm455443 |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311182040/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/up-from-the-depths-vm455443 |url-status=dead }}
- Great White (1981 a.k.a. L'ultimo squalo; a great white shark){{cite web |title=Great White (1981) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/great-white-v150144 |access-date=11 August 2021 |archive-date=11 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811135557/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/great-white-v150144 |url-status=dead }}
- Deep Blood (1989 a.k.a. Sangue negli abissi; a great white shark){{cite web |title=Deep Blood (1989) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deep-blood-v312947 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517092115/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deep-blood-v312947 |url-status=dead }}Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). Spaghetti Nightmares: Italian Fantasy-horrors as Seen Through the Eyes of Their Protagonists. Fantasma Books. {{ISBN|9780963498274}}.
- Cruel Jaws (1995, a great white shark){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cruel-jaws-vm259187|title=Cruel Jaws|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2023-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007142359/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cruel-jaws-vm259187|url-status=dead}}
- Deep Blue Sea (1999; large genetically engineered shortfin mako sharks){{cite web |title=Deep Blue Sea (1999) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deep-blue-sea-v180253 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405045742/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deep-blue-sea-v180253 |url-status=dead }}
- Shark Attack (1999; great white shark) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-attack-vm1093248|title=Shark Attack|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2023-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616100839/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-attack-vm1093248|url-status=dead}}
- Shark Attack 2 (2000; great white shark) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-attack-2-vm1219144|title=Shark Attack 2|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2024-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611103915/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-attack-2-am15076|url-status=dead}}
- Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002, a Megalodon) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-attack-3-megalodon-vm1538025|title=Shark Attack 3|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2024-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303163855/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-attack-3-megalodon-vm1538025|url-status=dead}}
- Megalodon (2004; a Megalodon) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/megalodon-vm12050020|title=Megalodon|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2024-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611103919/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/megalodon-am31206|url-status=dead}}
- Red Water (2003; a bull shark){{cite web |title=Red Water (2003) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/red-water-v292224 |archive-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428021614/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/red-water-v292224 |url-status=dead }}
- Shark Zone (2003; great white sharks) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-zone-vm11823557|title=Shark Zone|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2024-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110014950/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-zone-vm11823557|url-status=dead}}
- Open Water (2003, Caribbean reef sharks){{cite web |title=Open Water (2003) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/open-water-v301382 |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418062748/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/open-water-v301382 |url-status=dead }}
- Blue Demon (2004; a great white shark) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/blue-demon-vm1078654|title=Blue Demon|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2024-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611103919/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/blue-demon-am6162|url-status=dead}}
- 12 Days of Terror (2004; great white shark) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/12-days-of-terror-vm11997770|title=12 Days Of Terror|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2023-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104165839/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/12-days-of-terror-vm11997770|url-status=dead}}
- Shark Swarm (2008; great white shark, mako shark, thresher shark) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-swarm-vm2312920|title=Shark Swarm|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2023-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124044128/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-swarm-vm2312920|url-status=dead}}
- Shark in Venice (2008; great white sharks) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sharks-in-venice-vm2410135|title=Shark In Venice|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2024-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611103920/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-in-venice-am47916|url-status=dead}}
- Malibu Shark Attack (2009; goblin sharks) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/malibu-shark-attack-vm2497518|title=Malibu Shark Attack|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2024-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113093842/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/malibu-shark-attack-vm2497518|url-status=dead}}
- The Reef (2010; a great white shark){{cite web |title=The Reef (2010) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-reef-v528122 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124630/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-reef-v528122 |url-status=dead }}
- Shark Night (2011; great white shark, hammerhead shark, cookie-cutter shark, sand tiger shark){{cite web |title=Shark Night (2011) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-night-v524608 |archive-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628150453/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shark-night-v524608 |url-status=dead }}
- Jurassic Shark (2012; a prehistoric great white shark) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/jurassic-shark-vm67039123|title=Jurassic Shark|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2023-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516175618/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/jurassic-shark-vm67039123|url-status=dead}}
- Bait (2012; two great white sharks){{cite web |title=Bait (2011) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/bait-v567956 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124627/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/bait-v567956 |url-status=dead }}
- 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012; a mutated great white shark) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/2-headed-shark-attack-vm19883109|title=2-Headed Shark Attack|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2023-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127085552/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/2-headed-shark-attack-vm19883109|url-status=dead}}
- Sharknado (2013; swarms of various species of sharks emerging out tornadoes).{{cite web |title=Sharknado (2013) |website=AllMovie |accessdate=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sharknado-v583728 |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425011427/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sharknado-v583728 |url-status=dead }}
- 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019; cave-dwelling great white sharks){{Cite web |title=47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/47-meters-down-uncaged-v713436 |language=en-us |access-date=15 October 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118123115/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/47-meters-down-uncaged-v713436 |url-status=dead }}
- Great White (2021; two great white sharks){{cite web |title=Great White (2021) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/great-white-v726860 |access-date=11 August 2021 |archive-date=11 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811135554/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/great-white-v726860 |url-status=dead }}
- The Requin (2022; a great white shark){{cite web |title=The Requin (2022) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-requin-v730048 |access-date=20 February 2022 |archive-date=20 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220072133/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-requin-v730048 |url-status=dead }}
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Insects
{{See also|List of films featuring insects}}
= Ants =
- The Naked Jungle (1954; army ants)
- Them! (1954; giant mutated ants)
- Phase IV (1974; super-intelligent ants of various species)
- Empire of the Ants (1977; large mutated ants){{cite web |title=Empire of the Ants (1977) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/empire-of-the-ants-v15754 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124734/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/empire-of-the-ants-v15754 |url-status=dead }}
- It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977){{cite web |title=It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/it-happened-at-lakewood-manor-v132755 |access-date=9 January 2020 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115051912/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/it-happened-at-lakewood-manor-v132755 |url-status=dead }}
= Honey bees =
- The Deadly Bees (1966){{cite web |title=The Deadly Bees (1967) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-deadly-bees-v124872 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118130157/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-deadly-bees-v124872 |url-status=dead }}
- Killer Bees (1974){{cite web |title=Killer Bees (1974) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/killer-bees-v126749 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008211459/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/killer-bees-v126749 |url-status=dead }}
- The Savage Bees (1976){{Cite web |title=The Savage Bees (1976) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-savage-bees-v42980 |access-date=29 June 2022 |archive-date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629184016/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-savage-bees-v42980 |url-status=dead }}
- The Bees (1978){{cite web |title=The Bees (1978) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-bees-v4587 |access-date=9 January 2020 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401151649/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-bees-v4587 |url-status=dead }}
- The Swarm (1978)
- Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995){{cite web |title=Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deadly-invasion-the-killer-bee-nightmare-v162937 |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-date=20 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720033742/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deadly-invasion-the-killer-bee-nightmare-vm1084119 |url-status=usurped }}
= Cockroaches =
- Creepshow (1982, killer cockroaches){{cite web |title=Creepshow (1982) |website=Allmovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/creepshow-v11494 |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516173057/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/creepshow-v11494 |url-status=dead }}
- Mimic (1997, evolved human-sized genetically engineered cockroaches){{cite web |title=Mimic (1997) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/mimic-v158615 |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=19 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419031922/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/mimic-v158615 |url-status=dead }}
= Locusts =
- Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005){{cite web |title=Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/locusts-the-8th-plague-v412532 |access-date=22 September 2020 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611104427/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/locusts-the-8th-plague-am50570 |url-status=dead }}
= Wasps =
- Stung (2015; large mutated wasps){{cite web |title=Stung (2015) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/stung-v630650 |access-date=16 January 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112025244/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/stung-v630650 |url-status=unfit}}
Mammals
= Bats =
- The Devil Bat (1940; mutant bats){{cite web |title=The Devil Bat (1940) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-devil-bat-v13493 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025105812/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-devil-bat-v13493 |url-status=dead }}
- Nightwing (1979; vampire bats)
- Bats (1999; genetically altered bats){{cite web |title=Bats (1999) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/bats-v181292 |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611104428/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/bats-am4500 |url-status=dead }}
= Bears =
- Grizzly (1976; a grizzly bear)
- Prophecy (1979; a mutant bear)
- Grizzly Rage (2007; a grizzly bear)
- Grizzly Park (2008; a grizzly bear){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/grizzly-park-vm2419607|title=Grizzly Park|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2024-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611104428/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/grizzly-park-am36917|url-status=dead}}
- Bear (2010; A grizzly bear) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/bear-vm13944887|title=Bear|access-date=2023-10-12|archive-date=2023-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928022439/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/bear-vm13944887|url-status=dead}}
- Backcountry (2014, a black bear) {{cite web |title=Backcountry (2014) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/backcountry-v615533 |access-date=30 August 2022 |archive-date=30 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830144403/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/backcountry-v615533 |url-status=dead }}
- Into the Grizzly Maze (2015; a grizzly bear){{cite web |title=Into the Grizzly Maze (2015) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/into-the-grizzly-maze-v556214 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=23 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323232846/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/into-the-grizzly-maze-v556214 |url-status=dead }}
- Cocaine Bear (2023, a black bear) {{cite news |title='Cocaine Bear' and the Wild, Ridiculous History of Horror-Movie Beasts |newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=3 March 2023 |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/cocaine-bear-and-the-wild-ridiculous-history-of-horror-movie-beasts |access-date=24 September 2023 |last1=Bradley |first1=Laura |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012182732/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/cocaine-bear-and-the-wild-ridiculous-history-of-horror-movie-beasts |url-status=live }}
= Canines =
- Dogs (1976; domestic dogs turned into killers){{cite web |title=Dogs (1976) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/dogs-v14206 |access-date=6 November 2018 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106171722/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/dogs-v14206 |url-status=dead }}
- The Pack (1977; feral dogs)
- Cujo (1983; a Saint Bernard infected with rabies){{cite web |title=Cujo (1983) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cujo-v11741 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516173052/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cujo-v11741 |url-status=dead }}
- The Breed (2006; mutated feral dogs){{cite web |title=The Breed (2006) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-breed-v326903 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=11 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611040014/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-breed-v326903 |url-status=dead }}
- Frozen (2010; gray wolves)
- The Grey (2011; gray wolves)
- The Pack (2015; feral dogs){{cite web |title=The Pack (2015) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-pack-v625301 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=29 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229115710/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-pack-v625301 |url-status=dead }}
= Dolphins =
- Orca (1977; a killer whale)
= Felines =
- Black Zoo (1963; lions and tigers)
- Maneater (2007; a Bengal tiger)
- Burning Bright (2010, a tiger){{cite web |title=Burning Bright (2009) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/burning-bright-v491615 |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512072010/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/burning-bright-v491615 |url-status=dead }}
= Pigs =
- Pigs (1973){{cite web|title=Pigs (1973)|publisher=Allmovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/pigs-v38124|language=en|access-date=2 October 2021|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002004205/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/pigs-v38124|url-status=dead}}
- Razorback (1984; a huge wild boar){{cite web|title=Razorback (1984)|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/razorback-v40415|access-date=21 January 2019|website=AllMovie|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124625/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/razorback-v40415|url-status=dead}}
- Pig Hunt (2008; a boar){{cite web|title=Pig Hunt (2008)|publisher=Allmovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/pig-hunt-v465930|language=en|access-date=2 October 2021|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002004155/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/pig-hunt-v465930|url-status=dead}}
= Primates =
- Monkey Shines (1988){{cite web |title=Monkey Shines (1988) |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/monkey-shines-v33131 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124616/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/monkey-shines-v33131 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |access-date=8 May 2020 |publisher=AllMovie}}
- Shakma (1990){{cite web |title=Shakma (1990) |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shakma-v44058 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215225302/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/shakma-v44058 |archive-date=15 February 2023 |access-date=15 February 2023 |publisher=AllMovie}}
- Blood Monkey (2007){{cite web |title=Blood Monkey (2007) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/blood-monkey-v413014 |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118130202/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/blood-monkey-v413014 |url-status=dead}}
= Rats =
- Willard (1971){{cite web |title=Willard |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/willard-v54664 |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508153414/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/willard-v54664 |url-status=dead }}
- Ben (1972){{cite web |title=Ben |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/ben-v4790 |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804201503/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/ben-v4790 |url-status=dead }}
- Deadly Eyes (1982; a.k.a. The Rats){{cite web |title=Deadly Eyes (1982) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deadly-eyes-v12773 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124621/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deadly-eyes-v12773 |url-status=dead }}
- Graveyard Shift (1990){{cite web |title=Stephen King's 'Graveyard Shift' (1990) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/stephen-kings-graveyard-shift-v132261 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418064313/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/stephen-kings-graveyard-shift-v132261 |url-status=dead }}
- Willard (2003){{cite web |title=Willard (2003) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/willard-v280364 |access-date=11 February 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124635/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/willard-v280364 |url-status=dead }}
= Others =
Mollusks
= Gastropods =
- Slugs (1988; abnormally large killer black slugs){{cite web |title=Slugs (1988) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/slugs-v45217 |access-date=11 February 2020 |archive-date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926074418/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/slugs-v45217 |url-status=dead }}
= Octopuses and squids =
- Bride of the Monster (1955; a killer octopus)Weldon, Michael (1983). The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film. Ballantine Books. {{ISBN|0-345-34345-X}}. Page 89Rhodes, Gary; Weaver, Tom (2015). Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster. BearManor Media. {{ISBN|1593938578}}.
- Tentacles (1977; a giant octopus)
- Octopus (2000, a giant octopus){{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Movies|page=72|date=October 8, 2000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/475151/octopus#notes|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|title=Miscellaneous Notes|access-date=December 2, 2020|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130034225/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/475151/octopus#notes|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|newspaper=The News-Press|title='Octopus' Gets Tangled in Own Plot|last=Bokamper|first=Jerry|date=October 6, 2000|page=14}}
Reptiles
= Alligators and crocodiles =
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- The Great Alligator River (1979; an alligator god){{cite web |title=The Great Alligator River (1979) |website=Allmovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/il-fiume-del-grande-caimano-v20561 |access-date=24 April 2021 |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424102529/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/il-fiume-del-grande-caimano-v20561 |url-status=dead }}
- Alligator (1980; an abnormally large American alligator)
- Alligator II: The Mutation (1991; a mutant alligator)
- Dark Age (1986; a monstrous crocodile god called Numunwari){{cite web |title=Dark Age (1986) |website=Allmovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/dark-age-v12234 |access-date=24 April 2021 |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424102530/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/dark-age-v12234 |url-status=dead }}
- Killer Crocodile (1989, mutated large crocodile){{cite web |url=https://reallyawfulmovies.com/2019/03/11/killer-crocodile/ |title=Killer Crocodile |website=Really Awful Movies |date=11 March 2019 |access-date=2021-01-31 |archive-date=2021-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125050109/https://reallyawfulmovies.com/2019/03/11/killer-crocodile/ |url-status=live }}
- Lake Placid (1999; an abnormally large saltwater crocodile){{cite web |title=Lake Placid (1999) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lake-placid-v180246 |access-date=11 February 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703173503/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lake-placid-v180246 |url-status=dead }}
- Lake Placid 2 (2007){{cite web |title=Lake Placid 2 (2007) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lake-placid-2-v407477 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118123107/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lake-placid-2-v407477 |url-status=dead }}
- Lake Placid 3 (2010){{cite web |title=Lake Placid 3 (2010) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lake-placid-3-v524054 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124654/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lake-placid-3-v524054 |url-status=dead }}
- Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012){{cite web |title=Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lake-placid-the-final-chapter-v572788 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418071328/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lake-placid-the-final-chapter-v572788 |url-status=dead }}
- Crocodile (2000; an abnormally large Nile crocodile){{cite web |title=Crocodile (2000) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/crocodile-v212057 |access-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514235333/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/crocodile-v212057 |url-status=dead }}
- Blood Surf (2001; a monstrous giant crocodile){{cite web |title=Blood Surf (2001) |website=Allmovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/blood-surf-v241397 |access-date=24 April 2021 |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424102530/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/blood-surf-v241397 |url-status=dead }}
- Black Water (2007; a saltwater crocodile){{cite book |last1=Gregersdotter |first1=Katarina |last2=Höglund |first2=Johan |last3=Hållén |first3=Nicklas |title=Animal Horror Cinema: Genre, History and Criticism |date=February 22, 2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1137496393 |pages=51–53}}
- Croc (2007; a saltwater crocodile)
- Primeval (2007; Gustave){{cite web |title=Primeval (2007) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/primeval-v345718 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118123111/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/primeval-v345718 |url-status=dead }}
- Rogue (2007; a giant saltwater crocodile){{cite web |title=Rogue (2007) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/rogue-v351162 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417112746/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/rogue-v351162 |url-status=dead }}
- Crawl (2019; several American alligators){{cite web |title=Crawl (2019) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/crawl-v715946 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118130204/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/crawl-v715946 |url-status=dead }}
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= Snakes =
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- Rattlers (1976){{cite web |title=Rattlers (1976) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/rattlers-v40369 |access-date=10 September 2021 |archive-date=10 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910165203/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/rattlers-v40369 |url-status=dead }}
- Anaconda (1997){{cite web |title=Anaconda (1997) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/anaconda-v154826 |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115233753/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/anaconda-v154826 |url-status=dead }}
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004){{cite web |title=Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/anacondas-the-hunt-for-the-blood-orchid-v289857 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319035008/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/anacondas-the-hunt-for-the-blood-orchid-v289857 |url-status=dead }}
- Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008){{cite web |title=Anaconda III: Offspring (2008) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/anaconda-iii-offspring-v467001 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124646/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/anaconda-iii-offspring-v467001 |url-status=dead }}
- Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009){{cite web |title=Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/anacondas-trail-of-blood-v483358 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118131716/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/anacondas-trail-of-blood-v483358 |url-status=dead }}
- King Cobra (1999){{cite web |title=King Cobra (1998) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/king-cobra-v179986 |access-date=4 February 2022 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205144814/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/king-cobra-v179986 |url-status=dead }}
- Silent Predators (1999; rattlesnakes)
- Snakes on a Plane (2006){{cite web |title=Snakes on a Plane (2006) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/snakes-on-a-plane-v313497 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418071330/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/snakes-on-a-plane-v313497 |url-status=dead }}
- Mega Snake (2007){{cite web |title=Mega Snake (2007) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/mega-snake-v426400 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=14 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614003830/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/mega-snake-v426400 |url-status=dead }}
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Plants
- Little Shop of Horrors (1960; mutant Venus flytrap){{cite web|title=The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)|publisher=AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-little-shop-of-horrors-v29672|language=en|access-date=2 October 2021|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124710/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-little-shop-of-horrors-v29672|url-status=dead}}
- The Day of the Triffids (1962; man-eating plants)
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978; killer tomatoes)
- The Ruins (2008; vines){{cite web |title=The Ruins (2008) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-ruins-v392039 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124638/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-ruins-v392039 |url-status=dead }}
Worms
- Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959, giant leeches){{cite web |title=Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/attack-of-the-giant-leeches-v3265 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607145122/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/attack-of-the-giant-leeches-v3265 |url-status=dead }}
- Squirm (1976, bloodworms and sandworms)
- Blood Beach (1982; a giant worm)
Miscellaneous
- Godzilla (1954; a giant irradiated Godzillasaurus){{cite web |title=Gojira (1954) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/gojira-v180343 |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421234958/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/gojira-v180343 |url-status=dead }}
- Frogs (1972; various species of animals){{cite web |title=Frogs (1972) |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/frogs-v18720 |access-date=11 February 2020 |archive-date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926074414/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/frogs-v18720 |url-status=dead }}
- The Food of the Gods (1976; various species of animals){{cite web |title=Food of the Gods (1976) |publisher=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-food-of-the-gods-v18062 |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118124709/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-food-of-the-gods-v18062 |url-status=dead }}
- Day of the Animals (1977; various species of animals){{cite book |last1=Gambin |first1=Lee |date=8 October 2012 |title=Massacred by Mother Nature: Exploring the Natural Horror Film|publisher=Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. |isbn=978-1936168309 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=natural-horror&ref_=fn_kw_kw_1&sort=num_votes,desc&mode=detail&page=1 List of natural horror titles] in the Internet Movie Database
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