List of natural horror films

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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

Birds

Fish

Piranhas

Sharks

Insects

Ants

Bees

Cockroaches

  • Mimic (1997, evolved genetically engineered cockroaches)[26]

Others

Mammals

Bats

Bears

Canines

Felines

Primates

Rats

Whales

Others

Mollusks

Gastropods

Octopuses

Reptiles

Alligators and crocodiles

Dinosaurs

Snakes

Plants

Worms

Miscellaneous

See also

References

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  2. ^ "The Lost World (1925)". Internet Archive: The Public Domain Review. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hickman, Matt (28 October 2014). "12 horror films that reveal Mother Nature's evil side". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Arachnophobia (1990)". AllMovie. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Ticks (1993)". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Eight Legged Freaks (2002)". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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  8. ^ "Lavalantula (2015)". AllMovie. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ "The Birds II: Land's End (1994)". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Kaw (2007)". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2008)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Birdemic 2: The Resurrection (2013)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Piranha (1978)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Piranha (2010)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Piranha 3DD (2012)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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  17. ^ Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). Spaghetti Nightmares: Italian Fantasy-horrors as Seen Through the Eyes of Their Protagonists. Fantasma Books. ISBN 9780963498274.
  18. ^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sharknado-v583728
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  20. ^ "Empire of the Ants (1977)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  21. ^ "It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)". AllMovie. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  22. ^ "The Deadly Bees (1967)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Killer Bees (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  24. ^ "The Bees (1978)". AllMovie. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  25. ^ "Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995)". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  26. ^ "Mimic (1997)". AllMovie. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  27. ^ "Stung (2015)". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  28. ^ "The Devil Bat (1940)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  29. ^ "Bats (1999)". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  30. ^ "Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  31. ^ "Dogs (1976)". AllMovie. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  32. ^ "Cujo (1983)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  33. ^ "The Breed (2006)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  34. ^ "The Pack (2015)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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  37. ^ "Blood Monkey (2007)". AllMovie. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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  39. ^ "Ben". AllMovie. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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  41. ^ "Stephen King's 'Graveyard Shift' (1990)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  42. ^ "Willard (2003)". AllMovie. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  43. ^ "Night of the Lepus (1972)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  44. ^ "Razorback (1984)". AllMovie. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  45. ^ "Slugs (1988)". AllMovie. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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  49. ^ "Primeval (2007)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  50. ^ "Rogue (2007)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  51. ^ "Crawl (2019)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  52. ^ "Gojira (1954)". AllMovie. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  53. ^ "Anaconda (1997)". AllMovie. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  54. ^ "The Ruins (2008)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  55. ^ "Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  56. ^ "Frogs (1972)". AllMovie. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  57. ^ "Food of the Gods (1976)". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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