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INFESTATION (2009) Reviews and overview of big bug comedy horror

‘Prepare for global swarming!’ Infestation is a 2009 American comedy horror film about a slacker who awakes in an office to find himself weak and wrapped in a cocoon; after …

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THE SWARM (2020) Reviews of French bug horror now on Netflix

The Swarm is a 2020 French horror drama film in which a single mother begins breeding edible locusts to save her farm from bankruptcy. Soon she develops a strange, obsessive …

EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS (2002) Reviews and Scream Factory Blu-ray details

Eight Legged Freaks is being released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory on July 20th 2021. The transfer has received a new 2K scan of the interpositive. Special features: Audio commentary …

MOSQUITO STATE (2020) Review comments and now with first trailer

Mosquito State is a 2020 American-Polish psychological drama film about a Wall Street data analyst who begins to have a mental breakdown. Directed by Filip Jan Rymsza from a screenplay …

THE HIVE (2008) Reviews and free to watch online

‘Death is their picnic’ The Hive is a 2008 American science-fiction horror film about a swarm of man-eating ants attacking the inhabitants of a Thai archipelago. Directed by Peter Manus from …

BLUE MONKEY aka INSECT! (1987) Reviews and overview

‘They breed. They hatch. They kill.” Blue Monkey is a 1987 Canadian science-fiction horror film about a giant monstrous insect that is eating people in a quarantined hospital. Also known …

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BOTTLE MONSTER (2020) Review and overview

‘The next evolution of horror’ Bottle Monster is a 2020 American science fiction horror film about a struggling alcoholic mother who is battling her monstrous addiction. She moves to a …

BITE ME! (2004) Reviews of big bug comedy horror – now free to watch online

‘Big bugs with bad attitudes’ Bite Me! is a 2004 American science-fiction comedy horror feature film about large mutant insects on the loose in an exotic dance club. Written and …

CREEPING CRAWLING (2012) Reviews of horror anthology – free to watch online

‘You live with them, you feed them, you fear them.’ Creeping Crawling is a 2012 American horror anthology feature film centred around things that scuttle and slither in the night. …

CICADA! (2018) Reviews and overview

‘Kills humans dead’ Cicada! is a 2018 American science-fiction comedy horror feature film in which an environmental disaster unleashes giant bloodthirsty insects. Four eccentric friends led by a disgraced baseball …

SKEETER (1993) Reviews of giant mosquito movie

‘Earth is the final breeding ground.’ Skeeter is a 1993 American science-fiction horror feature film about giant mutant mosquitoes attacking a desert town. The infestation is a result of a …

SWARMED (2005) Reviews and overview

‘Man doesn’t rule the planet anymore’ Swarmed is a 2005 Canadian science-fiction horror feature film in which the residents of a small town are attacked by a swarm of wasps. …

ÆNIGMA (1987) Reviews and overview

Having previously been available directly-only from Severin Films, Lucio Fulci’s 1987 horror film Ænigma was released widely on Blu-ray on August 25, 2020. Order via Amazon.com Limited CD Soundtrack Audio …

THE WASP WOMAN (1959) Reviews and free to watch online in HD

‘A beautiful woman by day – A lusting queen wasp by night.’ The Wasp Woman is a 1959 American science fiction horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman from …

LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE (1974) Reviews and overview

‘They tampered with nature – now they must pay the price…’ Let Sleeping Corpses Lie is a 1974 Spanish-Italian horror film directed by Jorge Grau (The Legend of Blood Castle) from a …

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INSECT aka KILLER MOSQUITOS (2018) Reviews plus new title and US release news

‘You won’t feel a thing’ Killer Mosquitos is a 2018 Italian horror feature film about a group of young people attacked by giant mutant horseflies. Also known as Tafanos and …

ANGRY ASIAN MURDER HORNETS (2020) Reviews and overview

‘This sting will be your last!’ Angry Asian Murder Hornets is a 2020 American horror feature film about an invasion of the titular insects in Southern California. It is up …

INSECTICIDAL (2005) Reviews and overview

‘These girls have a new major… survival’ Insecticidal is a 2005 Canadian science fiction horror feature film about sorority girls being attacked by giant genetically altered insects and arachnids. Produced …

THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES (1971) Reviews and overview

‘Love means never having to say you’re ugly’ The Abominable Doctor Phibes is a 1971 British horror feature film directed by Robert Fuest (The Devil’s Rain; And Soon the Darkness) from a screenplay by James …

DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972) Reviews and overview

‘They haven’t built the coffin that can hold him!’ Doctor Phibes Rises Again is a 1972 British horror feature film directed by Robert Fuest (The Devil’s Rain; And Soon the Darkness) from …

BUG (1975) Reviews and overview

Producer William Castle’s Bug will be unleashed on Blu-ray for the first time via Scream Factory on March 10th, 2020. Extras will be announced nearer the release date. In the …

THEM! (1954) Reviews and overview

‘A horror horde of crawl-and-crush giants clawing out of the earth from mile-deep catacombs!’ Them! is a 1954 American science fiction horror film directed by Gordon Douglas (Zombies on Broadway; …

SWARM aka ANTS ON A PLANE (2007) Reviews and now free to watch online in HD

‘You will be infected!’ Swarm aka Destination: Infestation and Ants on a Plane is a 2007 Canadian horror feature film about bullet ants attacking passengers on a plane. Directed by …

MARABUNTA aka LEGION OF FIRE: KILLER ANTS! (1998) Reviews and overview

Marabunta is a 1998 American horror feature film about flesh-eating South American ants attacking people in a small Alaskan town. It has also been released as Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! …

GLASS TRAP (2005) Reviews and overview

‘There’s no escape’ Glass Trap is a 2005 American science-fiction comedy horror feature film about an army of radioactive ants in a skyscraper. Directed by Fred Olen Ray (as Ed …

THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC (2019) Reviews and overview

The Queen of Black Magic is a 2019 Indonesian horror feature film about three families being terrorised by the titular entity. Directed by Kimo Stamboel (DreadOut; Macabre; Takut: Faces of …

CAVED IN (2006) Reviews and overview

Caved In aka Caved In: Prehistoric Terror is a 2006 American-Canadian horror feature film about a group of criminals seeking huge emeralds in an old mine guarded by giant beetles. …

DEAD ANT aka GIANT KILLER ANTS (2017) Reviews and overview

Dead Ant aka Giant Killer Ants is a 2017 American science fiction comedy horror feature film written and directed by Ron Carlson from a story co-written by Hank Braxtan (director …

THE BEES (1978) Reviews and worth watching

‘They prey on human flesh!’ The Bees is a 1978 Mexican-American science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by Alfredo Zacarías (Demonoid; Capulina vs. The Mummies). Roger Corman was …

WOUNDS (2019) reviews and overview

‘Don’t call it in’ Wounds is a 2019 American horror feature film written and directed by Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow), based on the novella The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud. The …

BIG BAD BUGS aka THE VORTEX (2012) Reviews and overview

‘Gate to Armageddon’ Big Bad Bugs – aka The Vortex – is a 2012 American science fiction horror feature film directed by Peter Paul Basler from a screenplay co-written with Cary Anderson (Blood …

INITIATION: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 4 (1990) Reviews and overview

‘And if I die before I wake, thank you’ Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 is a 1990 American horror feature film directed by Brian Yuzna (Society; Return of the Living Dead III; Necronomicon; …

INFESTED (2002) Reviews and overview

‘Invasion of the killer bugs’ Infested is a 2002 American science fiction horror feature film written and directed by Josh Olson (writer of animated Batman: Gotham Knight and David Cronenberg’s A …

MOSQUITO (1994) Reviews and overview

‘Millions of years of evolution have just become man’s worst nightmare.’ Mosquito is a 1994 American science-fiction horror feature film directed by Gary Jones (Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul …

THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION (1975) Reviews and free to watch online

‘Creeping!… Clawing!… Crushing!’ The Giant Spider Invasion is a 1975 American science fiction horror feature film directed by Bill Rebane (Blood Harvest; The Demons of Ludlow; The Capture of Bigfoot) from a …

EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977) Reviews and overview

‘It’s no PICNIC!’ Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror feature film produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon (Secrets of a Psychopath; The Food of the Gods; The Amazing Colossal Man, …

THE FOOD OF THE GODS (1976) Reviews and overview

The Food of the Gods is a 1976 American science fiction horror film written, produced, and directed by Bert I. Gordon. It is very loosely based on a portion of …

TSUNAMBEE (2015) Reviews and overview

‘This is gonna sting a little’ Tsunambee is a 2017 science fiction horror feature film directed by Milko Davis and Thomas Martwick (Z/Rex: The Jurassic Dead; Raiders of the Damned) …

STUNG (2015) Reviews and overview

‘Get inside. Get away. Just don’t get…’ Stung is a 2015 American/German comedy horror feature film directed by Benni Diez (Galaxy of Horrors: “Kingz” segment). The cast includes Matt O´Leary (Santa Clarita …

Bugged – USA, 1997 – overview and reviews

‘They’re urban, they’re vermin, and they exterminate you!’ Bugged – aka Bugged! – is a 1997 American science fiction comedy horror feature film co-produced, written and directed by Ronald K. Armstrong. The film was …

BITE (2015) Reviews and overview

‘This may sting a little’ Bite is a 2015 Canadian horror feature film directed by Chad Archibald (I’ll Take Your Dead; The Heretics; The Drownsman; Ejecta; et al) from a screenplay written by Jayme …

Sphere horror pulp fiction

Sphere horror paperbacks were published in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s. They were hugely popular and many – such as Lust for a Vampire, Blind Terror, The Ghoul, …

Richard Lewis – author

Richard Lewis was a novelist who emerged during the British horror fiction boom of the late 1970s, then vanished once that boom turned to bust. Over a few short years, …

NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR (1985) Reviews and overview

‘A rock band gives their final performance on a hell bound trip into the outer reaches of horror!’ Night Train to Terror is a 1985 American horror feature film directed by John …

ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990) Reviews and overview

Arachnophobia is a 1990 American horror comedy film directed by Frank Marshall from a screenplay by Don Jakoby (Lifeforce, John Carpenter’s Vampires) and Wesley Strick (Cape Fear, Wolf). Steven Spielberg executive produced along with Marshall. It …

THE FLY (1958) Reviews and overview

‘The fly with the head of a man… and the man with the head of a fly!’ The Fly is a 1958 American science fiction horror film directed by Kurt Neumann. The screenplay was …

‘Dracula’s Revenge’ Episode of Spider-Woman animated TV series

Dracula’s Revenge is an episode of the US animated TV series Spider-Woman. It was first aired on US television on November 23rd 1979. Spider-Woman is a Marvel Comics character originally created …

EARTH VS. THE SPIDER (2001) Reviews and overview

Earth vs. the Spider is a 2001 sci-fi horror/action television film directed by Scott Ziehl (Demon Hunter) for producers Stan Winston, Colleen Camp and Lou Arkoff, son Samuel Z. Arkoff. The movie stars …

BEGINNING OF THE END (1957) Reviews and overview

Beginning of the End is a 1957 American science fiction horror film directed and produced by Bert I. Gordon (Empire of the Ants; The Food of the Gods; The Cyclops; et al) from a screenplay by Fred …

THE SWARM (1978) Reviews and overview

The Swarm is a 1978 disaster movie and horror feature film about a killer bee invasion of Texas. Produced and directed by Irwin Allen from a screenplay written by Stirling …