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Natural horror 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 ...
Bats. Balayang (Australian Aboriginal) – Bat-god and brother to Bunjil. Camazotz (Mayan) – Bat spirit and servant of the lords of the underworld. Leutogi (Polynesian) – Samoan princess rescued by bats. Minyades (Greek) – Three sisters who refused to take part in the worship of Dionysus, and turned into bats by Hermes.
List of legendary creatures from China. List of legendary creatures from France. List of legendary creatures from Japan. List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology. List of named animals and plants in Germanic heroic legend. List of Philippine mythological creatures. List of spiritual entities in Islam. Mythical creatures in Burmese folklore.
Horror films featuring nature running amok in the form of mutated beasts, carnivorous insects, and/or normally harmless animals turned into cold-blooded killers. Also known as Creature Features. Subcategories
Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year 1 Mosquitoes: 1,000,000 [a] Mosquitoes 750,000 Mosquitoes 725,000 2 Humans 475,000 Humans (homicide) 437,000 Snakes 50,000 3 Snakes: 50,000 Snakes 100,000 Dogs 25,000 4 Dogs: 25,000 [b] Dogs 35,000 Tsetse flies 10,000 5 Tsetse flies: 10,000 [c] Freshwater ...
While biologists regularly identify new species following established scientific methodology, cryptozoologists focus on entities mentioned in the folklore record and rumor. Entities that may be considered cryptids by cryptozoologists include Bigfoot, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Mokele-mbembe.
e. This is a list of monster movies, about such creatures as extraterrestrial aliens, giant animals, Kaiju (the Japanese counterpart of giant animals, but they can also be machines and plants), mutants, supernatural creatures, or creatures from folklore, such as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. These movies usually fall into the science ...
The 1953 American film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms featured a giant dinosaur that awakens due to nuclear tests in the Arctic. [ 3 ]: 42 The 1954 film Them! involved giant irradiated ants. Later in 1954, the Japanese film Godzilla was released, followed by Rodan in 1956.