A darkly comic infestation of deadly spiders turns a quiet town into a brisk, campy nightmare.
Suspenseful, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Hulu and Tubi (free).
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past a PG-13: real scares and several jump scares.
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A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Zombieland (2009)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · briskSurvivors of a zombie apocalypse discover that their biggest threat might be their own darkly comic dysfunction.
Fright Night (1985)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · briskA teenager's new neighbor is a vampire, leading to a brisk, darkly comic, and suspenseful suburban nightmare.
Ready or Not (2019)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · relentlessA new bride's wedding night becomes a relentless, darkly-comic game of hide-and-seek with her in-laws.
An American Werewolf in London (1981)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measuredAmerican tourists face gruesome changes and dark humor after a savage attack on the Yorkshire Moors.
Gremlins (1984)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · briskA darkly comic Christmas gift unleashes malevolent, mischievous creatures on a small town.
Shaun of the Dead (2004)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · briskA slacker's mundane life becomes a darkly comedic fight for survival when zombies interrupt his pub routine.
The Frighteners (1996)Mildly scary · light gore · briskA con man's ghost-hunting scam turns darkly comedic when real spirits haunt his small, pulpy town.
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · briskTwo well-meaning hillbillies face absurd, darkly comic misunderstandings when college kids mistake them for killers.Arachnophobia is on our Horror on Prime Video, Horror on Hulu and Horror on Tubi lists.
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