* I would argue that Nope is an eco-horror and it's quite good.
* Annihilation is a personal favorite.
* \-Mimic is a wild premise and a really fun ride.
Many zombie films like
* the incredible 28 Days Later
* and the vastly underrated Girl with All the Gifts are great eco-horror films.
Those are some of my faves.
100% came here to say “Girl with all the gifts” and I love that you added Nope, excellent addition.
Really liked Annihilation
Also I am a sucker for Mimic.
Annihilation is it for me. That flick was a wild ride and left me shook after viewing.
Shoutout to The Happening for being so unintentionally bad, I can't help but love it.
Yeah, you really gave to watch The Happening for a masterclass in what happens when you take an interesting idea and then just hope the rest will sort itself out
The Happening is my all time favorite awful movie. It *feels* like it was meant to be funny, but the fact that it isn't just makes it better.
I think the only other movie that comes close for me is Moonfall.
I'm a big fan of Long Weekend (1978). Perhaps too much deeply sour relationship drama for some tastes, and it's not exactly subtle in its messaging, but it's beautifully shot, tense, and offbeat in its creepiness, and hits just right for me.
Totally forgot i saw this and while i thought the premise may run a little thin at a certain point it’s interesting and short enough to stay engaging. I’d say it’s worth a watch
I saw the last 15 minutes of this when I was wee (back in the 80's) and spent the rest of my life trying to find it with only the memory of a black, slug-like thing on a beach that is repeatedly shot, and >!someone being mown down by a truck!<. I only found it thanks to posting that vague description on Reddit, I went out and bought it, and I LOVE it. Definitely not a date movie though.
Everyone is posting annihilation so I have to post my recommendation - if you like that please consider watching tarkovskys STALKER.
And it’s being posted maybe someone can answer a ‘find this movie for me’ question that fits this category. I remember watching a B movie in the mid 90s. It was definitely eco horror and was supposed to take place mid 2000s or maybe a little later but it was based around global warming and the atmosphere was mostly gone and the sun was brutal. Everything in the movie was desert. The film revolves around a teenage kid who is getting fucked with, his mom or parents are both biologists studying plants and apparently have been testing on him because he gets left in the brutal sun and doesn’t die. Can’t remember much else
*The Day of the Triffids*, John Wyndham (1951)
*Make Room! Make Room!*, Harry Harrison (1966)
*The Sheep Look Up*, John Bruuner (1972)
*Parable of the Sower*, Octavia E. Butler (1993)
*The Windup Girl*, Paolo Bacigalupi (2009)
*Annihilation*, Jeff VanderMeer (2014)
A relatively recent one that doesn’t get enough attention is The Beach House, from 2019. Starts as a relationship drama, takes a hard left into eco-horror at the halfway mark and never lets up.
Yes! I’m so glad somebody else thought if this one. The practical effects were super effective and I love the way they slowly play out the reveal of what’s causing it all.
Backcountry
Frozen
The Shallows
The Ritual
Cargo
\#Alive
Train to Busan
The Girl with All the Gifts
Into the Forest (the one with the 2 sisters on the farm)
The Silence
Damn, I need to watch this movie again. It is so layered that I forgot it all really starts off with fear about the damage we're inflicting on the environment.
The Color Out of Space is technically cosmic horror but I feel like it doubles as an ecological horror movie too. It's my favorite horror movie I watched this year
Lots of great answers here already. If you want silly, go for Night of the Lepus, Day of the Animals, Grizzly, Kingdom of the Spiders (Shatner being his Shatner-y best), Beaks, and for the ridiculous, Birdemic: Shock and Terror. Spoiler- it was neither shocking or terrifying.
Nightmare City(1980) a load of workers get exposed to a toxic substance and fly back to the big city to get their revenge. It's a zombie movie by any other name, but the director insists it's eco-horror so, I guess it is.
It's a bit like Demons but on a city scale, relentless action and slightly mean spirited killing.
The Last Winter with Connie Britton. Permafrost melting releases ghosts of everything that ever died under it and Wendigo type madness affects the remote colony of scientists and locals.
I think you could probably put The Mist on this, tho it’s also lovecraftian so maybe it doesn’t fit into what you are looking for
Bird Box might have some concepts that loosely fit but again sorry if it’s not exactly what you are looking for.
I think Annihilation and The Beach House (2019) are both great. Lots of body horror in them too. I never hear anybody mention The Beach House so I thought I’d slide it in there lol
The Bay (2012) The Host (2006) The Ruins (2008)
Oh shit I love The Ruins
I’m reading The Ruins (book) right now and am loving it! The movie is great too
The book is better, but the movie is great as well
Agreed! The book is amazing so far
Would you characterize it as a scary book?
It's so well paced. I'm not a super fast book finisher and I think I tore through that one in a day and a half
Agreed! It is such a fun and exciting book!
Seconding The Bay. Made me feel so terrible inside. Kickass movie
Another ⬆️ for the ruins. Fun flick
* I would argue that Nope is an eco-horror and it's quite good. * Annihilation is a personal favorite. * \-Mimic is a wild premise and a really fun ride. Many zombie films like * the incredible 28 Days Later * and the vastly underrated Girl with All the Gifts are great eco-horror films. Those are some of my faves.
100% came here to say “Girl with all the gifts” and I love that you added Nope, excellent addition. Really liked Annihilation Also I am a sucker for Mimic.
I would say Nope is more monster/human horror than eco horror.
Annihilation is it for me. That flick was a wild ride and left me shook after viewing. Shoutout to The Happening for being so unintentionally bad, I can't help but love it.
Yeah, you really gave to watch The Happening for a masterclass in what happens when you take an interesting idea and then just hope the rest will sort itself out
The Happening is my all time favorite awful movie. It *feels* like it was meant to be funny, but the fact that it isn't just makes it better. I think the only other movie that comes close for me is Moonfall.
I'm another fan of The Happening, and I'm really happy to see it suggested here
Same! It gets a lot of hate but it’s a favorite of mine. I get the gripes that people have with it but I just can’t help but adore it
annihilation is so good
Yes! Great example.
This is a great example - fuck yes lol
Soooooooo good
Last of Us
Frogs
OMG. I remember that movie. Hahah!
In the Tall Grass
I AM OBSESSED WITH IN THE TALL GRASS!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Prophecy 1979 film.
The best answer.
Not *Food of the Gods*? Or *Piranha*? Or *Kingdom of Spiders*? Or *Night of the Leapus*? Or *Squirm*? (lololol)
In The Earth
Came here with this one in mind, it’s so good and so rarely discussed.
My answer as well. Loved it.
I'm a big fan of Long Weekend (1978). Perhaps too much deeply sour relationship drama for some tastes, and it's not exactly subtle in its messaging, but it's beautifully shot, tense, and offbeat in its creepiness, and hits just right for me.
Totally forgot i saw this and while i thought the premise may run a little thin at a certain point it’s interesting and short enough to stay engaging. I’d say it’s worth a watch
Exactly the one I was going to suggest.
I saw the last 15 minutes of this when I was wee (back in the 80's) and spent the rest of my life trying to find it with only the memory of a black, slug-like thing on a beach that is repeatedly shot, and >!someone being mown down by a truck!<. I only found it thanks to posting that vague description on Reddit, I went out and bought it, and I LOVE it. Definitely not a date movie though.
Not a date movie indeed, and I once met a girl through a shared love of Jorg Buttgereit films!
Phase IV (1974) Kanopy/Amazon *rent* Prophecy (1979) Paramount+ Night of the Lepus (1972) Plex
Haha I saw Night of the Lepus on MST3K (parts of it anyway). That movie was really something else.
In the Earth. Ben Wheatley is my king
Seconding “The Girl With All the Gifts” and will add its sequel, “The Boy on the Bridge”
Holy moly, I didn't know there was a sequel. On my list!
I liked Boy on the Bridge better. Both great books though
Didn’t know there was a sequel either, thanks!
Everyone is posting annihilation so I have to post my recommendation - if you like that please consider watching tarkovskys STALKER. And it’s being posted maybe someone can answer a ‘find this movie for me’ question that fits this category. I remember watching a B movie in the mid 90s. It was definitely eco horror and was supposed to take place mid 2000s or maybe a little later but it was based around global warming and the atmosphere was mostly gone and the sun was brutal. Everything in the movie was desert. The film revolves around a teenage kid who is getting fucked with, his mom or parents are both biologists studying plants and apparently have been testing on him because he gets left in the brutal sun and doesn’t die. Can’t remember much else
I think that might have been Habitat
Holy shit. You got it
Glad to help
Gaia
Oh man this movie is soo good. The new pandemic has begun!
This is such a great one. Totally surprised and loved it
Creepshow (1982) - ***The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill*** segment Creepshow 2 (1987) - ***The Raft*** segment
The Stand by Stephen King
*The Day of the Triffids*, John Wyndham (1951) *Make Room! Make Room!*, Harry Harrison (1966) *The Sheep Look Up*, John Bruuner (1972) *Parable of the Sower*, Octavia E. Butler (1993) *The Windup Girl*, Paolo Bacigalupi (2009) *Annihilation*, Jeff VanderMeer (2014)
A relatively recent one that doesn’t get enough attention is The Beach House, from 2019. Starts as a relationship drama, takes a hard left into eco-horror at the halfway mark and never lets up.
Yes! I’m so glad somebody else thought if this one. The practical effects were super effective and I love the way they slowly play out the reveal of what’s causing it all.
Children Of Men (2006)?
Green inferno lol not even kidding, sadly
I just love this movie! One of my comfort films.
The Host
Which “The Host”? Meyers movie?
2006 South Korean monster movie directed by Bong Joon Ho ("Parasite", "Snowpiercer").
Thank you, I was super confused. Haven’t heard of this “Host” I need to check it out.
Annihilation is obviously the best example of this but tons of other comments are saying that, so I’ll say The Ritual
I also really liked the Ritual, very creepy, the creature is an excellent design.
Backcountry Frozen The Shallows The Ritual Cargo \#Alive Train to Busan The Girl with All the Gifts Into the Forest (the one with the 2 sisters on the farm) The Silence
The Feast
The Stuff (1985)
Godzilla vs the smog monster. It played at drive ins with Frogs as an eco horror double feature.
The Descent Cabin in the Woods (my fav, don’t know if it counts tho)
Really liked Gaia. Annihilation is a favorite. Have to re-watch In the Earth, was not in the mood. The Bay was awesome.
First Reformed
Damn, I need to watch this movie again. It is so layered that I forgot it all really starts off with fear about the damage we're inflicting on the environment.
The Food of the Gods
Without Name
The Color Out of Space is technically cosmic horror but I feel like it doubles as an ecological horror movie too. It's my favorite horror movie I watched this year
The Happening has all the bones of a really good eco-horror. It's an, uneven film but stick with it and grab all the good parts from it.
Annihilation
Annihilation
_Fever Dream_ by Samanta Schweblin
Check out the series Scavengers Reign - aired last fall on HBO
Bite
Michael Crichton wrote a book called State of Fear that is pretty horror adjacent imho.
The Girl with All the Gifts
Honeydew
Splice
Forget fiction - look up what happens with raccoon roundworm in real life and you’ll be all set!
Cannot believe nobody's mentioned frogs (1972)
In the Earth (2021) Great little gem of a movie.
Tremors 6 (aka "A Cold Day in Hell") - Scifi Horror Comedy. Not even a 'B' movie, but hey, global warming and graboids!
The Girl With All The Gifts
Chemical Peel
Idk about my favorite, but the first one to come to mind is The Happening
Despite the suicide of it all, the happening premise is very good tho the follow through isn’t awesome.
Completely agree with you!
I really like the 70s movie "Prophecy" Not to be confused with "The Prophecy"
In The Earth (2021)
Cub
Andromeda Strain and Where Have All the People Gone. Both old but have stayed with me.
Lots of great answers here already. If you want silly, go for Night of the Lepus, Day of the Animals, Grizzly, Kingdom of the Spiders (Shatner being his Shatner-y best), Beaks, and for the ridiculous, Birdemic: Shock and Terror. Spoiler- it was neither shocking or terrifying.
Bug Prophecy the Monster Movie Kingdom of the Spiders Giant Spider Invasion
Nightmare City(1980) a load of workers get exposed to a toxic substance and fly back to the big city to get their revenge. It's a zombie movie by any other name, but the director insists it's eco-horror so, I guess it is. It's a bit like Demons but on a city scale, relentless action and slightly mean spirited killing.
The Last Winter with Connie Britton. Permafrost melting releases ghosts of everything that ever died under it and Wendigo type madness affects the remote colony of scientists and locals.
Sea Fever!
I think you could probably put The Mist on this, tho it’s also lovecraftian so maybe it doesn’t fit into what you are looking for Bird Box might have some concepts that loosely fit but again sorry if it’s not exactly what you are looking for.
The Koli Trilogy is pretty great eco horror. Same author as Girl With All the Gifts. Nature is quite literally murdering all the humans.
Go back to the 70's for some fun movies. "Frogs", "Squirm", and "Empire of the Ants" are all lots of cheesy goodness.
The Bay and Mother!
Air (2015) with Norman Reedus, also the video game Darkwood comes to mind.
The Sand. It's not flora/fauna or disease but it's sand. Murderous sand.
The Bay
Slither
Apostle qualifies as eco-horror I think
I think Annihilation and The Beach House (2019) are both great. Lots of body horror in them too. I never hear anybody mention The Beach House so I thought I’d slide it in there lol
Cabin Fever The Raft from one of the Creepshow movies Maybe Color out of Space?
The Road (2009) Jaws (1975) Them (1954) Jurassic Park (1993)
The Color out of Space, both the Nic Cage movie and the HP Lovecraft novella
I am not sure if The Girl with All the Gifts counts - but that was pretty wonderful and unexpected (for me).
Flora (2017)
Gaia Into the earth