7 Horror Movies About Spiders

Horror movies love to exploit our primal fears. They often feature a creepy eight leg creature that is the responsible of on of the most common fears in the world: arachnophobia. These movies can be a nightmare come true, playing on our anxieties and turning a house spider into a monstrous threat. No matter the size or origin, these cinematic spiders prey on our anxieties, creating a chilling disgust and a constant sense of crawling dread. So if you want to put yourself to the test here’s a watchlist of seven horror movies about spiders:

Tarantula

A spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in gigantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.

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Arachnophobia 

A new species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to a small California town in a coffin and starts to breed, leaving a trail of deaths that puzzle and terrify the young doctor newly arrived in town with his family.

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Eight Legged Freaks

Venomous spiders get exposed to a noxious chemical that causes them to grow to monumental proportions.

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Spider in the Attic

A deadly nest of spiders lurk in the attic – And the nest is about to be awoken by a news reporter and her colleagues.

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Itsy Bitsy

Based on the centuries old poem, a family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an entity taking the form of a giant spider.

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Sting

After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet-and fight for her family’s survival-when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.

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Infested

Residents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders.

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