This post is all about 27 Nature Horror movies dragging us into the sinister allure of nature horror films that bring a spooky twist to the great outdoors.
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So let’s dive into the eerie and captivating realm of nature horror movies, where the great outdoors transforms into a playground for supernatural terrors. Nature horror has a unique charm, especially for someone like myself who has spent her entire life in the woods of Ohio. Offering a blend of scenic beauty and spine-chilling narratives that leave audiences both awestruck and trembling in fear.
So without further ado, let’s get into these natural! And if you need more horror-themed entertainment choices. Go check out-
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Nature Horror Movies
1. Killer animal movies list
So love it or hate it, “Primeval” is a great creature feature, blending suspense, political intrigue, and horror into a gripping story. If you enjoy films that offer a combination of thrills, adventure, and nature horror, “Primeval” may be a great addition to your watchlist.
RELEASE DATE: 2007
An American news crew, determined to capture this voracious monster and stop his demonic rampage, travels deep within the darkest reaches of the African jungle to hunt their prey.
2. Atmospheric outdoor horror
“The Requin” is a nature horror movie for all of us with shark phobia. It’s centered around a group of people trapped in a submerged observation pod with a massive great white shark circling them.
RELEASE DATE: 2022
It’s terror in paradise for a young couple on a romantic getaway in Vietnam when a violent storm sweeps them out to sea — where a school of great white sharks awaits.
3. Classic man vs nature horror movies
“Tremors” is a great movie to watch due to its perfect blend of horror, humor, and creature-feature excitement, providing a unique and entertaining take on the monster genre. Not to mention it has tear-inducing humor too.
RELEASE DATE: 1990
Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic man-eating creatures that live below the ground!
4. Eek nature scary movies
“Vipers” is for all nature horror lovers, with a love of snakes. With a mix of horror, mystery, and creature-induced chaos, “Vipers” delivers an entertaining and thrilling experience for those who enjoy creature-centric films.
RELEASE DATE: 2008
A break-in at a medical research laboratory has freed a mass of genetically enhanced vipers. They don’t just bite. They eat. Reproducing at a rapid rate, they now outnumber the locals of a nearby remote island who have barricaded themselves in a hotel.
5. Dark nature horror movie
“The Happening” is an unconventional nature horror, as it explores a mysterious and chilling phenomenon causing mass hysteria and suicides. It brought about a thought-provoking question, what if Mother Nature got tired of our shit?
RELEASE DATE: 2008
Survivors run from a mysterious force that is causing mass suicides all over the U.S. in this harrowing M. Night Shyamalan thriller.
6. Canine nature horror
“The Pack” is a must-watch for lovers of survival horror, as it follows a family battling against a pack of vicious dogs in a remote Australian outback.
RELEASE DATE: 2016
Man’s best friend becomes his worst nightmare when a horde of bloodthirsty wild dogs descends upon a family’s farmhouse in a fang-bearing fight for survival.
7. Ancient nature horror films
“The Ruins” is a great movie to watch for horror fans who love a plant’s strikeback story. Gruesome kills and nail-biting terror are top-notch, as a group of friends becomes trapped and tormented by malevolent forces while exploring ancient ruins.
RELEASE DATE: 2008
Youths partying in the Mexican sun are hunted by a carnivorous terror when they veer off the beaten path in this horror film.
8. True story nature horror
“Prey” Takes us to Africa, and re-enforces your lizard brain, by reminding us that we aren’t the apex predators anymore. With tense pacing, realistic animal attacks, and a gripping storyline, “Prey” delivers a visceral and intense cinematic experience for those seeking a thrilling predator-prey dynamic.
RELEASE DATE: 2007
While on holiday, an American family is trapped by hungry lions in South Africa.
9. Nail-biting alligator horror
“Crawl” unleashes a relentless hurricane and a horde of aggressive alligators on a trapped father-daughter duo. While I wasn’t a huge fan, it’s still got its following and I can respect that.
RELEASE DATE: 2019
A young woman attempting to save her father during a hurricane finds herself trapped in a flooded house and must fight for her life against alligators.
10. Historical nature horror
Cheers to the movie that fueled my nightmares as a kid. “The Ghost and the Darkness” is a great movie to watch for those seeking a thrilling adventure with a historical backdrop, as it recounts the gripping tale of two man-eating lions terrorizing the construction of a railway bridge in 19th-century Africa.
RELEASE DATE: 1996
Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer star in this terrific adventure set in 1896 East Africa. There, two lions on a man-eating rampage have shut down the construction of a railway. The beasts hunt together, showing no fear of man or fire.
11. Humorous nature horror
This movie was my go-to as a kid, and I still love it to this day. “Lake Placid” is a great movie to watch for fans of horror-comedy, offering a delightful mix of scares and laughs as a group of individuals attempts to unravel the mystery behind giant, man-eating crocodiles in a tranquil lake.
RELEASE DATE: 1999
When a man is eaten alive in the town’s lake, a sheriff teams up with a paleontologist and philanthropist to find out what’s been lurking in the water.
12. Folklore horror nature movie
“Wendigo” is for all of us who love a good folklore horror tale. Throw in a chilling narrative around a family encountering a mythical creature in the winter wilderness. And it’s sure to help give you something else to have anxiety over.
RELEASE DATE: 2001
When George and Kim arrive at their cabin, they soon find that a dark and intimidating presence seems to have taken over the cottage. After a shopkeeper tells Miles about the legend of the Wendigo, a beast from Native Peoples folklore who is half-man, half-deer, and can change itself at will, the child begins to wonder if the creature might have something to do with his family’s sudden misfortune.
13. Historical nature horror
“Monstrum” is a great movie to watch for fans of historical creature features, as it combines rich period settings with intense monster-driven action, portraying a mythical creature terrorizing the Joseon Dynasty.
RELEASE DATE: 2018
It’s the 16th Century. The plague has taken over and fear runs rampant in the streets. When rumors of a vicious beast roaming Mount Inwangsan—called “Monstrum” by terrified masses—begin to spread, fear turns into panic. To quell the rising panic, King Jungjong brings his most trusted general, Yoon-gym, out of retirement. Is the creature, Monstrum, real? Or a figment of mass imagination?
14. Nature horror comedy film
“Werewolves Within” is a must-see horror comedy centered around not only an isolated mountain town which is fuel for a horror movie all its own. We also get a hilarious group of town folk and a werewolf problem.
RELEASE DATE: 2021
When a killer terrorizes the snowed-in residents of a small town, it falls to the new forest ranger to find out who – or what – lurks among them in this hilarious horror whodunnit.
15. Childhood nightmare fuel
“Arachnophobia” is a nature horror movie that either seems to be a love it or hate it across the board. This movie scared the beasts out of me as a kid. Now as an adult, it still pulls on my heartstrings, while giving me shivers.
RELEASE DATE: 1990
When a venomous species of South American spider hitches a ride to the U.S. in the coffin of a photographer it’s killed, the deadly predator begins to wreak havoc. Now, an arachnophobe and an exterminator must team up to stop the infestation.
16. Wilderness horror movies
“Boar” is a must-watch for fans of creature features. A monstrous and relentless boar wreaks havoc in the Australian outback giving us tons of gore, scares, and laughs.
RELEASE DATE:2018
Having outgrown a minivan, a stray boar roams the boundary line of an outback town and massacres several backpackers, before venturing in to hunt the locals. Bernie and his visiting relatives, the Monroes, swiftly come face to face with the feral beast and uncover that some monsters are better left in stories. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE.
17. Cult classic nature horror comedy
“Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes” is a cult classic in the nature horror genre and horror comedy genre. If you’ve never seen it, you must give it a go.
RELEASE DATE: 1978
A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated tomatoes that KILL!
18. Creepy nature horror movies
“Snakes On A Plane” It’s so over the top, it’s great. For someone who is not a fan of snakes or flying this one hit all kinds of shiver nerves.
RELEASE DATE: 2006
A key witness to an execution must be flown from Hawaii to Los Angeles to testify in an organized crime case.
19. Terrifying natural environments
“Slugs” is a nature strikes-back type of horror movie that not only will make you laugh at times but it was the 80s. But it also will have you pausing next time you head to the garden too.
RELEASE DATE: 1988
It all began in a sleepy Midwestern community, a place that had never known evil… until now. But years ago, in a stillness beneath the waters, something sinister happened, and now its deadly spawn is emerging from the depths into the light. What are these hungry, mutated creatures after? Multiplying at an incredible pace, can these slimy monsters be stopped?
20. Not so sweet and innocent horror
“Black Sheep” I promise you, you will never look at Lambchop that same way ever again. And can we stop and talk about how screwed up a show that was.
RELEASE DATE: 2007
An experiment on genetically altered sheep leads them to prey on humans and become bloodthirsty killers.
21. Cult favorite nature horror movie
“Piranha” finished filling in all the water anxieties for me as a kid that Jaws missed. If you’ve never watched this, you have to take the time to go and watch a classic.
RELEASE DATE: 1978
While searching for missing teenagers, novice skip tracer Maggie McKeown and local town boozer Paul Grogan stumble upon a top-secret Army laboratory conducting genetic research on piranha fish to develop biological warfare. When the deadly eating machines are accidentally released from the compound, they’re soon headed downstream and consuming everything, and anything, in their path.
22. Bear nature horror movie
“Cocaine Bear” is it silly, oh most definitely. Does it have some epic gore and jump scare, yup. So if you enjoy nature horror, you have to watch it.
RELEASE DATE: 2023
Inspired by the true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, lost cocaine, and the bear that ate it. This wild comedy shows an apex predator on a rampage for blow—and blood.
23. Bat horror movies
“Bats” only confirmed all the fears I had as a kid about bats. Yes, I know they do a huge service in the ecosystem. But when you had one trapped in your hair as a kid, you don’t care.
RELEASE DATE: 1999
Something is coming in the night. The dark air fills with the sound of flapping wings and menacing shrieks. The night has wings and fear takes flight. Swarms of genetically altered bats have descended upon a sleepy, small Texan town and no one is safe. The only hope to stop the growing tide of bloody devastation is a zoologist who studies bats, her assistant Leon, and the local sheriff.
24. Ant horror movie
“The Hive” takes the ant to a whole new level. I mean how awful would it be to be eaten alive by ants?
RELEASE DATE: 2008
A mass of flesh-eating army ants-200 million strong making its way through the jungles of Brazil devouring every living thing in its path. Called in to stave off the attack is Horace Lennart, a scientist from Thorax Industries extermination service in Los Angeles, and his girlfriend, entomologist Claire Dubois.
25. Insect horror movie
“Apartment 212” is for all of us who find ticks super creepy. No, thank you.
RELEASE DATE: 2018
Small-town girl Jennifer Conrad hopes to leave her abusive relationship behind and start fresh in the big city. Despite her wishes to start anew, she is plagued by a hungry presence attacking her in her sleep.
26 . Jungle horror movie
“Quicksand” brings one of those unreasonable fears of mine to life. Throw in all the fun that comes with the jungle and I mean it’s nightmare fuel.
RELEASE DATE: 2023
A married couple almost divorcing becomes trapped in quicksand while hiking through a rainforest in Colombia. They battle the elements of the jungle and must work together to survive.
27. Plant horror film
“Little Joe” brings a whole new terror to seasonal allergies.
RELEASE DATE: 2019
Alice (Emily Beecham) has engineered a special flower that makes its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one home to her son. As their plant grows, so does Alice’s suspicion that her new creation may not be as harmless as they thought.
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