9 Movies About Killer Animals That Will Totally Freak You Out
We often categorize people we know as a “dog person” or “cat person” under the assumption that they are an animal person. And truthfully, who can resist the love and affection of a furry little critter? But not all animals are cute and cuddly ... and that is especially true in horror animals starring evil, killer animals!
Blake Lively's newest movie The Shallows is all about a surfer who comes into close encounter with a shark that basically wants her dead. It'll make you second-guess your trips to the beach this summer, but it's not the only movie to make you question the animal world. These nine horror flicks about animals-gone-bad will have you thinking twice the next time you go to pet a stranger’s dog, go swimming in the ocean, or step outside where ... the birds ... can be lurking. (Seriously! The Birds is really scary!)
Photo: Everett Collection1/10Jaws (1975)
When a quaint New England beach town, Amity, comes under attack by something lurking deep within its waters, panic is unavoidable. Will the sunbathing citizens of Amity be able to defeat the great white beast? Or are they destined to become fish food?
Photo: Everett Collection2/10Pet Sematary (1989)
Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, this horrifying movie will keep you on the edge of your seat, eyeing your cat suspiciously. Louis Creed and his family relocate to Maine and immediately experience a ton of bad luck. When the family cat dies, Louis decides to bury it in the pet cemetery near an ancient Native American burial ground that is believed to have otherworldly powers. The cat mysteriously comes back to life, although it’s quite demonic now, and Louis wonders if the burial ground might have the same effect on people…
Photo: Everett Collection3/10Anaconda (1997)
Before Nicki Minaj was bouncing to the mean beat of “Anaconda,” Queen Jennifer Lopez was fighting one with her bare hands — at least, a fictional snake. This classic '90s flick will have you jumping and squeezing the person sitting beside you at every turn. Featuring J Lo, Ice Cube, and Owen Wilson, the plot follows a documentary film crew as they are terrorized by a larger-than-life snake deep in the heart of the Amazonian jungle.
Photo: Everett Collection4/10Willard (2003)
Does the thought of hundreds of rats crawling all over your skin terrify you? It excites Willard. It’s a classic tale, really. Boy loses father, boy is tormented at work and friendless, boy befriends an army of rats and commands them to do his demented bidding — except, the boy is actually a 32-year-old man, played by the creepily kooky Crispin Glover.
Photo: Everett Collection5/10Cujo (1983)
Warning: this movie will give you mixed feelings about Beethoven. Another horror story penned by the great Stephen King, Cujo centers around a newly rabid Saint Bernard with incredible strength, and even more impressive rage. Will he succeed in trying to claim the lives of everyone he meets, or will he eventually realize he used to be a good boy and trot off to find some Beggin’ Strips?
Photo: Everett Collection6/10Rogue (2007)
An American journalist, Pete, travels to the Outback of Australia to write a piece about regional crocodiles, but discovers more excitement than he bargained for. Pete boards a cruise with at least a dozen other people and a local guide, but the boat is soon attacked by a freakishly large crocodile and the tour group becomes stranded near the river. As they camp out and wait for help to arrive in the morning, the river beasts become restless and begin attacking the group.
Photo: Everett Collection7/10Piranha 3D (2010)
Ah, spring break. The golden time of year between winter holidays and summer vacation when finals are far away and fun rules all. Piranha 3D provides you with total #springbreakgoals; loud music, warm beaches, and people partying it up in swimsuits. But things start to go wrong when a savage pack of piranhas invade the lake, and more than 2,000 spring-breakers are put in danger.
Photo: Getty Images8/10The Birds (1963)
You walk past tons of birds every day and hardly give their existence a second thought. But you would definitely pay more notice of them if they were conspiring in groups to attack and maim humans. This 1963 Alfred Hitchcock classic will have you cowering in fear every time you pass under a bunch of crows on a telephone wire, or a flock of pigeons at the park. Beware of the birds.
Photo: Everett Collection9/10Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Are your spidey senses tingling? They will be after viewing Eight Legged Freaks. Set in the remote desert town of Prosperity, Arizona, mutant spiders are created when an exotic spider ranch is infiltrated by toxic waste. The spiders become much larger than humans, and terrorize the town with their new insatiable appetites.
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