Many family dramas and comedies have repeatedly affirmed the principle that animals are friends of humans. But what will happen if it is from them that the main threat to humanity begins to come? This can be found in horror films in which animals are killers.
Jaws, 1975
Perhaps the most famous painting in which people die in the jaws of predators remains “Jaws”. With its birth, horrors about animal killers have reached a new level. And also a lot of imitations and parodies appeared.
The film takes place on the island of Emity. Here, in a small resort town, people of different ages like to relax. They enjoy swimming and surfing. But one day, Amity gained notoriety.
One morning, a local sheriff finds the remains of a man on the coast. The investigation shows that the girl was killed by a
white shark. But where did it come from? After all, this monster is very different from everything that had to be faced before. After the first victim, a real bloody chain of murders of adventurers and those who want to kill a monster stretched.
Among those who want to overcome the white shark, there is another hero of the film - the fisherman Quint. This old warrior has seen many sharks in his lifetime and knows how to deal with it. The fifth is sent to kill a shark. The sheriff and an expert in oceanography, who arrived on the island specifically for this purpose, are called to help him.
"Pet Cemetery", 1989
The smaller brothers are represented differently in horror films. Sometimes animals are killers, which panic the inhabitants of a town. And sometimes they can scare without killing anyone.
Dr. Louis Creed has only recently moved with his family. He, a talented physician, was invited to work at a local college. Yes, Louis’s only home was unenviable: directly opposite it is a busy road, on which many-ton cars pass from time to time. This road has caused many disasters in the town. Pets often die under the wheels. For them, almost opposite the Creed house, a small cemetery was set up.
It seemed that life began to enter into its rut. But one of Louis’s students was hit by a car. Although the man tried to do everything to save the young man, he did not succeed. After some time, the ghost of the deceased student began to come to Creed. He persuaded his professor not to go to the old Native American cemetery.
But the Creed family is shaken by a new tragedy: the beloved cat of the family dies under the wheels. Luis’s wife and little son are killed as a favorite. And then a local resident offered to bury the cat in the old cemetery. Louis agreed. In the evening, they buried the cat in a small grave. In the morning, the pet returned to his family.
Piranha, 1978
Cannibal animals often become heroes of horror films. And among all representatives of wildlife, the directors give the greatest preference to marine inhabitants. So, along with sharks, they became famous in the cinema and piranhas.
The disappearance of two teenagers led Maggie McKeun to the home of the alcoholic and hermit Paul Grogan. Near the man’s house, she found the things of young people. Everything indicated that they decided to swim and drowned. But further investigation showed that everything is much worse. In this place, piranhas were bred, and then the project was abandoned. Now the fish themselves earn their own food. Maggie begins the fight against piranhas. But it was only with good intentions that the road to hell was paved. Due to the frivolity of the authorities, piranhas move to another branch of the river, where a children's camp and a resort town are built.
Jurassic Park, 1993
Fantastic films give people the opportunity to add to the list of their phobias not only animals that really exist in our time, but also those that have long died out. Who would suggest that after millions of years, dinosaurs will again terrify everyone who is lower and weaker.
John Hammond made an incredible scientific breakthrough. He ensured that the long extinct dinosaurs were reborn. He not only restored many varieties, but also created a Jurassic park in which everyone can see them. But only after the tragedy during transportation, doubts arose about how animal killers would behave when meeting people. And then a commission went to the park, whose task was to check safety.
It turned out that among the inhabitants of the Jurassic period there are those who can easily eat a person. Cannibal animals scared the commission so much that the park was in danger. But fate made its own adjustments. After the sabotage of one of the workers, the dinosaurs were at liberty. And now the commission will have to solve a much more important issue - how to survive until they are found by killer animals.
Anaconda, 1997
Often people are fearful of creating from distant countries in which they have never been. Therefore, the horrors about animal killers from the tropics and Africa are removed. Among these is the picture "Anaconda."
At the beginning of the film, the story of the poacher who died after the anaconda climbed onto his ship is told. Then other characters are introduced to the viewers - a film crew that arrived to make a documentary about a local tribe. But they also fail to achieve the goal. Trouble follows trouble. And it soon becomes clear that the anaconda chose new victims for herself. Maybe this is no coincidence? How is the crew connected with the dead poacher? And what terrible secrets do they keep?
The Birds, 1963
Real masters are able to combine several genres in one picture at once so that they interact with each other quite naturally and make the plot interesting. This was especially distinguished by A. Hitchcock, who showed his talent at once in several films, including Birds. Films about animal killers rarely include a love line. "Birds" are different from them.
Melanie in a bird shop met a charming young man Mitch. He attracted the girl so much that she decided to meet him again. Only the seagull that crashed right into Melanie’s head could destroy the rainbow mood of the beauty in love. From her friend, the girl learned that the mother of a young man could become their barrier with Mitch happiness. But she did not realize that all of them were in danger of a much worse disaster than the problem of fathers and children.
"Swora", 2006
Viewers, watching films in which animals are killers of people, are used to seeing distant, if not entirely invented, fiends of hell. Therefore, paintings about those representatives of wildlife who live in big cities and in small villages are considered especially scary.
A group of five young people decides to relax on the island, away from the bustle of the city. But they have no idea that this place belongs to a pack of feral dogs. As soon as monster animals notice the presence of strangers, they begin their hunt. And nothing seems to stop them.
Films about animal killers take pride of place in the history of the development of the horror genre. They can scare no less than pictures about maniacs and evil spirits.