Killer animals, cannibals, monsters: horror and mystic films

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Many family dramas and comedies have repeatedly affirmed the principle that animals are people's friends. But what will happen if it is from them that the main threat to humanity begins to emanate? You can learn about this 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 her birth, the horrors about killer animals have reached a new level. And also many imitations and parodies appeared.

The film takes place on Amity Island. Here, in a small resort town, people of different ages love to relax. They enjoy swimming and surfing. But one day Amity fell into disrepute.

One morning, the local sheriff finds the remains of a man on the coast. The investigation reveals that the girl was killed by a great white shark. But where did she 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 wanted to kill the monster stretched.

Among those who want to overcomewhite shark, it turns out that another hero of the film is the fisherman Quint. This old warrior has seen a lot of sharks in his lifetime and knows how to fight them. Quint goes to kill the 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

Our little brothers are presented differently in horror films. Sometimes animals are killers who panic the inhabitants of a town. And sometimes they can scare without killing anyone.

Dr. Louis Creed has just moved in with his family. He, a talented physician, was invited to work at a local college. Yes, but Louis got an unenviable house: right in front of him is a busy road, along which from time to time multi-ton cars pass. This road has caused many misfortunes in the town. Pets often die under the wheels. For them, practically in front of the Creed house, a small cemetery was set up.

It seemed that life began to get into its groove. But one of Luis'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 urged his professor not to go to the old Indian cemetery under any circumstances.

But the Creed family is shaken by a new tragedy: the beloved cat of the family dies under the wheels. Both Luis's wife and little son are killed by the pet. And then a local resident offered to bury the cat in the old cemetery. Louisagreed. In the evening they buried the cat in a small grave. In the morning, the pet returned back to his family.

Piranha, 1978

Man-eating animals often become heroes of horror films. And among all representatives of wildlife, directors give the greatest preference to marine inhabitants. So, along with sharks, piranhas also became famous in the movies.

The disappearance of two teenagers has led Maggie McKeown to the home of alcoholic and recluse Paul Grogan. Not far from 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. Piranhas were bred in this place, and then the project was abandoned. Now the fish themselves get their own food. Maggie starts the fight against the piranhas. But the road to hell was paved with good intentions. Due to the frivolity of the authorities, piranhas move to another branch of the river, where a children's camp and resort town have been 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 could have suggested that after millions of years dinosaurs would again terrify everyone who is lower and weaker than them.

John Hammond made an incredible scientific breakthrough. He made sure that long-extinct dinosaurs were reborn. He not only restored many species, but also created a Jurassic park in which everyone can see them. But that's justafter the tragedy during transportation, doubts arose about how killer animals would behave when meeting people. And then a commission went to the park, whose task was to check the safety.

It turned out that among the inhabitants of the Jurassic period there are those who can easily eat a person. The man-eating animals so frightened the commission that the park was under threat. But fate made its own adjustments. After the sabotage of one of the workers, the dinosaurs were released. And now the commission will have to decide a much more important question - how can they survive until they are found by killer animals.

"Anaconda", 1997

It is not uncommon for people to be afraid of beings from distant lands they have never been to. Therefore, horrors about killer animals from the tropics and Africa are being filmed. Among these is the picture "Anaconda".

The beginning of the film tells the story of a poacher who died after an anaconda climbed onto his ship. Then other heroes are introduced to the audience - a film crew that arrived in order to shoot a documentary about a local tribe. But they also fail to achieve their goal. Trouble follows trouble. And it soon becomes clear that the anaconda has chosen new victims for itself. Maybe it's not by chance? How is the film crew connected with the dead poacher? And what terrible secrets do they hold?

The Birds, 1963

Real masters are able to combine several genres in one picture so that they interact with each otherquite naturally and make the plot interesting. A. Hitchcock was especially distinguished in this, who showed his talent in several films at once, including The Birds. Movies about killer animals rarely include a love line. "Birds" are different from them.

Melanie met a charming young man, Mitch, in a bird shop. He attracted the girl so much that she decided to meet him again. The rainbow mood of the beauty in love could only be destroyed by a seagull that crashed right into Melanie's head. From a friend, the girl learned that the mother of a young man could become an obstacle to their happiness with Mitch. But she had no idea that they were all facing a much worse problem than the problem of fathers and children.

"Pack", 2006

Viewers, watching films in which animals kill people, are accustomed to seeing distant, if not invented, fiends of hell. Therefore, pictures about those representatives of wildlife who live both in big cities and in small villages are considered especially scary.

A group of five young people decide to relax on an island away from the hustle and bustle of the city. But they do not realize 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 be able to stop them.

Films about killer animals occupy an honorable place in the history of the development of the horror genre. They can scare no less than pictures about maniacs and evil spirits.