Arachnophobia
A list of movies for those who have a fear of spiders, brought to you by Eric Myford, author of The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies book series...
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- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsJeff DanielsJulian SandsJohn GoodmanA 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.
- DirectorMike MendezStarsGreg GrunbergLin ShayeRuben PlaA giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed.
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsEd KemmerJune KenneyEugene PerssonTeenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider.
- DirectorEllory ElkayemStarsDavid ArquetteKari WuhrerScott TerraVenomous spiders get exposed to a noxious chemical that causes them to grow to monumental proportions.
- DirectorTerry WinsorStarsLance HenriksenEmma CatherwoodLisa LivingstoneIn India, the backpacker American friends Gina, John, Stacy, Geraldine and Phil hike in the woods with their guide Brian. When Geraldine is bitten by a poisonous spider, the group decides to seek an American doctor that lives in the jungle in a tribe. Dr. Lecorpus treats the girl and while Gina, John and Phil return to the village in the civilization, Brian and Stacy stay with the native. They decide to visit a temple in the forest while waiting for the recovering of Stacey; however, they find a dark secret about Dr. Lecorpus.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsPatrick MuldoonVanessa WilliamsThomas CalabroA top-secret Government project has produced giant spiders and they have escaped, killing and eating everything in sight.
- DirectorJack SholderStarsChris PotterAlex ReidJosé SanchoA scientific expedition investigating the outbreak of an unknown viral epidemic on an island in the south Pacific battles with a giant alien spider in the jungle.
- DirectorGary JonesStarsLana ParrillaJosh GreenOliver MacreadyA DNA experiment on a rare breed of spider is taking place on a NASA space shuttle, when a freak meteor shower engulfs the shuttle, causing everything to go horribly wrong.
- DirectorSam FirstenbergStarsStephanie NiznikGreg CromerDaniel QuinnAfter the events of Spiders (2000), a scientist conducts genetic tests, and a couple becomes the perfect host. Now, the hunt is on, as an army of arachnids is after the succulent human flesh. Who can stop the spiders' feeding frenzy?
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsBrian KrauseC. Thomas HowellMelissa BrasselleDozen of large, man-eating camel spiders first attack soldiers in thr desert of Iraq, then invades the southwestern areas of the United States.
- DirectorChris MungerStarsErnesto MaciasSuzanna LingHerman WallnerA disturbed teenage girl unleashes her pet tarantula against her "enemies."
- DirectorJack ArnoldStarsJohn AgarMara CordayLeo G. CarrollA spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in gigantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.
- DirectorFritz BöttgerStarsHarald MareschHelga FranckAlexander D'ArcySurvivors of a plane crash on a remote island find it is covered by spiders. When bitten, the survivors start turning into spiders!
- DirectorJohn 'Bud' CardosStarsWilliam ShatnerTiffany BollingWoody StrodeIn rural Arizona, countless killer tarantulas are migrating through a farm town, killing every living thing in their path. The town's veterinarian will do everything in his power to survive the onslaught.
- DirectorBill RebaneStarsSteve BrodieBarbara HaleRobert EastonGiant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.
- DirectorBrett PiperStarsRob MonkiewiczIrene JosephDavid BunceWhen a small research plane carrying a group of science students and their professor crash-lands in the middle of nowhere, the survivors go to a nearby farmhouse to look for help but soon find themselves besieged by giant mutant spiders.
- DirectorDavid WuStarsRichard GriecoKate GreenhouseColin FoxAn electrical crew stumbles into a parallel universe dominated by a mutated spider.
- DirectorScott ZiehlStarsDan AykroydDevon GummersallAmelia HeinleA shy, obsessive comic book fan gets injected with an experimental serum of a lab that is studying how to give humans the abilities of spiders. At first he develops minor abilities such as increased strength, which allows him to fight local criminals and bullies, thus living out his dream of being a superhero, and impressing his attractive next-door neighbor. Things start to get more odd when he is able to shoot webs out of his abdomen. Then he loses control over the force with which he applies his increasingly deadly abilities, as well as his judgment to discern between criminals and jokesters. His dream becomes a nightmare when he starts growing large spider body parts, he's in constant pain, and he develops a nearly insatiable hunger. A detective with a traumatized wife begins investigating when bodies covered in cobwebs and spider venom start piling up.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsWilliam HopeShelly VarodBrian HankeyAfter a Soviet space station crashes into a New York City subway tunnel, a species of venomous spiders is discovered, and soon they mutate to gigantic proportions and wreak havoc on the city.
- DirectorRon OrmondHerbert TevosStarsJackie CooganAllan NixonRichard TravisA mad scientist named Arana is creating giant spiders and dwarfs in his lab on Zarpa Mesa in Mexico. He wants to create a master race of superwomen by injecting his female subjects with spider venom.
- DirectorStuart HagmannStarsClaude AkinsCharles FrankDeborah WintersAn airplane carrying coffee beans from South America has some unpleasant stowaways: a hoard of tarantulas which overcome the pilots as the airplane is flying over an orange-producing town in California. The airplane crashes, and the unlucky inhabitants of the town release the poisonous spiders into their midst. Once the town's officials discover that the tarantulas are responsible for several deaths, the tarantulas have already descended upon the town's only orange-processing factory. The town's citizens risk their lives to remove the tarantulas from the factory while the poisonous pests are rendered motionless by the transmitted sound of buzzing bees.
- DirectorGriff FurstStarsMegan AdelleGralen Bryant BanksPaul BoocockAn earthquake triggers a brood of giant fire-breathing spiders to attack the city of New Orleans.
- DirectorMike MendezStarsSteve GuttenbergNia PeeplesPatrick RennaVolcanic eruptions in Los Angeles unleash a swarm of gigantic, lava-breathing tarantulas.
- DirectorJack ArnoldStarsGrant WilliamsRandy StuartApril KentAfter Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him.
- DirectorNick SimonStarsSteve GuttenbergMichael WinslowMichele WeaverColton West must defeat the lavalantulas once again.