Natural horror is a subgenre of horror films in which nature runs amok, [1] typically in the form of animals or plants that pose a threat to human characters.
Though killer animals in film have existed since the release of The Lost World in 1925, [2] two of the first motion pictures to garner mainstream success with a "nature runs amok" premise were The Birds , directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1963; and Jaws , directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1975. Following Jaws, numerous horror films of a similar narrative were produced, including Grizzly (1976), Piranha (1978), and Alligator (1980). [3]
See also the section on insects.
The greater resources mean the film potentially pushes the boundary of what natural horror can achieve in a modern context.