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A goofy, creature-feature horror-thriller with a clear B-movie lane: a kid secretly raises a spider, and chaos follows. It has some fun practical-creature energy and a few effective suspense beats, but the tonal wobble, thin character work, and uneven pacing keep it from fully clicking.
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Fri · 1h 32m
Director: Kiah Roache-Turner
Starring: Alyla Browne, Ryan Corr, Penelope Mitchell
After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the truth about her pet and fight for her family's survival.
Kiah Roache-Turner
Alyla Browne, Ryan Corr, Penelope Mitchell
A goofy, creature-feature horror-thriller with a clear B-movie lane: a kid secretly raises a spider, and chaos follows. It has some fun practical-creature energy and a few effective suspense beats, but the tonal wobble, thin character work, and uneven pacing keep it from fully clicking.
Sting is the kind of horror movie that knows its hook and mostly commits to it: a secret pet spider, a cramped apartment, and a family slowly realizing they are in over their heads. When it leans into creature-feature mayhem, it can be a decent time, with enough arachnid menace to satisfy genre fans and a few moments that feel engineered for audience squirming.
The problem is that the movie spends too long getting to the good stuff, and the human drama never quite earns the emotional weight it wants. The tone keeps shifting between domestic comedy, sci-fi creepiness, and straight horror, which makes the film feel a little clunky even when it is trying to be fun.
Still, there is a scrappy, late-night-movie energy here that some viewers will appreciate. If you come in expecting a polished horror standout, it will likely disappoint; if you want a modest creature feature with a few effective scares and a knowingly pulpy premise, it can do the job.
Joe A (2.5★) · 1146 likes
Someone turn on the god damn lights so I could see what is going on.
mariano (2★) · 846 likes
that twitter sound effect every time she was posting on fucking instagram triggered the hell out of me 😭 how did they get that so wrong
Jim Caddick (2★) · 451 likes
Worst documentary of The Police I’ve ever seen
Sydney🚀 (2.5★) · 446 likes
You know what… on one hand this was the clunky/generic stuff I expected, but on the other hand the whole end is trying to do Alien/Aliens and it doesn’t completely fail so I respect that. Not everyone will recognize your game, Sting (that name is a cool reference, too). None of the characters are all that likeable and it gets very tonally confused on its mission to B movie status, but at least there’s something going on here (read: clearly inspired by movies
𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙩 (2★) · 418 likes
the movie doesn’t actually start until an hour in just to let you guys know
A sharper, more crowd-pleasing spider horror that balances suspense and humor far better.
If the appeal is monster-spider chaos, this is the more openly playful and energetic version.
For the same survival-under-siege intensity and creature escalation, but with much stronger craft.
Shares the mix of body horror, sympathy for the monster, and escalating domestic dread.
A classic example of a cute-creature premise curdling into household chaos and horror.
A model creature feature with tight pacing, humor, and memorable monster attacks.
A family-centered monster movie that blends creature horror with emotional stakes more successfully.
For viewers who want gross-out sci-fi horror with a mischievous, B-movie spirit.
Shares the urban siege energy and youthful perspective, but with stronger wit and momentum.
A more intense city-under-attack survival thriller with a similar sense of escalating panic.
For the trapped-with-monsters setup and the pressure-cooker family/community dynamics.
A cleaner, more effective family survival horror built around creature threat and domestic tension.
creature feature, family under siege, secret pet gone wrong, body horror, alien infestation, parent-child conflict, survival horror, urban isolation
creature feature, spider horror, B-movie, family survival, body horror, alien menace, dark comedy, sci-fi horror, tonal imbalance, indie horror