Brandon Fletcher
The term for an intense fear of spiders is arachnophobia, a fact popularized by the 1990 film that brought this fear into the limelight. If you identify with this fear, you might want to think twice before watching the trailer for the upcoming film Crawlers. It features not just spiders but also an unsettling scenario where they appear in the most unexpected and horrifying places, including your mouth.
Scheduled for release on October 16, Crawlers revolves around “a catastrophic infestation of venomous and deadly spiders” within an apartment complex. The plot centers on the building manager, portrayed by Matilda Lutz (known for her role in the upcoming Red Sonja), who is on a mission to rescue as many residents as she can. early indications suggest her efforts may not yield the desired results. Check out the disturbingly creepy trailer for Crawlers.
The trailer is packed with unsettling visuals, from spiders lurking in the ceiling to the haunting imagery of spiders emerging from a corpse and scuttling through air ducts. These are the kinds of places where encountering even a single spider would be terrifying, let alone witnessing a swarm.
While it seems Crawlers might lean towards being cheesy, it is an 81-minute feature directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández and written by Jayson Rothwell, both of whom have a filmography filled with obscure horror titles that you might find at the tail end of horror selections on streaming platforms like Netflix or Prime Video. If it manages to provide some genuinely creepy moments, effective scares, and unexpected twists, viewers likely won’t be disappointed.
Crawlers will be hitting theaters on October 16, brought to you by Roadside Attractions and Saban Films. Are you planning to watch it?
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