Movies like Eight Legged Freaks: 20 to watch next
If you loved Eight Legged Freaks (2002) — a action, comedy and horror film directed by Ellory Elkayem — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Eight Legged Freaks most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like spider, creature and pick up. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Arachnophobia 1990★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Horror
A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Clown in a Cornfield 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Infestation 2009★ 5.8
Shares: Action, Comedy, Horror
After being stung by a giant insect, Cooper learns that these bugs are attacking the whole city. He joins forces with the survivors, in order to find a way to counter-attack.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crawlers 2026★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Tenants at Paradiso Palms apartments fight a deadly spider invasion while the cunning building manager might be their only hope for survival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Splinter 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Thriller
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they'll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mist 2007★ 7.0
Shares: Horror, Thriller
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat 1991★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Blob 1988★ 6.9
Shares: Horror, Thriller
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Alligator 1980★ 6.0
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal escapes the city sewers and goes on a rampage, pursued by a cop and a big-game hunter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Feast 2005★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Action, Comedy
When a motley crew of strangers find themselves trapped in an isolated tavern, they must band together in a battle for survival against a family of flesh-hungry creatures.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sting 2024★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Thriller
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.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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The Lost Boys 1987★ 7.1
Shares: Horror, Comedy, Thriller
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dave Made a Maze 2017★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation. Ignoring his warnings, Dave’s girlfriend Annie leads a band of oddball explorers on a rescue mission. Once inside, they find themselves trapped in an ever-changing supernatural world, threatened by booby traps and pursued by a bloodthirsty Minotaur.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Slither 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Horror, Comedy
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Innocent Blood 1992★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dark Light 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Die Alone 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Mae, a hardened and eccentric survivor. Together, Ethan and Mae face threats both human and otherwise before a fateful encounter with Kai unravels a secret that lies just beyond Ethan's fractured memory.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Bay 2012★ 5.8
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hold the Fort 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Horror
A HOA turns out to be more troublesome than usual in this wildly amusing, FX-heavy freak-out about newly minted suburbanites unexpectedly forced to take part in a struggle against monstrous forces.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Psycho Goreman 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now