Bug (1975)
Last film of gimmick director William Castle (The Tingler, House on Haunted Hill) about a scientist who creates a breed of intelligent, flying super-roaches.
Did I mention these roaches can produce fire and prey upon unsuspecting users of rotary phones?
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If you liked Kingdom of the Spiders you'll love another movie starring a brooding 70s character actor being driven mad by bugs who can spell.
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Olivia
commented
That movie definitely plays on how unsettling insects can feel when they suddenly become the focus. What’s interesting is how often real-life bugs spark similar reactions just because we don’t know what we’re looking at. I’ve found that using a bug identifier by picture online like https://buganalyzr.com/ helps take the mystery out of it. A quick photo can reveal whether it’s harmless or something worth addressing, which makes encounters far less dramatic than in the film.
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Brandon Blackmoor commented
This was based on a rather interesting novel. Oddly enough, I read the novel first, and was surprised when it was being made into a movie. It's actually a pretty decent adaptation, but in my opinion it should have been two movies.