Pest

Battleship Potemkin

December 1925 •Russian

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.

Mimic

August 1997 •English

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.

Mimic 2

January 2003 •English

Detective Klaski investigates the death and mutilation of three men and soon crosses paths with Remy, an entomologist. Soon, he discovers that she is being stalked by a giant shape-shifting insect who is bent on taking over New York.

Bug

October 2023 •English

Caught between a potentially predatory neighbour and her own escalating paranoia, an isolated young woman slides along the razor’s edge of sanity as she imagines who or what might be watching her through the walls.

Joe's Apartment

July 1996 •English

A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.

Cockroach

October 2023 •Portuguese

A cockroach's infestation triggers a rift in the relationship between Ingrid and her fiancé. Haunted by terrifying hallucinations, Ingrid spirals into doubt and finds it difficult to distinguish what is real and what is not.

Creepshow

November 1982 •English

Five tales in the style of classic '50s horror comics, involving a murdered man emerging from the grave, a meteor's ooze that makes everything grow, a snack for a crated creature, a scheming husband, and a malevolent millionaire with an insect phobia.

Fat Slags

October 2004 •English

Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.

Phenomena

January 1985 •English

A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

Bug

June 1975 •English

An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, however, reveal an intent with much more far-reaching consequences.

Wounds

January 2019 •English

Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.

Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation

November 1990 •English

A reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leaped from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches who are making her part of their sacrificial ceremony during the Christmas season.

Nous sommes tous des cafards

January 1997 •French

Roaches' Lullaby

February 1972 •English

A humorous short documentary which features interviews with three zealous New York City roach-haters who demonstrate their own extermination techniques and recount - in hilarious detail - their own personal experiences with cockroaches. Includes an original musical composition lamenting the presence of this pesty insect in urban life

The Nest

May 1988 •English

Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously butchering its citizens.

Twilight of the Cockroaches

November 1987 •Japanese

The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a hard-bitten stranger roach named Hans appears with news of war with the humans across the lawn, it foretells disruption-not only of Naomi and Ichiro's relationship, but of the hive's entire way of life.

The Prodigy

February 2019 •English

A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.

The Cockroach

July 2022 •Persian

The groom goes to the hairdresser to take the bride but he's been told that she has become a cockroach.

Bug Buster

January 1998 •English

After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by a lethal species of large cockroach. After some of the town's inhabitants are killed, the mayor enlists the help of eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin in order to prevent further harm to the local dwellers.

Red Sky (Metal Giants)

April 2022 •Spanish

Bianca an emotionally unstable office worker is asked by a mysterious client to deliver documents insisting she must deliver them herself in person. On her arrival Bianca is kidnapped. Her captor, leader of a cult, drugs Bianca whilst tormenting her with continuous relentless indoctrination, forcing Bianca her to question the veracity of her memories, even those most life forming, as a victim of child abuse.