Thanks to Cineworld we headed out to check out the Unlimited Screening of the new horror, STING, which is directed by Kiah Roache-Turner and stars Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Ryan Corr and Jermaine Fowler. But is the film scary?
On a cold, stormy night in New York City, a mysterious object falls from the sky and smashes through the window of a rundown apartment building. It turns out to be an egg, from which emerges a strange little spider. The creature is found by Charlotte, a rebellious 12-year-old girl who is obsessed with comic books. Despite her stepfather Ethan’s best efforts to connect with her through their comic book co-creation “Fang Girl,” Charlotte feels isolated.
As her mother and Ethan are preoccupied with their new baby and struggling to cope, Charlotte bonds with a spider, keeping it as a secret pet and naming it Sting. As Charlotte becomes more fascinated with Sting, the spider grows at a monstrous rate and develops an insatiable appetite for blood. Neighbours’ pets start to go missing, followed by the neighbours themselves. Soon, Charlotte’s family and the eccentric characters of the building realize that they are all trapped and hunted by a ravenous, supersized arachnid with a taste for human flesh. Charlotte is the only one who knows how to stop it.
Sting is inspired by one of humanity’s greatest fears, arachnophobia, and it’s made more monstrous than ever before.
Ah the elusive horror film, it certainly seems that the scary ones are few and far between and sadly STING is one of those horror films that didn’t do anything for me, the scares were non-existent and the horror element just seemed lacklustre.
The film is set all in one apartment block which works for what is needed, the build-up is slow and I found myself during the first part of the film getting a tad bored and waiting for something to make me jump, but sadly nothing.
I didn’t connect to the characters throughout the 91-minute runtime, I have to say that the set design, lighting and the Weta Workshop effects for the spider look good once we get to the huge version with the creepiness of something that so many people have phobias over, if you do have arachniphobia then you may have chills while watching STING.
The soundtrack for the film works well and is by Anna Drubich (Barbarian), I have to say that the music in the movie stood out to me the most more than what was going on in the film itself.
STING will be available to buy and rent from digital platforms on 15th July and available to own on Blu-ray and DVD from 19th August
Maybe one not a movie for arachnophobes
Movie title: STING (2024)
Movie description: After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet-and fight for her family's survival-when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.
Date published: May 27, 2024
Country: UK
Duration: 91 mins
Director(s): Kiah Roache-Turner
Actor(s): Jermaine Fowler, Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Summary
If you suffer from arachnophobia then this is a movie to steer clear from, if you are looking for a scary horror then you may be disappointed.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
