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Musophobia

by Encyclopedia_of_Horror • Created 8 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
A list of movies for those who have a fear of mice and rats, brought to you by Eric Myford, author of The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies book series...
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  • The Food of the Gods (1976)

    1. The Food of the Gods

    19761h 28mPG20Metascore
    4.6 (5.1K)
    A group of friends travel to a remote Canadian island to hunt, only to be attacked by giant killer animals which have populated the place.
    DirectorBert I. GordonStarsMarjoe GortnerPamela FranklinRalph Meeker
  • Food of the Gods II (1989)

    2. Food of the Gods II

    19891h 31mR
    4.1 (1.5K)
    A growth hormone experiment gets out of hand, when the the resulting giant man-eating rats escape, wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting campus. Much blood-letting follows.
    DirectorDamian LeeStarsPaul CoufosLisa SchrageRéal Andrews
  • Rats: Night of Terror (1984)

    3. Rats: Night of Terror

    19841h 37mUnrated
    4.7 (3.4K)
    In a post-apocalyptic earth, where most of humanity lives underground, a group of surface people stumble upon an abandoned lab that was trying to bring life back to the earth's surface, but the place is run over by vicious rats.
    DirectorsBruno MatteiClaudio FragassoStarsOttaviano Dell'AcquaGeretta GerettaMassimo Vanni
  • Adrienne Barbeau in Burial of the Rats (1995)

    4. Burial of the Rats

    19951h 18mRTV Movie
    4.1 (557)
    In 19th Century France, a young Bram Stoker is captured by a man-hating, all-female cult of thong bikini wearers. Aided by flesh-eating rats, the warrior women raid the lairs of evil men and punish them. Our hero must decide between his wish to escape the dangerous cult and his love for one of its members.
    DirectorDan GoldenStarsAdrienne BarbeauMaria FordKevin Alber
  • Killer Rats (2003)

    5. Killer Rats

    20031h 32mR
    3.4 (1.3K)
    Tabloid reporter Samantha (Sara Downing, "Never Been Kissed") goes undercover at the Brookdale Institute to break a story about celebrity drug addicts, but she soon discovers that the real scoop is far more terrifying.
    DirectorTibor TakácsStarsSara DowningAmy ParksBailey Chase
  • Mulberry St (2006)

    6. Mulberry St

    20061h 24mR
    5.5 (6.5K)
    A deadly infection breaks out in Manhattan, causing humans to develop into blood-thirsty rat creatures.
    DirectorJim MickleStarsNick DamiciKim BlairRon Brice
  • The Rats (2002)

    7. The Rats

    20021h 34mRTV Movie
    4.9 (2.3K)
    A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city.
    DirectorJohn LafiaStarsMädchen AmickVincent SpanoShawn Michael Howard
  • Altered Species (2001)

    8. Altered Species

    20011h 31mR
    2.6 (510)
    On a moonlit night, in a remote research laboratory, a major medical breakthrough is about to have deadly results. A chemical compound that was created to "hunt and destroy" deadly cancer cells has leaked from the hazardous waste disposal system into the building's basement. Now, the rodents involved in the laboratory experiment upstairs are not the only rats in the facility that will become the altered species. Professor Schultz, a leading bio-researcher, has just determined that the addition of a new enzyme now enables his "hunt and destroy" formulation to regenerate for the length of time necessary to neutralize deadly cancer tumors. When three varying degrees of the new mixture are administered to three different rats and the rest poured down the faulty "Waste Hazard" sink, shocking side-effects result in a night of terror...
    DirectorSerge RodnunskyStarsAllen Lee HaffLeah RowanGuy Vieg
  • Revenge of the Rats (2001)

    9. Revenge of the Rats

    20011h 44mPG-13TV Movie
    4.5 (422)
    When trash collectors go on strike during a record-breaking heat wave, Frankfurt is faced with a growing environmental catastrophe. Feeding off the increasing mountains of waste, giant rats multiply and begin to take over the city.
    DirectorJörg LühdorffStarsRalph HerforthAnne Cathrin BuhtzChristian Kahrmann
  • Bruce Davison in Willard (1971)

    10. Willard

    19711h 35mPG49Metascore
    6.2 (6.1K)
    A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.
    DirectorDaniel MannStarsBruce DavisonElsa LanchesterSondra Locke
  • Crispin Glover in Willard (2003)

    11. Willard

    20031h 40mPG-1361Metascore
    6.1 (21K)
    A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.
    DirectorGlen MorganStarsCrispin GloverR. Lee ErmeyLaura Harring
  • Ben (1972)

    12. Ben

    19721h 34mPG
    5.3 (3.7K)
    A lonely boy befriends Ben, the leader of a violent swarm of killer rats.
    DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsLee MontgomeryJoseph CampanellaArthur O'Connell
  • Shannon Tweed and Peter Weller in Of Unknown Origin (1983)

    13. Of Unknown Origin

    19831h 28mR51Metascore
    6.1 (4.1K)
    A man becomes destructively obsessed with killing a dangerous rat, which has taken residence in his recently renovated house.
    DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsPeter WellerJennifer DaleLawrence Dane
  • Deadly Eyes (1982)

    14. Deadly Eyes

    19821h 27mR
    4.9 (1.7K)
    Contaminated grain breeds overgrown, killer rats in this Golden Harvest production.
    DirectorRobert ClouseStarsSam GroomSara BotsfordScatman Crothers
  • Saikyôjû tanjô Nezura (2002)

    15. Saikyôjû tanjô Nezura

    20021h 30mVideo
    4.0 (83)
    A Japanese company funded by the United States army conducts experiments with anti-bacteriological weapons that create a lethal humanoid rat monster which kills all the lab technicians. The company tries to cover up what happened while a group of soldiers are sent in to destroy the beast and a team of doctors work around the clock to discover a cure for a deadly plague caused by the rat monster which has infected people in the immediate area.
    DirectorKanta TagawaStarsMika KatsumuraYoshiyuki KubotaDaisuke Ryû
  • Rat Scratch Fever (2011)

    16. Rat Scratch Fever

    20111h 35mNot Rated
    4.5 (168)
    Brought back from a doomed space mission, an army of giant rats develop a big appetite for Los Angeles residents.
    DirectorJeff LeroyStarsRandal MaloneTasha TacosaFord Austin
  • Graveyard Shift (1990)

    17. Graveyard Shift

    19901h 26mR28Metascore
    5.0 (13K)
    The owner of an ancient mill hires a drifter to rid the basement of rats.
    DirectorRalph S. SingletonStarsDavid AndrewsKelly WolfStephen Macht
  • Nightmares (1983)

    18. Nightmares

    19831h 39mR39Metascore
    5.7 (3.9K)
    Anthology of four horror tales with a supernatural twist based on urban legends.
    DirectorJoseph SargentStarsCristina RainesJoe LambieAnthony James
  • Rat Man (1988)

    19. Rat Man

    19881h 22mNot Rated
    4.5 (1.1K)
    A fashion model is murdered on a Caribbean island, and her sister investigates with her friend Fred, uncovering a horrifying rat-like creature which Fred kills, but the true horror is just beginning.
    DirectorGiuliano CarnimeoStarsDavid WarbeckJanet AgrenEva Grimaldi
  • The Killer Shrews (1959)

    20. The Killer Shrews

    19591h 9mApproved
    4.2 (5.9K)
    On an isolated island, a small group of people is terrorized by giant voracious shrews during a hurricane.
    DirectorRay KelloggStarsJames BestIngrid GoudeKen Curtis
  • Return of the Killer Shrews (2012)

    21. Return of the Killer Shrews

    20121h 24m
    2.9 (434)
    Fifty-three years after being attacked by killer shrews on a remote island, Captain Thorne Sherman is hired by a reality television crew to return to the island in question. The shrews attack again in short order.
    DirectorSteve LatshawStarsBruce DavisonJohn SchneiderJames Best
  • The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! (1972)

    22. The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here!

    19721h 31mGP
    3.5 (565)
    The daughter in a family of werewolves decides to put an end to the family curse.
    DirectorAndy MilliganStarsHope StansburyJackie SkarvellisNoel Collins
  • Terror in the Swamp (1985)

    23. Terror in the Swamp

    19851h 27m
    3.7 (225)
    In an effort to create the perfect nutria for breeding by the fur industry, a scientist and his assistant inadvertently create a brutal mutation that escapes into the nearby swamps.
    DirectorsJoe CatalanottoMartin FolseStarsKeith BarkerChuck BushGerald Daigal
  • Hell's Trap (1989)

    24. The Demon Rat

    19921h 37mNot RatedVideo
    4.4 (110)
    In a bleak near future the world has really gone to seed due to severe pollution. Toxic smog, acid rain, and grotesquely mutated animals are all direct results of this environmental decay. Ruthless industrialist Roberto Cervantes makes matters worse by illegally dumping plutonium. School teacher Irina and professor Axel try to stop Cervantes, and a giant lethal humanoid rat runs amok in Irina's house.
    DirectorRubén Galindo Jr.StarsMiguel Ángel RodríguezGerardo AlbarránRossana San Juan
  • Trilogy of Terror II (1996)

    25. Trilogy of Terror II

    19961h 30mRTV Movie
    5.6 (1.9K)
    Three horror stories, including a woman's fate when she and her lover attempt to rob her husband's grave, a woman who brings her son back from the dead and a Zuni fetish doll who comes to life again and goes on another murderous rampage.
    DirectorDan CurtisStarsLysette AnthonyGeraint Wyn DaviesMatt Clark

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