10 Great Eco-Horror Films You Need To See

by Victoria Brown

1. Godzilla (1954)

Godzilla 1954
Toho

Godzilla is the ultimate eco-horror film, the embodiment of Japan’s fear of a nuclear holocaust and the effects of H-Bomb testing. It is arguably the beginning of everything we know about eco-horror: Godzilla is the ultimate metaphor for humanity’s amoral creation of nuclear weapons, in which nature rightfully takes revenge on mankind for our reckless harming of the environment.

Rather than sugar-coating the issue, Godzilla’s bleak tone and cinematography confronts us with the reality of our irresponsible scientific endeavours.

Any fan of horror should add Godzilla to their list because it overshadows – figuratively and literally – every other monster movie out there.

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Victoria is a freelance writer from Northern Ireland. Reader, writer and cinephile, Victoria writes about cinema - mostly horror and Disney - and television. You can find her over at www.read-review-repeat.com and at Banterflix, film reviews with a Norn Iron accent.