Although in recent years, they’ve been given adifferent connotationthrough Marvel and Sony, spiders have typically always taken a bad rap. While it’s been a while since a goodcampy horror flicklike theDavid ArquetteandScarlett Johansson-ledEight Legged FreaksorFrank Marshall’shorror thrillerArachnophobialanded on screens, we’re happy to share thatKiah Roache-Turner’s (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead) upcoming spider-based horror filmStinghas finished production. And even better, we’ve got our first-look image at the terror about to unfold.
StarringAlyla Browne(Three Thousand Years of Longing,Nine Perfect Strangers),Ryan Corr(House of the Dragon), andPenelope Mitchell(Hellboy),Stingfollows the story of a 12-year-old girl named Charlotte (Browne) who comes across a spider that has hatched from a mysterious egg. Charlotte immediately bonds with the arachnid as she struggles to connect with her stepfather and mother who are busy tending to a new baby. Naming her new best friend Sting, Charlotte’s connection with the spider grows by leaps and bounds every day as does Sting’s size.
And, with the changes to its body, Sting’s thirst for blood also becomes all-consuming. At first, the neighbors' pets go missing, but when the neighbors themselves disappear, it becomes a major cause for alarm. With only Charlotte able to control her pet’s violent desires, her parents and the other tenants living in the building have no one else to turn to for salvation. The image dropped today reveals Charlotte fast asleep with Sting hovering over her. It’s unclear whether the future friends have already met, but with the troubled look on her sleeping face, it looks like Charlotte has been going through a rough time.
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Who Is inSting?
The feature also starsRobyn Nevin(Top of the Lake),Noni Hazlehurst(The End), andJermaine Fowler(Retreat).House of the Dragonfans will remember Corr forhis performanceas everyone’s favoritesupportive and secret gone-too-soon dadSer Harwin Strong, with the actor also holding credits in titles such asThe Water DivinerandWolf Creek 2. At a young age, Browne has already nabbed several impressive roles on film and television including playingNicole Kidman’s daughter inNine Perfect Strangers, working alongsideGeorge MilleronThree Thousand Years of Longing, and starring oppositeAnna PaquinonTrue Spirit.
An Australian filmmaker, Roache-Turner made his directorial debut in 2015 with the zombie apocalypse movieWyrmwood: Road of the Dead. The first of several projects in theWyrmwood-universe, he would follow it up with the 2017 shortWyrmwood: Chronicles of the Deadand 2021’s full-length featureWyrmwood: Apocalypse, with the latter nabbing the Audience Award at the 2021 Sydney Film Festival. In betweenWyrmwoodtitles, Roache-Turner has entertained audiences with 2018’s sci-fi horrorNekrotronic.
As of right now,Stinghasn’t received a release window, but stay tuned to Collider for more information. you may check out the first-look image above and keep scrolling for a trailer forWyrmwood: Road of the Dead.
