Crawlers will plunge audiences into a claustrophobic nightmare of a new breed of spiders, escalating dread and primal fear — where every second counts.
Previously known as Arachnid, the horror film will be released in theaters nationwide on October 2 via Roadside Attractions and Saban Films.
Matilda Lutz (Revenge) stars as Serena, the overworked and underappreciated manager of the Paradiso Palms apartment complex, who discovers a mysterious death. But what begins as a suspected viral outbreak quickly spirals into something far more terrifying: a catastrophic infestation of venomous spiders spreading rapidly through the building.
Trapped by a quarantine with no way out, residents are forced into a desperate fight for survival as the threat multiplies by the second. Armed only with her intimate knowledge of the building, Serena may be the only one who can keep them alive… if she can confront her deepest fear.
Angel Gómez Hernández (Don’t Listen) directs from a script by Jayson Rothwell (Polar, Silent Night).
Crawlers marks the first feature from Badlands, the new collaboration between Basil Iwanyk & Erica Lee’s Thunder Road (John Wick, Sicario) and longtime studio executive Scott Strauss (Resident Evil, Underworld).
Strauss, Iwanyk, and Lee produce alongside Peter Welter Soler (Terminator Dark Fate), Jayson Rothwell, Alexandra Milchan (“The Terror”), and Josh Weinstock. Executive producers include Andrew Schwartzberg, Jon Shiffman, and Diarmaid McGrath.
“We knew we wanted Crawlers the moment we saw it — it’s a viciously entertaining thrill ride, as fun as it is terrifying,” commented Roadside Attractions co-presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff.
“Crawlers is a uniquely visceral horror experience that gets under your skin in the best way possible. It’s a true, unapologetic genre film that delivers the kind of squirm-in-your-seat, racing-heart moments that horror fans live for” said Saban co-presidents Shanan Becker and Jonathan Saba. “It masterfully blends edge-of-your-seat thrills with the high-octane fun we’ve come to expect from the producers of John Wick.”
“It is said we are never more than three feet from a spider,” added Strauss. “Now they’re coming to a theater near you! The filmmaking team is over the moon to partner with Roadside and Saban on the theatrical release of Crawlers.”