3) Frogs (1972)
When are people going to learn that Mother Nature is not to be screwed with? While there have been many, MANY examples, Frogs could be one of the most hilarious, if not for the theatrical poster alone. The way that doe-eyed frog just stares blankly into your soul, with a human arm hanging out of its mouth – the image eats directly into you. This is why you don’t pollute or attempt to eliminate nature with harmful pesticides, because when nature fights back, it’s a violent forced to be reckoned with.
Starring Sam Elliot and Ray Milland, Frogs is nothing but pulpy, B-Movie fun. A whole array of different animals attack a Southern family of environmental haters, from tarantulas to snapping turtles, but it’s the frogs who are nature’s silent assassin. The haunting image of all those frogs ending Milland’s life, hopping about his fallen corpse, is one of the most hilarious horror movie warnings of all time, mixing a “save the rainforest” mentality with the unpredictable horrors of nature.
“Cold green skin against soft, warm flesh…” – the tagline says it all. Talk about zany natural disasters, albeit a more contained experience.
