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creature feature

British  

noun

  1. a horror film featuring a monster

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To conserve their moisture or maintain their temperature, anywhere from five to 50,000 blackworms intermingle to form writhing blobs seemingly right out of a creature feature.

From Scientific American • Apr. 27, 2023

The mega-monster who gives this folk-horror creature feature its name is a misunderstood brute in the tradition of King Kong and Godzilla — the opposite of “Trolls.”

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Directed by Hanna Bergholm, in her debut, the film has shades of both “E.T.” and “Black Swan” making for an interesting creature feature.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

‘Gojira’ The kaiju also known as Godzilla stomps his way through Japan in this classic 1954 creature feature.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2022

That’s an old-fashioned creature feature, effective enough to give you a mild case of the heebie-jeebies but nothing chronic.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022