Black Swarm
A widow, Deputy Sheriff Jane Kozik, moves from Manhattan to Black Stone, New York, with her daughter Kelsey. There she expects to find a safe place to live. The day after moving, a homeless man is found dead in the tool shed of Jane's blind friend Beverly; an entomologist, Katherine is summoned to help with the investigation, along with Devin, Jane's brother-in-law and former boyfriend. Meanwhile, Kelsey befriends Eli, a scientist who has developed genetically modified wasps to the army as a weapon, and who is now trying to revert the process. When the wasps attack Black Stone, Jane, Devin and Eli team-up to attempt to destroy the swarm.
A tense eco-horror thriller that trades small-town unease for the primal terror of a genetically engineered insect swarm gone rogue.
- Practical effects on display with swarming wasps delivering unsettling, claustrophobic menace reminiscent of ’80s creature features.
- A procedural mystery framework grounds the chaos, mixing sheriff drama with scientific ethics in the vein of Cronenberg’s body horror meets ’90s tech paranoia.
- For fans of nature-turning-on-us subgenres and bio-engineered monstrosities, this one scratches that itch with a modest but effective budget.
- Not perfect — some pacing wobbles and character beats feel rote — but it’s a solid B-movie that leans into its insectile nightmare without apology.
