The Wasp Woman
Eager to boost sales, cosmetic maker Janice Starlin orders her scientists to develop a new youth formula derived from queen wasp enzymes. But when Janice accidentally overdoses on the formula, she’s shockingly transformed into a giant, vicious wasp.
Why it matters
A campy creature feature that buzzes with mid-90s practical effects and B-movie charm, The Wasp Woman (1995) reanimates a cult sci-fi horror premise with a dash of toxic vanity.
- Practical effects and creature design lean into the era’s low-budget ingenuity—think rubber suits and goo, not CGI polish.
- A gendered body horror tale tapping into anxieties about aging and beauty culture, decades before social media made it ubiquitous.
- Perfect for fans of ’90s direct-to-video horror and campy monster flicks where the fun comes from the earnestness, not subtlety.
- Not a masterpiece, but a curiosity piece for anyone tracing the evolution of eco-horror and mutation motifs in genre cinema.
Director
29 horror films in catalog
Chopping Mall 1986
Not of This Earth 1988
Transylvania Twist 1989
The Return of Swamp Thing 1989
The Haunting of Morella 1990
Sorority House Massacre II 1990
Scream Queen Hot Tub Party 1991
976-Evil II 1992
Ghoulies IV 1994
The Wasp Woman 1995
Sorceress 1995
Vampirella 1996
Raptor 2001
Project Viper 2002
Cheerleader Massacre 2003
The Curse of the Komodo 2004
Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness 2004
The Thing Below 2004
Komodo vs. Cobra 2005
Witches of Breastwick 2 2005
The House on Hooter Hill 2007
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Vampire In Vegas 2009
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Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
43
Supernatural
0
Creature
91
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
33
