Survival

5 works in the index tagged SURVIVAL, across every medium we score — film, television, print, audio and objects.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Tobe Hooper · 1974 · Film

16mm heat and grime. Feels found rather than filmed, which is the trick.

28 Days Later

Danny Boyle · 2002 · Film

Shot on video, running flat out. The soldiers are the third act.

The Descent

Neil Marshall · 2005 · Film

Claustrophobia first, creatures second. The cave was already enough.

The Terror

AMC · 2018 · Television

Scurvy, lead poisoning and a bear. The ice was the monster first.

A Quiet Place

John Krasinski · 2018 · Film

Silence as the rule and the threat. A creature feature that behaves like a thriller.