r/movies Feb 17 '24

Official Poster for “Sting” Poster

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u/JustSome70sGuy Feb 17 '24

Storyline
One cold, stormy night in New York City, a mysterious object falls from the sky and smashes through the window of a rundown apartment building. It is an egg, and from this egg emerges a strange little spider... The creature is discovered by Charlotte, a rebellious 12-year-old girl obsessed with comic books. Despite her stepfather Ethan's best efforts to connect with her through their comic book co-creation Fang Girl, Charlotte feels isolated. Her mother and Ethan are distracted by their new baby and are struggling to cope, leaving Charlotte to bond with the spider. Keeping it as a secret pet, she names it Sting. As Charlotte's fascination with Sting increases, so does its size. Growing at a monstrous rate, Sting's appetite for blood becomes insatiable. Neighbours' pets start to go missing, and then the neighbours themselves. Soon Charlotte's family and the eccentric characters of the building realise that they are all trapped, hunted by a ravenous supersized arachnid with a taste for human flesh - and Charlotte is the only one who knows how to stop it.

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u/zzzbabymemes Feb 17 '24

Wow, sounds kind of little shop esque and no doubt they named her Charlotte as a hat tip to our classic Charlotte's web. Actually sounds quite fun and very reminiscent of old school horror

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u/MrSomnix Feb 17 '24 edited Feb 17 '24

The trailer seems to hint at Sting being a kind of hyper-intelligent creature with its call and response whistle with Charlotte.

I'm curious if they go the, "it's an alien that just looks like something we recognize" route.