Name: Insect
Director: Evan Jacobs
Genre: Animation, Horror
Released: 2017-11-30
Duration: 62 min
Rating: 3
Cast: Isaac Golub, Seever Golub, Nik Hill, John Hoyt, Erin Lander

Your dead mom's bedroom: now with 100% more giant evil bug.

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45

DIY nightmarefamily trauma-coremicrobudget madness

Overview

Animation Horror

Two teen brothers discover that an enormous and evil Insect is living in their dead mother's bedroom.

US

Content warning

grief and denialbrotherhood under pressuredomestic horrorunprocessed loss

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gloriously janky insect puppet that commits to the bit.

Writing

Dialogue captures authentic teen sibling bickering amid absurdity.

Best for:Solo·Friends

Heads up:Emotional

E

Director

Evan Jacobs

ReleasedNov 30, 2017

Runtime1h 2m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Top Cast

Popeye Vogelsang

Dad (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Evan Jacobs shot this for under $5,000, with the Golub brothers being actual siblings he found through local theater.

Cultural

This premiered at Fantastic Fest 2017, where audiences debated whether its amateurishness was charming or insulting—proving DIY horror divides even dedicated genre fans.