The Food of the Gods(1976)
1976 · Bert I. Gordon · 88 min
Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.
Horror · Science Fiction
5.0129 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How The Food of the Gods scares
The Food of the Gods is a cheesy monster movie about giant animals attacking people trapped on an isolated island, and it plays more like an adventure creature feature than a true horror film. The scares come from sudden animal attacks and siege-style survival moments rather than any deep dread, and the tone stays goofy and over-the-top throughout. It's the kind of movie you watch for laughs with friends, not one that will actually unsettle you. Giant rats and bugs swarming people is the whole show, and it's played for fun B-movie thrills rather than lasting fear.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Food of the Gods rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A creature-feature that starts with a jolt, settles into a steady run of attacks, and keeps ramping up to a chaotic, all-out finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is The Food of the Gods?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Food of the Gods rates 2/5 — moderately scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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