Sting review: Fast-growing spider becomes the pet from hell in gripping chiller

Sting
Kiah Roache-Turner
In cinemas (US); Releasing 31 May (UK)

A bratty 12-year-old girl. A feckless stepfather who loses her trust and feels increasingly out of place in his own home. Oh, and a giant spider. Kiah Roache-Turner, a newish director of horror, understands that real originality has almost nothing to do with who and what you put in front of the screen. What matters is how you set those elements dancing.

Like 2023’s killer-doll hit M3gan, with which it…