God of Frogs – Review

Fancy a good old fashion Creature Feature that thrives on weirdness? 

God of Frogs has got you covered: a multipart horror (not quite an anthology) that glides across decades, tying a family to an elemental amphibian terror whose hunger returns only once every quarter-century. Literally mad as a box of frogs

God of Frogs is more about mood and motif. Across four segments set from 1969 to a dystopian 2044, the central monstrous presence – a human-sized, grotesque frog creature – is the through line. Early chapters evoke the psychedelic cult paranoia of late-60s horror, with rituals and eerie spiritual overtones; later sections journey through slasher-like swamp terror and contemporary familial dread before ending in a sci-fi-tinged, high-concept apocalypse.

This structure is both the film’s greatest asset and, at times, its stumbling block. There’s a playful genre awareness at work: embracing camp, homage, and visceral creature effects that feel lovingly practical rather than sleekly digital. The anthology(ish) format allows the creature’s mythology to evolve like a folktale retold across generations – sometimes eerie, mostly ridiculous.

Performances match the film’s shifting aesthetic. In earlier chapters, actors self-consciously embrace genre conventions while in later segments the mood leans into slightly more grounded performance and emotional tension. It certainly seems to be a film that knows exactly what it is, and is happy to sit in that space.

The film’s pacing and coherence may be a bit testing. With each jump in time comes a stylistic and thematic pivot, and the results are mixed. If you want straightforward monster logic or a clean mythos, you might find the execution frustrating. But if you’re drawn to horror that wears its influences on its sleeve – a bit psychedelic, a bit slasher, a bit allegory – then God of Frogs has all the bizarre, memorable sequences and man in a big frog suit you’ll need.

In an era where horror often feels polished and predictable, God of Frogs is a welcome oddity: messy, ambitious, and most definitely unorthodox. It doesn’t always stick the landing, but its unique energy – part folk horror, part genre tour – might just stick with you, like frog spawn on your shoe.

God of Frogs is on UK digital 2 March from Miracle Media