Director: Kiah Roache-Turner
A pet spider grows into something far more dangerous in Sting, a 2024 Australian-American horror-thriller directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, streaming with Persian dub and subtitles on K-Time.
What is Sting about?
Twelve-year-old Charlotte has been secretly raising a small spider she found, hiding its unusual growth and even stranger behavior from the rest of her apartment building. As the creature grows well beyond anything natural, the household around her turns into a hunting ground, and Charlotte has to decide how far she'll go to protect the people she loves from something she brought into their lives herself. The film builds its tension through close apartment corridors and vents rather than wide-open chases, keeping the threat close and personal throughout.
Cast & crew
Ryan Corr and young lead Alyla Browne headline the ensemble as Charlotte navigates the growing threat, joined by Penelope Mitchell, screen veterans Robyn Nevin and Noni Hazlehurst, and Silvia Colloca. Director Kiah Roache-Turner, known for genre horror with a practical-effects sensibility, keeps the creature work tactile rather than overly digital.
Context & significance
Sting sits comfortably in the lineage of creature-in-the-walls horror, using a domestic setting most viewers recognize instantly to heighten the dread of something growing unseen. Its blend of a child protagonist with genuinely unsettling practical creature design has made it a talking point among horror audiences looking for something outside typical slasher fare.
Where & how to watch
K-Time offers Sting with both Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so households can choose the format that suits them best. Watching the film requires logging into a free K-Time account, though this page can be read without one. Built with a Farsi interface for Persian-speaking viewers across North America, K-Time requires no VPN and applies no geographic restrictions to playback.