The Seed is the 2021 science fiction body horror feature film directorial debut of Sam Walker, who also wrote the script.

Deirdre is frustrated when their phones stop working, as she had hoped to use the event to further increase her standing as a social media influencer.

Enraged by the creature's actions, despite the wound to her scalp after being pushed into a wall by Deidre, Charlotte manages to kill it with some difficulty, but her friends remain changed.

[1] He has cited Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth, John Carpenter's The Thing, and Eraserhead, as inspirations for the movie, as well as the art of painter Ambera Wellmann.

[2] Walker used social media as an element for the film, likening it to how the creature was "kind of weak, blind, and strange, and have this something else inside it".

The website's consensus reads: "Although its uneven story proves somewhat barren ground, The Seed offers a reasonably entertaining harvest for forgiving horror fans seeking a gory good time.

"[9][10] Common criticism focused on the film's pacing and atmosphere, while praise centered upon the special effects and creature design.

[11][12][13] Abby Olcese of RogerEbert.com panned the movie, writing that "A stronger balance of theme and scares would make “The Seed” something remarkable.

"[15] Kim Newman also reviewed The Seed, opining "Some elements are wildly inventive, but it defaults to overfamiliar stuff (black oil leaking from eyes) and I kind of miss the era of Inseminoid and XTRO where British alien impregnation movies didn’t completely pretend to be American.