An isolated group are beseiged by attackers with familiar appearances, eventually surviving only to discover their ordeal was merely part of a massive, genocidal invasion.
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968) Dir. Hajime Sato Us (2019) Dir. Jordan Peele
The lone crewmember of a marine vessel is attacked by a colossal cephalopod, only for the creature to be driven off by the sudden appearance of a larger, deadlier monster.
The War of the Gargantuas (1966) Dir. Ishiro Honda The Meg (2018) Dir. Jon Turteltaub