- Dracula (1931): In this classic horror film, Count Dracula (Béla Lugosi) transforms into a bat to travel from Transylvania to England. He then uses his vampire powers to terrorize the residents of London.
- The Flying Vampires (1958): A scientist creates a serum that turns bats into vampires. The vampires escape from the laboratory and begin to terrorize the town.
- The Vampire Circus (1972): A circus comes to town, but the performers are actually vampires. They use their bats to kidnap people and take them back to their circus, where they are turned into vampires themselves.
- Vamp (1986): A young woman (Grace Jones) is turned into a vampire by a bat. She then embarks on a rampage of bloodlust and murder.
- The Prophecy (1995): A young police officer (Elias Koteas) investigates a series of murders committed by a bat-like creature. He soon learns that the creature is actually an angel of death.
- Bats (1999): A group of scientists investigating a cave in New Mexico are attacked by a swarm of vicious bats. The bats are able to track them down and kill them one by one.
- The Descent (2005): A group of women go caving in the Appalachian Mountains. They soon become trapped in the cave and are attacked by a group of bloodthirsty bats.
- The Last House on the Left (2009): A group of criminals invade a family's home and terrorize them. The family's dog is killed and turned into a bat-like creature that seeks revenge on the criminals.
- The Cabin in the Woods (2012): A group of friends go on a vacation to a remote cabin in the woods. They soon find themselves trapped in a game of survival against a variety of monsters, including bats.
- Dracula Untold (2014): This retelling of the Dracula story follows the vampire's journey from being a human prince to becoming the legendary vampire we all know. Bats are featured heavily throughout the film, as Dracula uses them to travel and to attack his enemies.