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Mesa of Lost Women

1953 · 69 min

A creaky, dreamlike low-budget oddity that drifts between desert dread and unintended comedy, best enjoyed as a curiosity rather than a scare.

Tagline: A race of deadly spider-women luring men to their death!
Overview: A mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting spiders with human pituitary growth hormones. Women develop miraculous regenerative powers, but men mutate into disfigured dwarves. Spiders grow to human size and intelligence.
How it feels: Campy, eerie, absurd and dark. Slow-burning and fine in the background.
About: Madness, science, obsession, power
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
science
obsession
power
survival
Places: wilderness
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild