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Spider Baby

1967 · 84 min

A creaky, gleefully twisted cult oddity that mixes macabre shocks with pitch-black comedy and a strange, unsettling charm.

Directed by
Jack Hill
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Lon Chaney Jr., Carol Ohmart, Quinn K. Redeker
Tagline
Come into my parlor, said the spider to the...
Overview
In a dilapidated rural mansion, the last generation of the degenerate, inbred Merrye family lives with the inherited curse of a disease that causes them to mentally regress from the age of 10 or so on as they physically develop. The family chauffeur looks out for them and covers up their indiscretions. Trouble comes when greedy distant relatives and their lawyer arrive to dispossess the family of its home.

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Directed by
Jack Hill
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Lon Chaney Jr., Carol Ohmart, Quinn K. Redeker
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • madness
  • isolation
  • corruption
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour6
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Jack Hill
Written by
Jack Hill
Starring
Lon Chaney Jr., Carol Ohmart, Quinn K. Redeker, Beverly Washburn, Jill Banner, Sid Haig, Mary Mitchel, Karl Schanzer
Music
Ronald Stein
Cinematography
Alfred Taylor
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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