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Kingdom of the Spiders

1977 · 97 min

A campy, creepy creature feature that traps you in a small town with an overwhelming swarm, mixing B-movie thrills with a bleak, claustrophobic siege.

Tagline: A Living, Crawling, Hell on Earth!
Overview: Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel.

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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
nature
isolation
death
environment
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	7
Humour	4
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, science fiction
Directed by: John "Bud" Cardos
Written by: Richard Robinson, Alan Caillou
Starring: William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode, Lieux Dressler, David McLean, Natasha Ryan, Altovise Davis, Joe Ross
Cinematography: John Arthur Morrill
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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