Spider Baby (1967)

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Release Date: Dec 24, 1967
Rated: N/A | Runtime: 81 Mins | Language: English
Director: Jack Hill
Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Carol Ohmart, Quinn K. Redeker, Beverly Washburn, Jill Banner, Sid Haig, Mary Mitchel

Summary

The story follows a family of inbreeds who have been afflicted by a genetic disorder known as 'Merrye syndrome', named after the family in which the disorder developed. This malady causes its victims to enter a state of age regression that starts at the age of ten and continues throughout the remainder of the person's life, rendering them with the intelligence of a child. The final generation of the family has been entrusted to the care of the family chauffeur (Lon Chaney Jr), and all is well for these odd people until a greedy branch of the family decides that they want to relieve the family of its home. Mental illness has always, and will always be, a fascinating subject for horror movies as it probes into the unknown and Spider Baby makes best use of that fact.

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What to Expect

Spider Baby is about 3 mentally ill orphaned siblings who are somewhat kept in check by their chauffeur and caretaker. They're not hillbillies per se, they're actually a well to do family, but they do live in seclusion and have no qualms about killing. Even the patriarchal chauffeur appears to have little regard for anyone other than the 3 kids he watches over.

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Critic Reviews:

This proto-hillbilly inbred cannibal family horror comedy is a forgotten gem!

– Scariest Things

For anyone who has ever felt different or out of step with the world in general, Spider Baby will likely strike a chord, in addition to providing a unique horror experience, transcendent of the time period.

– Cinematic Randomness

I am basically screaming from the rooftop right now that if you’re a horror fan and you haven’t seen Spider Baby, it’s time to get to it.

– 1428 Elm