As a rule I don't generally get on too well with those films championed as 'cult favourites' by fans, such as THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, and so it proves with SPIDER BABY. It's an okay film for sure, and given the lack of money that went into it, it's pretty decent at times, but it's a film I mildly enjoyed rather than loved and I think that other low budget independent features from the 1960s, like THE TERROR, DEMENTIA 13, or TARGETS, are more interesting.
This one's a variant on the 'old dark house' genre, with a house full of crazies. As expected, there's a whole lot of overacting going on throughout, with various demented characters shouting and arguing and occasionally knifing each other. Oh, and a few spiders scuttle about here and there. I found the whole thing a bit overwrought in comparison to other psycho-thrillers of the decade. This is chiefly of interest for the good performances from the guest stars, including a never-kookier Sid Haig and old-timers Mantan Moreland and Lon Chaney Jr., the latter on particularly good form.
This one's a variant on the 'old dark house' genre, with a house full of crazies. As expected, there's a whole lot of overacting going on throughout, with various demented characters shouting and arguing and occasionally knifing each other. Oh, and a few spiders scuttle about here and there. I found the whole thing a bit overwrought in comparison to other psycho-thrillers of the decade. This is chiefly of interest for the good performances from the guest stars, including a never-kookier Sid Haig and old-timers Mantan Moreland and Lon Chaney Jr., the latter on particularly good form.