“Come into my parlor, said the spider to the...”
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.
Jack Hill
Paul Monka
Gil Lasky
Jack Hill
Alfred Taylor
Ronald Stein
Lon Chaney Jr.
Bruno
Carol Ohmart
Emily
Quinn K. Redeker
Peter
Beverly Washburn
Elizabeth
Jill Banner
Virginia
Sid Haig
Ralph
Mary Mitchel
Ann
Karl Schanzer
Schlocker
Mantan Moreland
Messenger
Joan Keller Stern
Aunt Martha
rolanddoobie
A fun romp. This movie feels like it is wedged between old school horror, and more recent exploitation films. Stylistically, it feels 50s, yet subject matter is more 70s exploitation. I liked it, but I will watch a lot of garbage. Give it a try. Young Sid Haig as a bonus.
CinemaSerf
Picture a ramshackle house (like the one the "Waltons" lived in) and then imagine it populated by two sisters and a brother who progress ok until their early teens, then they start to regress - with varying degrees of maniacal behaviour. Is this dangerous? Well we need only ask poor old Mantan Morel...
Spider Baby Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
Jack Hill on SPIDER BABY
Featurette • YouTube
Lasky-Monka