Yes, this movie is the PRECURSER to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. However, in THIS movie, it's far more disturbing. When you see SPIDER BABY, you see a TRUE HORROR MOVIE. Captain Spalding from HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES has a role in this UNFORGETTABLE movie about a DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY! The family is looked after by the dude who played the WOLFMAN! Yes, LON CHANEY JR. This one young girl in this movie thinks she is a SPIDER and is quite cruel. I won't tell you what she does to the BLACK MAILMAN! Let's just say, it's NASTY AND CRUEL!! Sid Haige delivers SO MANY GOODS in this movie. It's black and white and VERY SCARY! The part where they eat dinner is a classic. You will never look at certain foods the same way ever again. Whew, I am exhausted!