An enjoyable but tasteless horror/comedy that results to be cheesy but somewhat attractive about a pysicaly retarded family . A midly amusing movie dealing with a chauffeur , Lon Chaney Jr , who takes care of a psychotic family formed by three teen brothers : Beverly Washburn, Jill Banner , Sid Haig. They live with the inherited curse of a serious disease that causes them to mentally regress from the infancy age. Then some guests arrive in the dilapidated rural mansion resulting in fateful consequences . As they get in problems when greedy relatives and an advocate at law come to take the inheritance of the family . Spider Baby will give you nightmares forever ! So shocking it will , silver your liver ! .The most gruesome horror ever shown ! Not for people who faint easily !. Do you daré see it ! . Come into my parlor, said the spider to the...Seductive innocence of Lolita . Savage Hunter of Black Widow . .Whatever happened to.. Spider Baby.
Entertaining and amusing terror/comedy with chills , thrills , silly incidents and plot twists . This cheap eerie tale results to be a disconcerting but good fun from an expert of the macabre , Jack Hill, who was regular collaborator to Roger Corman . Unashmedly cheesy, amusing and entertaining yarn in William Castle style , in fact it bears some resemblance to "House on Haunted Hill" , including beautiful actress Carol Ohmart. Stars the terror icon Lon Chaney Jr giving a nice acting in spite of his deep alcoholism , and even theme song is sung by Lon Chaney himself . Chaney is well accompanied by a fine cast , such as : Beverly Washburn , Jill Banner who died early by a car accident , the cult actor Sid Haig , Mary Mitchell , Mantan Moreland and Carol Ohmart .
This charming motion picture was panned in its premiere , but nowadays it is deemed to be a cult classic , being decently directed by Jack Hill in spite of its short budget . Jack Hill is a good writer and filmmaker , writing and directing movies in all kinds of genres such as : Blaxploitation : Coffy , Foxy Brown . WIP or Women in prison movies as The Big Bird Cage, The Big Doll House . Thrillers: The Woman Hunt, The Jezebels , The Swinging Cheerleaders . Horror : Death Ship , Dementia 13 , The Terror, The Bees , Blood Bath, Island of the Snake People , House of Evil , among others . Rating : 6/10. Acceptable and passable . The pic will appeal to Lon Chaney Jr fans , being one of his last ones .
Entertaining and amusing terror/comedy with chills , thrills , silly incidents and plot twists . This cheap eerie tale results to be a disconcerting but good fun from an expert of the macabre , Jack Hill, who was regular collaborator to Roger Corman . Unashmedly cheesy, amusing and entertaining yarn in William Castle style , in fact it bears some resemblance to "House on Haunted Hill" , including beautiful actress Carol Ohmart. Stars the terror icon Lon Chaney Jr giving a nice acting in spite of his deep alcoholism , and even theme song is sung by Lon Chaney himself . Chaney is well accompanied by a fine cast , such as : Beverly Washburn , Jill Banner who died early by a car accident , the cult actor Sid Haig , Mary Mitchell , Mantan Moreland and Carol Ohmart .
This charming motion picture was panned in its premiere , but nowadays it is deemed to be a cult classic , being decently directed by Jack Hill in spite of its short budget . Jack Hill is a good writer and filmmaker , writing and directing movies in all kinds of genres such as : Blaxploitation : Coffy , Foxy Brown . WIP or Women in prison movies as The Big Bird Cage, The Big Doll House . Thrillers: The Woman Hunt, The Jezebels , The Swinging Cheerleaders . Horror : Death Ship , Dementia 13 , The Terror, The Bees , Blood Bath, Island of the Snake People , House of Evil , among others . Rating : 6/10. Acceptable and passable . The pic will appeal to Lon Chaney Jr fans , being one of his last ones .