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| American General Pictures | Release Date: December 24, 1967 |
Starring:
Beverly Washburn, Carol Ohmart, Carolyn Cooper, Jill Banner, Karl Schanzer, Lon Chaney Jr., Mantan Moreland, Mary Mitchel, Quinn K. Redeker, Sid Haig
Summary:
A caretaker devotes himself to three demented siblings after their father's death.
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This strange time capsule of late 1960s dementia more or less lives up to its oddball reputation—too unnerving to fall into the category of horror comedies but too cutesy to be labeled as a straight-up shocker a la The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In other words, it’s unclassifiable, which has amplified its cult appeal.
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A black comedy about a rural family that’s devolved into cannibalism, Spider Baby probably struck the few people who saw it as disturbing, but post-Texas Chainsaw Massacre it’s more Gidget than gore, interesting mostly for its cast (Lon Chaney is surprisingly affecting) and black-and-white, early-’60s ambiance.
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Spider Baby has built up a reputation as an offbeat gore thriller, depicting two children who have inherited evil blood and are slasher-basher- gasher murderers. [25 Oct 1992, p.35]
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