Kingdom of the Spiders 1977

A Living, Crawling, Hell on Earth!

5.482 / 10   111 vote(s)
PG
Horror Science Fiction

Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel.

Release Date 1977-08-24
Runtime 1h 37m
Directors John Arthur Morrill, John D. Wheeler, Larry Kostroff, John Barnwell, John "Bud" Cardos
Producers Henry Fownes, J. Bond Johnson, Igo Kantor, Jeffrey M. Sneller
Writers Alan Caillou, Jeffrey M. Sneller, Stephen Lodge, Richard Robinson

I don't know if this was much of a Kingdom, but there sure was some Spiders. It's pretty bad, but I'd still place it head and shoulders above the sort of critter-horror stuff we get nowadays.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

Gimly