
Earth vs. the Spider(1958)
Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.


“A Living, Crawling, Hell on Earth!”
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.

William Shatner
Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen

Tiffany Bolling
Diane Ashley

Woody Strode
Walter Colby

Lieux Dressler
Emma Washburn

David McLean
Sheriff Gene Smith

Natasha Ryan
Linda Hansen

Altovise Davis
Birch Colby
Joe Ross
Vern Johnson

Marcy Lafferty
Terry Hansen

Hoke Howell
Earl Forbes
Kingdom of the Spiders is a horror, science fiction film released in 1977 exploring themes of hotel, small town, spider, animal attack, siege, corpse. Directed by John "Bud" Cardos, it stars William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode. 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.
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