Earth vs the Spider

"The Spider will eat you alive!"

Sep 1 1958 Approved 1h 13m
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

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.

Plot

When a man doesn't come home one night his daughter and her boyfriend go out searching and encounter a giant spider in a cave near the man's wrecked car. Coming back with the Sheriff, the spider is seemingly killed by DDT spraying, and the body then hauled for storage in the high school gymnasium. However, a loud dose of rock music by a teenage garage band revives the arachnid and sends it rampaging through the town.

Written by

László Görög, George Worthing Yates, Bert I. Gordon

Directed by

Bert I. Gordon

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

American International Pictures, Santa Rosa Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
3,948
Average Rating
4.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA