Review – Earth vs. the Spider

Legendary low-budget producer Bert I. Gordon strikes again. This time around teenagers uncover a giant tarantula in a cave. After the local authorities subdue it using DDT, they drag it back to town. Bad idea, as it turns out it was only stunned and doesn’t wake up in the best of moods. The picture includes a bunch of black and white footage of Carlsbad Caverns, which is a little bit like a silent movie about ballet but is nonetheless interesting to look at. Some of the giant spider matte work is also good at least by the era’s technical standards. Mildly amusing