Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on October 14, 2020

(1967) Written and directed by: Jack Hill; Starring: Lon Chaney Jr., Carol Ohmart, Quinn K. Redeker, Beverly Washburn, Jill Banner, Sid Haig, Mary Mitchell and Karl Schanzer; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Amazon Prime Rating: **** “One thing that has come to my attention over the years about   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on July 29, 2019

Spider Baby, or the Maddest Story Ever Told Directed by Jack Hill Written by Jack Hill 1967/USA Lasky-Monka First viewing/Amazon Prime One of 1000 Movies on They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They? Watched this in hopes of a so-bad-its-good movie.  Surprised at how down-right entertaining it was. Bru   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on October 24, 2008

Spider Baby might not be “the maddest story ever told,” but it comes somewhat close. The film’s a strange mix of haunted house, 1950s sci-fi and cartoon humor–I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a live action cartoon; it’s like “Scooby Doo” on exp   read more