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Podcast: FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT
Episode: Friday Family Film Night: SPIDER BABY review
Description: On night 5 of our #31DaysToHalloween the Mister joins me in reviewing SPIDER BABY (1967), from writer/director Jack Hill.  Loyal chauffeur Bruno (Lon Chaney Jr.) serves as the caretaker for the three orphaned Merrye siblings, who suffer from a rare genetic disorder that causes them to mentally and physically regress into homicidal, savage children. He attempts to conceal their murderous, childlike antics, which include "playing spider" with knives, to protect them from the outside world and uphold a promise to their late father. When greedy distant relatives arrive at the decaying estate to claim the family fortune, Bruno's desperate efforts to ma...