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Podcast: Mostly Film
Episode: Take 211: Creature Feature Mayhem - Attack of the Spiders
Description: Creature Feature Mayhem: Attack of the SpidersThis week on Mostly Film, we’re tackling the spider movie — and asking a simple question:What’s scarier… giant mutant spiders, or the normal-sized ones living in your house right now?We’re pairing Arachnophobia (1990) with Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and breaking down classic restraint vs. early-2000s CGI chaos. One goes for quiet, domestic dread — shoes, bathtubs, coffee mugs. The other? Big, loud, B-movie swarm insanity.We talk:Exaggeration vs. realismVisibility vs. suggestionCamp vs. tensionWhy spi...