Spider Baby
dir. Jack Hill · 1967
Being alive can lead to a distorted sense of reality that challenges societal norms and reveals the darker aspects of human nature.
In a crumbling mansion, the Merrye family, afflicted by a bizarre genetic condition, engages in increasingly erratic and violent behavior as they are threatened by opportunistic relatives. Watching this film is like stepping into a fever dream where the grotesque and the absurd collide, leaving you both amused and horrified.
In a dilapidated rural mansion, the last generation of the degenerate, inbred Merrye family lives with the inherited curse of a disease that causes them to mentally regress from the age of 10 or so on as they physically develop. The family chauffeur looks out for them and covers up their indiscretions. Trouble comes when greedy distant relatives and their lawyer arrive to dispossess the family of its home.
