{"id":2273,"date":"2016-10-25T19:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intheaudience.net\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2016-10-25T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T00:00:22","slug":"kingdom-of-the-spiders-1977-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/intheaudience.net\/?p=2273","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) – Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Kingdom of the Spiders”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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31 Days of Horror Challenge: Movie #27<\/p>\n

Weeks\u00a0before the Verde Valley county fair, veterinarian Rack Hansen is called to look into the mysterious death of\u00a0the Colby’s\u00a0prize bull. \u00a0Afraid that the farm might need to be quarantined, Rack contacts a nearby university that sends and expert, Diane Ashley, to help investigate, when the cause of the bull’s death is discovered to be spider venom. \u00a0Soon, the surrounding area is overrun with spiders. \u00a0<\/p>\n

This\u00a0creature feature is exactly what one would expect from a film starring William Shatner, as our hero, Rack Hansen, and his signature style. \u00a0 It combines elements of different genres (mystery, western, horror, and sci fi), presumably to appeal to a larger audience, but regardless of this amalgamation, once the story is in full swing, the audience is swept up in the action.<\/p>\n

This is actually a straight forward, solid film, that has a heavy slant on environmentalism. \u00a0The acting is surprisingly good for the most part, featuring not only the Captain himself, but 70’s b-movie bombshell, Tiffany Bolling (who was allegedly cast largely due to her lack of fear of spiders) as Diane Ashley; Ford “family” favorite, Woody Strode, as Walter Colby; and Altovise Davis, wife of Sammy Jr., as Birch Colby. \u00a0Simple make-up effects, dramatic music, and creative camera angles keep the tension and fear factor at a nice level.<\/p>\n

It is a nice, refreshing, and very effective change that the film maker decided to use regular spiders rather than giant sized or mutated creatures. \u00a0I found the final scene creepy and memorable. \u00a0If you’re a fan of b-grades and\/or creature features, I strongly recommend this.
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