“No explanation for the ‘what or why’ of the giant spider’s origin or massive size. Some teens find it in a cave, and that’s all you need. I genuinely love the matter of factness of this monster just existing outside of human knowledge until this incident.” - Kaijuman, Letterboxd.com
Director/producer/SFX supervisor Bert I. Gordon was just the man to bring EARTH VS. THE SPIDER’s giant arachnid to the screen, having already frightened moviegoers with ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE and THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN. Quiet River Falls is the town awakened by the insect's devastating rampage. Two teens discover the monster, see it temporarily disabled by gas…and then watch in terror as it unfolds its eight arms of doom. Will our heroes survive? Or will the entire town fall prey to this unstoppable fanged horror?!?