On this bonus episode myself and Peter dive into another creature feature double bill:
Earth vs The Spider (1958)
A group of teenagers from a rural community team up with their high school science teacher to combat a giant, mutant spider.
Initial release: September 1958
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Screenplay: Bert I. Gordon, George Worthing Yates, Laszlo Gorog
Distributed by: American International Pictures
Budget: $100,000
Tarantula!
PG 1955 ‧ Sci-fi/Sci-fi ‧ 1h 20m
A scientist's experiment to cure hunger creates a giant spider that escapes from an isolated desert laboratory and wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.
Release date: 1 January 1955 (USA)
Director: Jack Arnold
Box office: 1.1 million USD (US and Canadian rentals)
