Underplayed Gems

Earth vs. the Spider (2001)

Earth vs. the Spider poster
Directed by
Scott Ziehl
Genre
horror film, science fiction film, monster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
15
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 82 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A shy comic book fan gets injected with a spider serum that gives him powers. He slowly turns into a spider monster. A detective chases him as he leaves cobweb-covered bodies behind.

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What happens

Earth vs. the Spider is a 2001 science fiction horror television film directed by Scott Ziehl. It is the second of a series of films made for Cinemax paying tribute to the films of American International Pictures. The films in this tribute series reused the titles of old American International Pictures films, in this case the 1958 Bert I. Gordon film Earth vs. the Spider, but are not remakes of the earlier films. The film centers on a shy, obsessive comic book fan who gets injected with an experimental serum derived from spiders, which gives him minor superpowers. More horrific changes occur, slowly transforming him into a grotesque human spider hybrid. A detective begins to investigate when bodies start to pile up covered in cobwebs. The film was nominated for the Saturn Award at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, USA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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