"Do you realize how easily they could overcome us humans?'
Not⦠not that easily. Giant spiders are terrifying, but they're solitary creatures and ambush hunters that size would have some serious problems.
I mean, it's not like they're giant ants. THOSE would be terrifying. We'd stand no chance against β¦ THEM!
βOtherwise there may be more giant spiders comng into the worldβ says the insightful scientist #Monsterdon
the egghead jumps immediately to a spider-ocracy, as we all have #monsterdon
#monsterdon Sheriff is a giant pussy. Traditions never change.
You might be like, "Do spiders even make noise?" and the answer is, surprisingly, yes! Some spiders can stridulate (the way e. g. crickets make noise), rubbing body parts together to produce sound. Including some tarantulas!
we will simply soak all our clothes in DDT to deter them
There's no way the spider is dead. There's still 45 minutes. #monsterdon
There could be giant spider in This Very Theater! Scream! Scream for your Lives! #monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider
why do all the dudes sound somewhat drunk
I, for one, welcome our new spider overlords.
Everybody loves looking at giant rotting arachnid corpses! You could make a fortune selling tickets!
er... wat if there is MORE THAN ONE spider, man?
@msh ACAB: All cops are breakfast.
Crimes of the Spider
* car tripwire
* paternal dehydration
* STEALS BRACELETS OUT OF POCKETS
The spider stole it! Add it to the charges...
@cocaine_owlbear calling it right now- that was just a baby⦠#monsterdon
Oh good, one of the cops got Spider'd
aaah. aah. aaaaaah. #Monsterdon
One thing this movieβs got going for it is pacing. Hitting some solid beats and keeping the audienceβs attention #monsterdon
OK, firing inside an unstable cavern. Good job, guys
#monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider π·οΈπΈοΈπ·οΈ
#monsterdon American International and Bert I Gordon and still we have the budget for a string section _AND_ a Theremin.
and say what you want about Bert I Gordon but this film has enough sound clips and effects for a complete sequel to Frontier Psychiatrist
There's something comical about a bunch of out-of-shape small town sheriffs climbing across a spider web
Once again I would like to remind everyone that tarantulas, like all mygalomorphs, do not build capture webs. They still produce silk and use it for things like lining their burrows and making egg sacs. Some mygs (not tarantulas) make tripwires.
Capture webs were a later evolutionary innovation by more "derived" araneomorphs.
the way everybody ignores the skeletons it's like
this is where the townfolk sacrifice people, isn't it? and everybody knows, they just don't talk about it
That theramin quaver in the background is great. #Monsterdon
It's a pretty rubbish spiderweb if it's that easy to climb onto and off of.
#monsterdon
#monsterdon Gas masks! Well, I guess they had an inkling in 1958 that DDT was dangerous. But hey, we're not going to even touch biomagnification are we? Not even one mention of it. Nope.
"Find any giant spiders" no they're currently invading Wisconsin via a black hole #Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider Spider1958
How effective are we thinking the DDT is? Given the remaining runtime?
#Monsterdon
The smart guy with a hard hat...
#Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider1958 oh no a bat, better shoot it
That's just Carlsbad. You gotta expect a few human skeletons from time to time. #monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider
#monsterdon ACAB, go on stupid cops, monster chow in polyester, keep going chucklebutt cop.
How long is the hose on their DDT truck?
#monsterdon
And bats.... #monsterdon
That's her father? Did he look like this when he was alive?
No pattern with the other skeletons, sheriff? #monsterdon
You see a dead man, and I see a cop who buried a bat using a frick'n *gun*.
maybe it was bats
Bastard cop shot an innocent sky puppy FEED HIM TO THE SPIDER #Monsterdon
No one seems bothered that there are human bones everywhere.
ok, I'm upgrading "worst guy to have along" from Mike to the sheriff; and btw, wtf did that bat ever do to you, asshole π
Yeah I wouldn't handle the sheriff in case he had rabies either #Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider Spider1958
cue the theremin
Unnecessary shooting in a cave known for falling stalactites...
"...rats bats mice and so on... cavemen, pterodactyls, dragons" #Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider Spider1958
I think the Science Dude knew the giant spider was here all along....
Why you shooting bats you nazi?!
Look, y'all are roasting the rear projection but it's not like the comping in, like, Krull was any better
Not anymore
Please please please eat this cop. #monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider
The entire town goes into the cave. Making this VERY easy for the giant spider. #monsterdon
Don't lose sight of the man next to you, if you know what I mean. Wink wink, nudge nudge, saynomore.
#Monsterdon
Nice cutout on that stalagmite, very subtle 9_9 #Monsterdon
Everybody seemed to accept the giant spider hypothesis very quickly #monsterdon
Just waiting for John Goodman to show up from Springdale. #monsterdon
"Don't worry, to make sure the DDT only goes where we want it to we'll contain it with this equally safe asbestos" #Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider Spider1958
@apLundell the new maxim is distrust, but verify.
Professor is prety bold with his DDT.
#monsterdon
#earthvsthespider1958
Escalation (chemical warfare rather than guns/bazookas, though)
im pretty sure that blowing holes in the side of insects who have an open circulatory system would be pretty bad for them, but hey why not pump a cave that you are currently in full of DDT, couldn't hurt #monsterdon
#Monsterdon π·οΈ πΈοΈ π ποΈ π±
DDT is the cure-all of the 1950's.
#monsterdon #SuddenStringSection and #SuddenKettleDrum have been awoken and invisibly joined to the party.
i love the cursive pest control jacket
#monsterdon
Wnat next?
Police officers being eaten by spiders. That is what might be next.
fixed it but now i'm grumpy π‘
#monsterdon DDT. DDT. 1958, ya bastards, DDT. WE FOUND OUT WHAT THAT DDT ACTUALLY DIDβ¦
The sheriff? I'd try someone else.... #monsterdon
industrial quantities of DDT, that'll do it! #monsterdon
HUE HUE HUE RIFLES HEHEHE ACAB
Heβs old Biff
lol, the spider is the feminine mystique as defined by the patriarchyβ¦lol
What kind of running is this? This is why we had to invent the Presidential Physical Fitness Awards.
#monsterdon "Awfully Sticky" "Can't get loose" "It's like that ropey stuff we found up on the road"
out of context quotes from "Earth vs the Spider" for those who read the hashtag but don't watch along π
Spiders are not insects!!11!!1 #Monsterdon
whoa⦠4 digit phone number? In this time? Must be a pretty densely populated area.
We join the police of the abstract shapes squad as they interrogate the suspects in the serial decubing case.
Sheriff: βSpiders? Ha ha ha. Thereβs no such thing as spiders!β
And the oscar for best performance goes to... THE SPIDER *cheers*
I'm starting to think that Reducto from Harvey Birdman was based on Bert I. Gordon
SMOKIN' MIKE smokin' mike RUDEboy!
Little known fact: Spiders are constantly screaming
It's probably were trapeze artists train. It couldn't be a giant spider web. #monsterdon
Didn't need to wait long to meet the forced-perspective tarantula.
#monsterdon
Yes it's very sticky... or at least youre trying to pretend that the ordinary ropes are sticky. #Monsterdon
"it's sticky, though" uhhhh, nah too easy.
#monsterdon She jumped. Ya doofy wench! THATβS NOT WHERE WE KEEP THE COFFEE!
Spider noise!
#monsterdon I wonder if they started this one with an eye towards 3d, the cavern scenes look like they were made for it. Perhaps it's just early compositing
This feels like the opening scene to an episode of Bones...
ugh distracted by technical issues. gd it jellyfin.
at least i've seen this before (too many times) but i'm missing your commentary
I've seen scarier skeleton tableaus in my neighborhood at Halloween
Looks like a high school biology teacher used this cave to dump some of their old equipment.
The idiot placeholder boyfriend is suddenly very easily swayed by her suggestions.
#monsterdon
Hi Frank! #Monsterdon
@Lazarou Is this like the dad version of Large Marge?
Can't believe Gene Persson didn't win an Oscar for this riveting performance. #Monsterdon
I'm sorry, the cave goes on *forever*? And you're not concerned about the size of this lovecraftian portal?