I mean, this was filmed at Carlsbad Caverns. And they charge admission at that place and they don't even got no giant spider.

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"They'd be our masters; they'd live on *us*" he intonates, suggesting human domination of ginormous spiders (as everything else) would only be right #monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider

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You know what we eggheads are like, Sheriff..

that guy was just hurt by the spider, but died by DDT poisoning
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Hope nobody does that chair dance scene from Flashdance when they're spraying all that DDT in there.

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@crowbriarhexe I just need to know one thing: Where. They. Are.

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OHNO The spider killed a cop

Anyways... #Monsterdon

I assume the spider was yelling "Hey!! Get the hell off my web! Do you know how long it took to make that??" #Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider Spider1958

Wow, this really was a short one, wasn't it?

8/10 didn't overstay its welcome

Thanks to @Taweret@timeloop.cafe for hosting! See ya next week everyone!

...wait, you mean it's not over?

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#Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider1958 how dumb. They’re climbing on the web instead of just poking it with a stick.

@paco

It is a radioactive cave. Hence the mutant Spider.

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One swipe of a spider's leg and the deputy is covered in dark Karo syrup.

At least they brought enough gas masks for everybody.

So, what are we gonna do for the rest of the movie?

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Right, great idea, shoot at the stalactites.

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that's some screaming spider!
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somebody was ·rockin· that theramin…

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You don't need to cover exposed skin when spraying a river of pesticides, it's fine. #Monsterdon

#monsterdon hahahaha! You scaredy cats, just because one minute ago we found the missing guy completely mummified in this cave full of skeletons, you think something's gonna go wrong!

In order to spray the DDT, you must climb down onto the spider web?

These guys aren’t going to die by spider; they’ll all die from cancer caused by exposure to DDT.

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That's it, spider's dead, movie's over.

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The redshirt deputy is the next victim #Monsterdon

oh no not the spood. I hope the spood is okay and it's a fake-out

anyway, one cop down

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Oh, is it over already? That was a short one!

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That was easy. Goodnight everyone #Monsterdon

Schrodinger’s sticky or not web #Monsterdon

bye sanders, rip. (^_^)

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One of the best parts of this cave is that it's naturally very well-lit. Not one person in the search party has a flashlight.
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@moira Somebody had to put up that "Danger no trespassing" sign for a reason

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couldn't they at least act like the web is sticky? no i guess that would require acting. my mistake
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screamy spooder

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…
So...
…
Why did we have to climb onto the web?

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Not laughin' now, eh, copper? #Monsterdon

Walking easily across the very sticky web. #Monsterdon

I want to do the ropey spider web with skeletons for the kids at our community Halloween party now that looks fun #Monsterdon

Those masks are the DDT equivalent to “duck and cover” spraying that shit inside of a cave. #monsterdon

Am I the only one thinking of the “Are you my Mommy” scenes from Doctor Who??? #Monsterdon

No gas masks for Hose Assisters!

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Any else in this cave have a profound need to say "Gordon Freeman" right now?

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Wer're going on a spider hunt!
We’re gonna catch a big one!
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared….
Oh no!
Grass! Tall, wavy grass!
Can’t go over it!
Can’t go under it!
Gotta go through it!
Swishy swashy, swishy swashy, swishy swashy, swishy swashy

#Monsterdon

What, The spider mummified his father?
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kid, let the cop just walk in there. please.

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No one thought to bring a flashlight the second time, I see #monsterdon

@sean Just complete skeletons, lounging around like it's Halloween.

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So, how many hundreds of feet of hose did the pest control folks bring with them?

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When I would feed Patches, he wouldn't put his food in a "silk bag", he would carry his prey around in his chelicerae like a dog that is just really happy you gave him a turkey leg.

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Poor Yorick!

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Wow, they have a what...12 person spider hunting posse?

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Rabbis? On a rubber bat? I doubt it
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Script supervisor failed to give people flashlights to navigate the cave with pitch-dark sections. Ah well

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He’s a swami? #Monsterdon

Geez, Dad looks like he's wearing a dragon priest mask? Better check the enchantment on that thing!

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wow I guess she had a very ugly father?

Dad's lost a few pounds. #monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider

Stalactite falls when she screams “DAD” but rifle shot is fine? #monsterdon

This sheriff is horrible at sheriffing.

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“Giant spiders are still 80% combat effective after having had holes blown in them. Aim for the central nerve cluster, and put him down for good” #Monsterdon

I like the Sheriff / Science Teacher dynamic. It’s got a certain chemistry #monsterdon

She stepped on the same lego. #monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider

nobody's gonna tell the sheriff about the lost skeletons of cadavera here, are they?

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> Oh here's that plastic skeleton we saw earlier...

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Oh no a thing moved! Shoot it!

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well not now that you've shot it, dude.

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Theremin music will help.

DUDE what did that innocent bat do?!?

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Sheriff: [takes five steps into the cave] this is a waste of time!!! #Monsterdon

Wait! Somebody moved that skull!

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bats, mice, rabies, hantavirus

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was this cop the inspiration for the cop in killer klowns?

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You only find bats in the .... Bat Cave!

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“Man, what a mind you’ve got,” he says, like he believes the guy’s making it up.

#Monsterdon

#monsterdon and now we have cry-laughing Not-Alan-Hale in addition to Not-Ann-Margaret.

(Not-Ann-Margaret is not a slight in the least. she's got about 1/3 Ann Margaret energy and eyes and even 1/8 puts you in lead territory))

/struggling to breathe: A GIANT SPIDER
/also ordering 50% DDT concentrate

#monsterdon once again failing to beat the cave mode allegations

"silk bag" spiders have a particular weakness for Coach purses #Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider Spider1958

The human milkshake.

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That’s striking lighting in the caves. #Monsterdon

Perfect place to make bootleg liquor.

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The composition of the search and pest control team does not fill me with confidence they will easily meet their objectives #monsterdon

OK sheriff go ahead and set up your elk's lodge in the cave! Do the town a favor #monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider

c'mon bert get a new postcard

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Spider cleaned up and using fake ID

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So, the sheriff doesn't believe them, but he brings in a huge tank truck full of DDT anyway. And none of them stop to look at her dad’s truck to say, “Oh, maybe these kids are telling the truth.”

#Monsterdon

The dad is Ed Kemmer who starred in the series Space Patrol, which ran from 1950-1955. #Monsterdon

is it "foreshadowing" or "irony" when the character is emphatically shown not believing in what the story has shown to be true?

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It's critical to the plot we all see them descend form the hilltop.

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honestly one of the good things about bert i. gordon is that he doesn't really fuck around with atmosphere, he keeps it moving

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Tarantulas are actually surprisingly fragile.

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Back when Star Wars Episode 1 came out, there was a toy of a vehicle called the Gian Speeder, and someone at the Midwest superstore chain Meijer saw that and said, "Clearly not," and input it for the shelf tags as Giant Spider.

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Oh, the good old times, when people still use DDT...
nasty thing
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"Springdale Pest Control" on that shirt... too bad you can't see the glue and sparkles on this print #monsterdon

#monsterdon is that an Alberto Vargas calendar

Rolling out the 100 proof for the spider, classy #Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider Spider1958

You know, normally I scoff at the skeptical cop in a monster movie. But after last week and that cop whose name I already forgot who just instantly believed everything you told him? I think I prefer skepticism.

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DDT?

lol, ddt. this just keeps getting better and better
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In a just world the sheriff would get eaten first, but this was the '50s instead #Monsterdon #EarthVsTheSpider Spider1958

“A giant spider? What’s next, the Irish?” #Monsterdon

That sheriff better be next in the web! #Monsterdon

Carol: I can't be alone! I'm scared of caves! I'm gonna shriek until rocks fall, everyone dies!

Lucky there was this jungle gym rope net here. It looks nothing like a spider web, which goes out from a central point.

I will give this movie credit, it doesn't bother showing a Sheriff not believing the kids.

Yes, DDT! And some Agent Orange! FINE IDEAS. Better wear some Asbestos underwear, too.

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wow, those skeletons are very very clean

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i got yer simple nervous system right here, it rides a pair of flamin' birds SMOKIN' MIKE

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