Summaries

A disturbed teenage girl unleashes her pet tarantula against her "enemies."

John Bradley, a mortician lives in a large house with his cold, heartless wife and daughter Susan, where he runs his business . He is unaware that his wife is having an affair with his very own brother and they plot to kill him for life insurance money. His daughter Susan, who has a fascination with tarantulas on the other hand finds out and decides to teach her mother a lesson, which results in her death. Fueled by that incident Susan use her tarantulas to seek vengeance on everyone who is ever wronged her and her father.—charmardee-smith

John Bradley operates and lives in a mortuary along with his wife, Martha, and daughter, Susan, who collects tarantula spiders and has always been ostracized by her friends because... well she's a little bit strange.When Susan discovers that mommy dearest is plotting to have dear old dad killed by her secret lover, who is also dad's brother, she places a tarantula in mommy's bed while she sleeps. Abruptly awakened by the spider, mom dies of a heart attack. This bizarre little episode apparently puts sweet little Susan over the top. Later as a teenager, Susan uses her pet tarantulas in acts of revenge against her terrified classmates, who have been tormenting her for way too long. And innocent looking Susan doesn't stop there, making good plot use of her father's mortuary and her creepy little playmates![email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • spider
  • tarantula
  • mortuary
  • daughter murders mother
  • lecherous uncle
Genres
  • Horror
Release date Apr 30, 1976
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Pickwick Drive-In, 1100 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank, California, USA
Production companies Cinema-Vu

Box office

Budget $200000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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