
After a long absence, Chris McCormick returns to his quiet hometown of Prosperity, Arizona, to reopen his late father's mines. However, a chemical spill and lethal toxic waste have created an unstoppable army of giant spiders who prey on the unsuspecting locals, turning Prosperity into an endless buffet. Now, it's up to Chris; Sheriff Sam Parker; her son Mike; Sam's plucky daughter, Ashley; the conspiracy theorist, Harlan, and a handful of survivors to stop the hairy menace, ... (Full plot summary below)
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After a long absence, Chris McCormick returns to his quiet hometown of Prosperity, Arizona, to reopen his late father's mines. However, a chemical spill and lethal toxic waste have created an unstoppable army of giant spiders who prey on the unsuspecting locals, turning Prosperity into an endless buffet. Now, it's up to Chris; Sheriff Sam Parker; her son Mike; Sam's plucky daughter, Ashley; the conspiracy theorist, Harlan, and a handful of survivors to stop the hairy menace, and save the town. But, who can stand in the way of the disgusting eight-legged freaks?
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| Chicago ReaderTed ShenA cunning and hilarious update of the giant-insect movies of the 1950s. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithLeave it to Hollywood to try to keep spinning gold from toxic waste. |
| Journal News (Westchester, NY)Marshall FineProves that some movie formulas don't need messing with -- like the big-bug movie. |
| KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX)Danny Mintonit sure will make you think twice before you dump that toxic waste in the lake. |
| Blunt ReviewEmily BluntCheesy horror flick done with velteeta smoothness. Hahahahaha |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.A fun, fantastic homage to the B movies of the golden age of horror cinema... |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelMack BatesAs any creature-feature fan knows, when you cross toxic chemicals with a bunch of exotic creatures, you get a lot of running around, screaming and death. On that score, the film certainly doesn't disappoint. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe movie's combination of unabashedly fun carnage, cool special effects, and tongue-in-cheek dialogue keeps the ball rolling (albeit at reduced speed), until the last of the titular terrors has bit the dust. |
| New York TimesElvis MitchellEight-Legged Freaks runs out of gas scarily fast -- its one-joke premise lends itself more to a short than a feature. |
| San Jose Mercury NewsGlenn LovellGood for a quick adrenaline surge -- until the next horror fix comes along. |