The Giant Spider
May 22 2013
•1h 11m
•Science Fiction, Horror
When radiation left behind by atomic weapons testing creates a gigantic killer mutant arachnid, it's up to a trio of scientists, an Army general, and a newspaper reporter and his fiancée to figure out how to stop the hungry beast from devouring the entire county.
Cast
See allShannon McDonough
Zita Marczak
Daniel Sjerven
Howard Johnson
Billie Jo Konze
Dr. Victoria Hackett
Michael Cook
Dr. Vincent Edwards
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