KISS OF THE TARANTULA - Really enjoyed. Alienated teen kills people she doesn't like with her pet spiders. Although I'm sure in some ways it's dismissable as yesterday's drive in cast-off with nothing really to sell it - no gore, no nudity - it does have a faintly creepy undercurrent, with uncle of spider murder girl constantly pawing at her for a bit of incest, and on top of this has that weird seventies atmosphere in abundance... que bursts of dour electronic soundtrack noise grafted to scenes of girl stroking pet tarantulas with sinister dolls lurking in background - what focus group would allow that these days? Unheralded and probably a 'meh' from most, but I liked.
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