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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Spider Baby, or the Maddest Story Ever Told is a 1967 low-budget comedy horror film, written and directed by Jack Hill and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Carol Ohmart, Quinn Redecker, Beverly Washburn, Jill Banner, and Sid Haig.The film centers around the Merrye family, whose members are affected by the Merrye Syndrome, which causes them to regress into crazy and cannibalistic beings. Looking after them is family's chaffeur Bruno (Chaney).Problems arise as new legal guardians are given to the family, and their overnight stay turns out to be very troublesome. |
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Animated Credits Opening: Not quite "animated", but the the opening credits are accompanied with cartoon characters representing the cast, plus a hissing cat, a howling dog, and a sketch of the Merrye house itself. |
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Age-Inappropriate Dress: Virginia, Elizabeth, and Ralph all dress much younger than their actual age, reflecting the Psychopathic Manchild tendencies brought on by the Merrye Syndrome. |
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Black Dude Dies First: The postman played by Mantan Moreland is first one to go when he pokes his head through the house's window and Virginia kills him. |
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Accidental Misnaming: Bruno refers the lawyer Mr. Schlocker as "Mr. Shocker" a few times. |
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Cannibal Clan: Downplayed. The incest and isolation are there, but the Merryes' cannibalistic tendencies arise as an end-stage symptom of a progressive and hereditary brain disorder that reduces them to a bestial state, not willful maliciousness or twisted clan "custom". |
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