Kingdom of the Spiders

Kingdom of the Spiders is a 1977 American science fiction horror film directed by the late John "Bud" Cardos and produced by the late Igo Kantor and Jeffrey M. Sneller. The screenplay is credited to Richard Robinson and the late Alan Caillou, from an original story by Sneller and the late Stephen Lodge. The film was released by Dimension Pictures (not to be confused with the distributor Dimension Films). It stars William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, the late Woody Strode, the late Lieux Dressler, and the late Altovise Davis.

Arizona farmer Walter Colby (Woody Strode) and his wife, Birch (Altovise Davis), have a problem on their hands: One of their cows was just killed by a creature, but they have no idea what the beast could have been. So they consult local vet Dr. Robert Hansen (William Shatner), who becomes puzzled and calls in scientist Diane Ashley (Tiffany Bolling). Eventually, the duo discovers that oversize spiders are invading the small town, putting the entire population in danger as a county fair begins.

Victims

• Bessie (Cow) - Died of her wounds after being bitten by spiders.
• Jake (Dog) - Died of his wounds after being bitten by spiders off-screen, body seen.
• John Hansen - Killed by Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War off-screen, mentioned.
• 30 Unknown Animals - Killed by spiders off-screen, mentioned.
• Bull - Died of it's wounds after being bitten by spiders.
• At Least 12 Spiders - Set on fire by Walter Colby with gasoline.
• Walter Colby - Bitten by spiders causing him to crash his truck.
• Unnamed Male Pilot - Blown up after he crashed into a building after being bitten by spiders.
• At Least 18 Spiders - Blown up after the pilot crashed into the building.
• Six Spiders - Shot by Birch Colby.
• Birch Colby - Bitten by spiders off-screen.
• Terry Hansen - Bitten by spiders.
• Three Spiders - Swatted by Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen.
• 12 Spiders - Swatted by Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen.
• Unnamed Man - Bitten by spiders off-screen, body seen.
• Unnamed Woman - Bitten by spiders off-screen, body seen.
• Unnamed Male Deputy - Killed by spiders off-screen, mentioned.
• Five Spiders - Boiled to death by Emma Washburn when she threw hot water on them.
• Two Spiders - Sprayed by Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen with a fire extinguisher.
• Spider - Thrown by Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen.
• 18 Spiders - Sprayed by Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen with a fire extinguisher.
• Five Spiders - Stepped on by Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen, Vern Johnson, Emma Washburn, and Diane Ashley.
• 13 Spiders - Sprayed by Vern Johnson fire extinguisher.
• Five Spiders - Set on fire by Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen with a match.
• Unnamed Woman - Bitten by spiders off-screen, body seen.
• Two Unnamed Men - Bitten by spiders off-screen, bodies seen.
• Unnamed Man - Bitten by spiders off-screen, body seen.
• Unnamed Man - Bitten by spiders off-screen, body seen.
• Unnamed Man - Bitten by spiders off-screen, body seen.
• Unnamed Boy - Bitten by spiders.
• Two Unnamed Men - Bitten by spiders.
• Unnamed Boy - Bitten by spiders.
• Unnamed Woman - Bitten by spiders.
• Unnamed Woman - Bitten by spiders.
• Unnamed Man - Bitten by spiders.
• Mayor Connors - Accidentally run over by a man who was getting bitten by spiders.
• Unnamed Man - Killed when he crashed his car into the water tower while being bitten by spiders.
• At Least 100 Spiders - Ran over by Sheriff Gene Smith.
• Sheriff Gene Smith - Crushed by a falling water tower that a man drove into while being bitten by spiders.
• Spider - Punched by Diane Ashley.
• Four Spiders - Electrocuted after they bit the fusebox.
• Rat - Bitten by spiders.
• Eight Spiders - Blown up after they bit a wire.
• At Least 200 Unnamed Men - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.
• At Least 100 Unnamed Women - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.
• At Least 23 Unnamed Boys - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.
• At Least 10 Unnamed Girls - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.
• Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.
• Diane Ashley - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.
• Vern Johnson - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.
• Linda Hansen - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.
• Emma Washburn - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.
• Betty Johnson - Killed by spiders off-screen, implied.

Deaths

• Total - 610
  • 363 Humans
    • 243 Men
    • 120 Women
  • 247 Animals
    • 213 Spiders
    • 30 Unknown Animals
    • 1 Rat
    • 1 Dog
    • 1 Cow
    • 1 Bull

Kill Counts

1. Sheriff Gene Smith - 100 (Deceased)
2. Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen - 46 (Presumed Deceased)
3. Vern Johnson - 18 (Presumed Deceased)
4. Walter Colby - 12 (Deceased)
5. Emma Washburn - 10 (Presumed Deceased)
6. Diane Ashley - 7 (Presumed Deceased)
7. Birch Colby - 6 (Deceased)