Spider in the Attic (2021)

Spider in the Attic begins with perhaps one of the finest mad scientist sayings I have come across in quite some time “Idiots! What is a credible science that should have been thrown in the trash due to the unethical nature of the research?” Dr. George Zizerman (Chris Cordell, The Curse of Humpty Dumpty) is soon to realize as his subpar research comes back to haunt him, in this case, literally.

Fast forward a little and Linda Buxton (Nicola Wright, Amityville Scarecrow, Witches of Amityville Academy) is scrambling to find something that may save her radio program as it nears its last season. Her daughters Lucy (Sarah Alexandra Marks, Help, Exorcist Vengeance) and Belle (Chelsea Greenwood, Dinosaur Hotel) tell her about an unorthodox and controversial old scientist who owned a house.

Scott Jeffrey (Cupid, The Mutation) and Rhys Waterfield (Dragon Fury) have finally managed to track down the Youtubers seeking a story plot back to the roots as it was all based in Spider in the Attic. It’s even set in an old English manor house and several older characters and young adults have been populated instead of the typical teens. So far so good.

A half an hour after the prologue, the creature goes into hiding. It is unfortunate because it is quite ugly as it has an appearance of a small cat, a spider and a scorpion combined. Such a being is definitely not suited to be crawling across your floor. This image is just one of the infants. The CGI in Spider in the Attic varies, anywhere from decent to terrible, with the exception of what is already present in the scene with the creature or creatures. As for the spider chow, I mean, the human figures, they tend to be colorless. In addition to the Buxtons family, there is Daniel (Clint Gordon, The Legend of Jack and Jill, Summoning Bloody Mary) who happens to be Belle’s boyfriend. Also, he is the reason she is carrying a child. Other than these, there is also Shauna (Kate Sandison, It Came from Below, Bats), who is a Linda’s producer, and station manager and came to supervise the situation. Shauna’s character is accompanied by Lorena (Danielle Scott, The Curse of Humpty Dumpty).

Being a Scott Jeffrey film, their conversations get as much screen-time as their screaming, and that is unfortunate. While Daniel and Belle are at first bitter about the pregnancy and additional aspects of their relationship, they resolve their differences. The sisters articulate the new trajectories that their lives have taken. Spider in the Attic entails great shifts in patterns, showcasing for a few minutes domestic drama followed by a few minutes of spiders. The unmasking of the monster, a thing conceived out of alien DNA fused with reproduction of Nazi experiments, is discovered through audio recordings.

These people being so courageous or rather so foolish as to remain in the house for a long duration to discover those tapes is laughable. When they first encountered the creatures, they should have fled. Or when the doctor’s partially chewed up body was found there. Unfortunately, they are faced with the colossal issue of the spiders preventing their escape until it is too late.

It bears mentioning that Spider in the Attic is most engaging during the final half hour. The spiders are falling into a fever pitch of hunger while Belle is going into labor. We were able to predict this event the moment they casted a character that was pregnant. And then, just when it feels like the film might redeem itself, it goes out with a rather weak tease/non-ending.

Spider in the Attic is at best a movie you watch when you want to kill some time while holding the fast forward button. The best part is that Spider in the Attic is free to watch. There is no major downside to watching if giant spiders are your thing. Just remember to not get your hopes too high.

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