Kiss of the Tarantula (1975)

In a quiet small town, teenage Susan Bradley — daughter of the local mortician — harbors an unusual fascination with spiders, one that horrifies her cold, resentful stepmother and unsettles those around her. When her stepmother is found dead and her father remarries, a chain of mysterious deaths begins to follow anyone who crosses or torments Susan, from cruel classmates to unwanted suitors. As bodies pile up around town, her uncle — the local police chief with dark secrets of his own — finds himself drawn deeper into a disturbing family entanglement, unable to separate protecting his niece from the horrifying truth of what she’s capable of. A slow-burning tale of repression, obsession, and revenge builds toward a shocking finale that ties every death back to one twisted family secret.

Director: Chris Munger
Writers: Warren Hamilton Jr., Daniel Cady

🎬 CAST
Ernesto Macias — Walter Bradley (as a different name)
Suzanna Ling — Susan – Daughter
Herman Wallner — John – Husband
Patricia Landon — Nancy Drury
Beverly Eddins — Martha – Wife
Jay Scott — Bo Richards (as Jay Scott Neal)
Rebecca Eddins — Susan – Age 10
Rita French — Joan – Susan’s friend
W. James Eddins — Sgt. Wes Matthews
Jared Davis — Dr. Morgan
Stratton Leopold — Eric Craig
Mark Smith — Joe Penny
Mary Tyree — Hamilton – Nurse
Ron Prather — Bob Havens (as Ronald Prather)
William Guhl — Wayne Richards
Linda Spatz — Tracy – Susan’s friend
Art Lane — Security Guard
George Gingell — Ralph Miller
Susan Eddins — Susan Bradley – Age 5
John H. Burrows — Mr. Price (as John Burrows)
R.C. — R.C.

Genre: Horror

International Titles / Also Known As (AKA)

🎬 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 — Kiss of the Tarantula

🇩🇪 — Der Kuss der Tarantel
🇨🇦 🇫🇷 — Le Baiser de la Tarentule

🇧🇷 — O Beijo da Tarantula
🇫🇷 — Mygale
🇬🇷 — Ταραντούλα
🇮🇹 — Il bacio della tarantola
🇲🇽 — El beso de la tarántula
🇵🇹 — O Beijo da Tarântula
☭ — Поцелуй тарантула
🇪🇸 — Veneno, el beso de la Tarántula
🇸🇪 — Dödens kyssar
🇹🇷 — Tarantulanın Öpücüğü
🇺🇸 — Tarantula
🌍 — Shudder

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