Tarantula

6.4

/10

1h 20mScience-Fiction Horror Thriller

A lone-wolf scientist sequestered in a mansion near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new, and very female, assistant, they discover that, far worse, something much larger and hungrier than it ever should be, is devouring local cattle - and humans - in increasingly large quantities.A lone-wolf scientist sequestered in a mansion near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly which took only four days to develop. As the do... Read more

Starring John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva, Ross Elliott, Hank Patterson, Eddie Parker, Bert Holland, Raymond Bailey, Steve Darrell

Watch "Tarantula" from streaming services Google Play, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 1955. It's a science-fiction and horror movie, and has a rating of 6.4 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.