Folkestone Harbour Arm Screens Eight Legged Freaks
A small Arizona town is overrun by gigantic spiders in this comedy horror film, screening at Folkestone Harbour Arm on Sunday, 1 November 2026. The film's blend of action, comedy, and horror elements has garnered a mixed response from critics and viewers.
Dir: Ellory Elkayem
Cast: David Arquette, Kari Wührer, Doug E. Doug, Scarlett Johansson, Rick Overton, Matt Czuchry, Riley Smith, Leon Rippy
99 mins · 2002 · Australia, United States of America · Cert 12 · English
IMDb 5.5/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 49% · Metacritic 53/100 · TMDB 5.8/10 · Trakt 57%
Awards: 1 nomination total
In a bizarre turn of events, the residents of a rural mining town discover that a chemical spill has caused hundreds of spiders to mutate into gigantic, bloodthirsty beasts. • The film boasts a cast including David Arquette, Kari Wührer, and a young Scarlett Johansson, who must band together to survive the spider onslaught. • With a runtime of 99 minutes, Eight Legged Freaks is a relatively short but action-packed film that has garnered a mixed response from critics, with scores ranging from 49% on Rotten Tomatoes to 57% on Trakt. • The film's special effects, although dated, add to the overall B-movie charm, with many viewers appreciating the non-stop giant spider action and comical characters.
For those interested in catching this unique film, tickets and details are available with the button beside this article. The screening will take place at Folkestone Harbour Arm in Folkestone on Sunday, 1 November 2026, offering a fun and entertaining experience for fans of comedy horror and B-movies.
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What viewers say
Wambie · 8/10
I really loved this one. Kinda old school monster movie.
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beardedonewatches · 7/10
David Arquette has the best "scared" face of all time!!! Eight Legged Freaks works best with while drinking beer and hanging out with good friends, but it also works as a distraction when you are supposed to file boring paperwork. How do I know?!? Don't ask!!!
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Whitsbrain · 5/10
As a fan of the Science Fiction movies of the 1950s, I was excited to see this as it undoubtedly pays tribute to those flicks. The mood of the '50s was present, but some of the choices (talking spiders, David Arquette) were wrong. The CGI is bad and frankly it should have been better. The way that the spiders moved was distracting. And speaking of distracting, Kari Wuhrer...well, I don't remember what she did but she looked amazing doing it.…
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AhamBrahmasmiJ · 5/10
Movie was Ok but music director sucked, he made me angry by using unwanted spider noises, BTW they are Spider's not pigmies from The Mummy Returns
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jarvis-8243417 · 2/10
*Eight Legged Freaks* is an atrociously bad creature feature that tries to homage the classic low-budget sci-fi films of the ‘50s. When a group of spiders are exposed to toxic waste, they grow to gigantic proportions and attack a small town in the middle of the desert. David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Doug E. Doug, and Scarlett Johansson star, but the characters are little more than one-dimensional stereotypes. The special effects aren’t that bad,…
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sfuxion · 6/10
Was expecting an Asylum type of movie (not in the good sense) when I saw the poster, but surprisingly I was entertained. While the CGI is certainly "on par" and atrocious by current standards, I think what differentiates it from Asylum level is that it keeps a good pace throughout without those strange awkward pauses found in bottom-of-barrel B movies. And it takes itself even less seriously. Nobody did anything truly stupid that was…
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AlfieSGD · 5/10
“Eight Legged Freaks” or “Arac Attack” tries really hard to be a fun B-movie monster flick in the style of “Tremors” and the like, but it doesn't always succeed in its efforts. The cast is definitely solid, though. David Arquette and Kari Wuhrer are certainly not the most versatile actors, but they fit perfectly into a film like this. The monster effects are not always convincing. Sometimes the spiders are pretty good, but more often than not…
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Acoucalancha · 6/10
*Arachnid World: Fallen Town* If you can get passed the ugly special effects this one's really fun. Such an easy watch. Because the effects are bad and probably cheaper, we get a lot more of them so it's non-stop giant spider action. The characters are fun and comical, great B-movie comedy, David Arquette makes the funniest faces, Scarlett Johansson is a teenager, lots of cool different spider species and they make the weirdest sounds it's…
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