THE SPIDER LABYRINTH (dir. Gianfranco Giagni, 1982)
THE SPIDER LABYRINTH
Dir. Gianfranco Giagni, 1988
82 mins. In English.
SATURDAY, JULY 6 – 10 PM
FRIDAY, JULY 12 – MIDNIGHT
MONDAY, JULY 15 – 10 PM
FRIDAY, JULY 26 – MIDNIGHT
MONDAY, JULY 29 – 10 PM
A young professor travels to Budapest to locate a lost colleague. Once there, he gets tangled up in a supernatural mystery.
The only film in this series to feature a single title. Information is dodgy on whether this one was actually made-for-TV or just ended up there, but the best looking version in existence is definitely ripped from TV. Though it feels like a cousin to Inferno or Suspiria, its also one of the only giallos to attempt Lovecraftian otherworldy-terror.
It’s a slow burn at the start, but stick with it and this one delivers with an insane ending, and some impressively unnerving practical FX. Do yourself a favor and don’t google it.