Spider Baby & Post Screening Discussion

Saturday, 31 October - 1:30pm
@Black Box
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Spider Baby, otherwise known as The Maddest Story Ever Told, features horror stars Lon Chaney Jr. and Sid Haig in a bizarre cult-classic that twists tales like The Addams Family into depraved directions.

In a lonesome dilapidated house, chauffeur Bruno cares for the Merrye children, all affected by a degenerative illness. When money-grubbing relatives visit unannounced to claim the house as their own, the Merrye family take action into their own hands.

After the screening, we will be joined by Disability Action Research Kollective member Aaliyah Bates and artist and disability activist Deirdre McKenna for a panel discussion exploring how horror can act as reflection of social fears, or as a site of reclamation.

Please note this film features negative caricatures of people with disabilities and ableist behaviour.

Showings

Saturday, 31 October 2026 - 1:30pm @ Black Box
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