Creepy Crawlers

Last year we heard a couple versions of the theme song to the movie Spider Baby, which at that time I said was criminally under-seen. That's probably still true, but in the months after that post there were screenings of it at three different theaters in my immediate vicinity! Hopefully that means Spider Baby is finally getting the love and devotion it deserves. It was certainly a treat to see it on the big screen, and hear Lon Chaney, Jr.'s demented delivery of the theme song pumped through theater speakers.

In last year's post I mentioned a Spider Baby musical that came about in the early 2000s. Although it seems to have been a small production comprised of a few runs at small California theaters, the cast recorded an album which is available in its entirety on Spotify. There are also a few YouTube clips of various parts of the show, so we can get a visual reference of what songs such as "It's Not Nice to Hate" and "Good to See the Family Carry On" look like on stage. With those titles, and considering the murderous yet fun-loving nature of the Merrye children, I imagine this play was a rollicking good time. Check out the opening song below, which is to the tune of the Spider Baby movie theme but with lyrics a little more specific to the characters and storyline.

Forgive the fuzzy audio--the visuals are cool, and you can hear a pristine version on the Spotify playlist. Here's hoping the Spider Baby road show comes crawling out of dormancy one day soon...