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19 November 2009 3:30 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

To some, nothing is scarier than spiders, unless you consider William Shatner’s career in the late 70’s (zing!). But there were a few exceptions and even Chris Pine can admit it’s pretty difficult to follow Shatner as James Tiberius Kirk. One film that Shatner did before throwing the maroon jumpsuit back on was a little film called Kingdom of the Spiders in which he takes down a legion of evil spiders.

Shatner played Dr Robert Hansen, who is sent to a small town after a serious of mysterious animal deaths, only to discover that it was only the beginning, and that an evil spider army was behind the whole thing. Finally, the film is making it’s way to DVD for all of us to relive, and we even have the original trailer for you to get excited for all over again.

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- Sebastian Suchecki

22 October 2009 12:47 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

If you've never seen William Shatner's seminal portrayal of Rack Hansen in the 1977 film Kingdom of the Spiders, shame on you! However, come January, 2010, you'll be able to redeem yourself as Shout! Factory will be releasing a Special Edition Uncut version of the film on DVD.

The kind folks at Shout! Factory provided us with a list of what special features will be included, and I for one cannot wait to hear Item #1:

All new interview with William Shatner Audio commentary by director John Bud Cardos, producer Igor Kantor, spider wrangler Jim Brockett, and cinematographer John Morrill, moderated by Scott Spiegel and Lee Christian Jim Brockett: Spider Wrangler featurette Rare behind-the-scenes footage Poster gallery Original theatrical trailer

The film's synopsis is as follows: William Shatner stars as veterinarian "Rack" Hansen in this cult film about an Arizona town infested with a horde of arachnids that turn on »

- Uncle Creepy

22 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

On January 19, 2010, Shout! Factory will unleash the Kingdom of the Spiders Special Edition on DVD. That's right, the William Shatner-starring, nature-run-amok 1977 film by John Cardos. Featuring all-new anamorphic widescreen transfer of the film, this special edition DVD release contains the following: . All New Interview with William Shatner . Audio commentary by Director John Bud Cardos, Producer Igor Kantor, spider wrangler . Jim Brockett and Cinematographer John Morrill, moderated by Hostel producer Scott Spiegel and Lee Christian . Jim Brockett: Spider Wrangler Featurette . Rare Behind the Scenes Footage . Poster Gallery . Original Theatrical Trailer William Shatner stars as veterinarian "Rack" Hansen in this cult film about an Arizona town »

3 articles from 2009