{"id":11063,"date":"2011-10-15T10:59:52","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T23:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=11063"},"modified":"2011-10-15T16:49:51","modified_gmt":"2011-10-15T05:49:51","slug":"exclusive-dont-try-injecting-these-spiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/10\/15\/exclusive-dont-try-injecting-these-spiders\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Don&#8217;t Try Injecting These Spiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the director and crew of the fantastically monstrous exploitation flick <em>El Monstro del Mar<\/em> comes a new Australian short (15-minute) film that manages to combine rock chicks, acid and alien spiders.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>The Acid Spiders<\/em>, directed by Stuart Simpson, a group of girls, rehearsing for their psychedelic rock band, take liquid\u00a0acid to explore new sounds unobtainable by normal perception. What they didn&#8217;t count on was an invasion of evil alien spiders intent on turning their home into a nest of bloody carnage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sweetie-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11070 aligncenter\" title=\"Sweetie 1\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sweetie-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sweetie-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sweetie-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sweetie-1-1024x608.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Simpson, it&#8217;s a film that will melt your heart &#8230; and then your brain. And then your face will fall off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mack-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11066 aligncenter\" title=\"mack 1\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mack-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mack-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mack-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mack-1-1024x608.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/melt-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11068 aligncenter\" title=\"melt 1\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/melt-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/melt-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/melt-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/melt-1-1024x608.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get bitten by &#8230; the Acid Spiders!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/girls-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11065 aligncenter\" title=\"girls 1\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/girls-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/girls-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/girls-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/girls-1-1024x608.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here a preview:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtube 0rhis8NrK_w]<\/p>\n<p>Lots of alien ickiness, gore and melting flesh! Looks like fun for all the family.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Acid Spiders<\/em> stars:<\/strong> Karli Madden (<em>El Monstro Del Mar!<\/em>), Luisa Tascone,\u00a0 Kimberly Reynolds, Lizzy Dynon, Sarah Groenewoud and Nick Kocsis.<br \/>\n<strong>Costumes<\/strong>: Claire Mueller<br \/>\n<strong>Music<\/strong>: Heath Brown and Fabian Pisani<br \/>\n<strong>Camera Lighting<\/strong>: Stuart Simpson<br \/>\n<strong>Writers<\/strong>: Stuart Simpson and Chris Malone<br \/>\n<strong>Special Make-up Effects<\/strong>: Nick Kocsis (<em>El Monstro Del Mar!<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>Editor\/Director<\/strong>: Stuart Simpson<\/p>\n<p>The film is screening at the Royal Flush Film Festival in NY and the Buffalo Screams Film Festival this year. Commented Simpson: &#8220;We just had its world premiere in Melbourne at the Monstro DVD launch last Friday night. Went down a treat! Also it&#8217;s included on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsterpictures.com.au\/catalogue\/film\/16\/\">&#8220;<em>El Monstro Del Mar!<\/em>&#8221; Australian DVD<\/a> and will hopefully accompany the eventual US disc.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ACID-SPIDERS-cover-small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11073 aligncenter\" title=\"ACID-SPIDERS-cover-small\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ACID-SPIDERS-cover-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ACID-SPIDERS-cover-small.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ACID-SPIDERS-cover-small-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>About his poster above, Simpson commented: &#8220;Kinda reminds me of trashy 80&#8217;s horror artwork&#8230;&#8221; Indeed!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gallery<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11063 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sweetie-2.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sweetie-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sweetie-1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sweetie-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/nick-1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/nick-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/melt-1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/melt-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/makc-2.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/makc-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mack-1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mack-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/girls-1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/girls-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/band-1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/band-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ACID-SPIDERS-cover-small.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ACID-SPIDERS-cover-small-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Source<\/strong>: Stuart Simpson via Avery Guerra. Written by Robert Hood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the director and crew of the fantastically monstrous exploitation flick El Monstro del Mar comes a new Australian short (15-minute) film that manages to combine rock chicks, acid and alien spiders. In The Acid Spiders, directed by Stuart Simpson, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/10\/15\/exclusive-dont-try-injecting-these-spiders\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[105,26,91,3,41],"tags":[803,804,805,543,252],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11063"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11077,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11063\/revisions\/11077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}