Camel Spiders (film)

Camel Spiders is a 2011 made-for-television horror sci-fi film starring Brian Krause, C. Thomas Howell, and Jessica Cameron. It was directed by genre veteran Jim Wynorski and executive-produced by Roger Corman.

Camel Spiders
Genre	Science fiction horror
Screenplay by	J. Brad Wilke Jim Wynorski
Directed by	Jim Wynorski
Starring	Brian Krause C. Thomas Howell Melissa Brasselle Frankie Cullen Hayley Sanchez Jessica Cameron
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Roger Corman Jim Wynorski
Producers	William Dever Steven Louis Goldenberg
Cinematography	Andrea V. Rossotto
Editor	Tony Randel
Running time	80 mins.
Production company	New Horizons Picture Corp.
Budget	$500,000[citation needed]
Original release
Network	Syfy
Release	March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04)

Summary

Creatures that for years have been rumoured to torment armed forces in the Middle East are inadvertently introduced to the southwestern deserts of the United States. The camel spiders now freely hunt for prey, unafraid of any predator—including man. No place is safe; no one is beyond their paralyzing bite. In the end, a number of hardy fighters band together to make one last stand against the creatures.

Cast

• Brian Krause as Captain Mike Sturges
• C. Thomas Howell as Sheriff Ken Beaumont
• Melissa Brasselle as Sergeant Shelly Underwood
• Frankie Cullen as Schwalb
• Jessica Cameron as Ashley
• Hayley Sanchez as Hayley Mullins

Release

Home media

Camel Spiders was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Lionsgate on May 27, 2012.^[1]

Reception

Brett Gallman from horror film review website Oh, the Horror! gave the film a mostly negative review. In his review, Gallman criticized the film's direction, and screenplay; stating that the film "starts with the potential to be among the best of these new-wave Corman creature features, but ends up just being in the middle of the pack".^[2] Jason Coffman from Film Monthly.com gave the film a positive review, writing, "It’s not a game-changing masterpiece or anything, but Camel Spiders is proof that Corman’s approach to low-budget filmmaking is still capable of turning out fun stuff."^[3]

Trivia

The film was broadcast on Tele 5 as part of the programme format SchleFaZ in season 2.