IFWT #157 - Spider Baby (1967) [ft. The Phantom A.D.]

IFWT #157 - Spider Baby (1967) [ft. The Phantom A.D.]

From In Film We Trust by In Film We Trust

May 21, 2026 · 1h 18m

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with The Phantom A.D. about the cult classic film Spider Baby and his new album.

IFWT is back after a short hiatus, and we're back in style. We're joined by "The Rock 'n' Roll Champion With Curly Hair", THE PHANTOM A.D., this generations answer to the iconoclastic Mojo Nixon. The Phantom A.D's music is a monstrous conglomerate of horrorr movies, pop-culture, trash and everything else us groovy hepcats dig, all backdropped by Chuck Berry rhythms and three-chord righteousness. The Phantom A.D has just dropped his new ominously frightful titled album The Revenge Of... The Phantom A.D, with it's lead single Spider Baby, taken from Jack Hill's 1967 comedically macabre cheapie Spider Baby, starring an aging and alcoholic Lon Chaney Jr. So it's truly a privilege to host the Phantom for a dive into this enduring cult classic about a family who suffers from a disease that causes them to regress as they age....WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF CANNIBALISM! You can find The Phantom A.D.: thephantomad.com Instagram: iamthephantom_666 Songs used in this episode all come from his latest record The Revenge Of... Phantom's Rumble Spider Baby Chainsaw Rock

People in this episode

Host: In Film We Trust

Guest: The Phantom A.D.

Topics covered

  • horror movies
  • cult classics
  • music
  • film reviews
  • cannibalism
  • pop culture

Keywords

  • Spider Baby
  • The Phantom A.D.
  • horror
  • cult classic
  • Lon Chaney Jr.
  • music
  • film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Spider Baby, The Revenge Of... The Phantom A.D

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