In a remote mining town, somebody's been a bit careless with the old toxic waste. It's come in to contact with a bunch of exotic spiders and yes, you guessed it, they've mutated into something quite out of this world. They're still hairy and ugly but now they're also humongous and just a tad angry. Ok, they're very angry! Like classic chiller-thrillers, Tarantula, The Blob, and Them!, Eight Legged Freaks is a spine tingling showdown between man and beast. As the spiders wreak havoc on the town, the locals realise that no amount of name-calling, screaming or household pest spray will stop these mean, hungry suckers. They're going to have to outsmart them instead - and that won't be easy for this town!