{"product_id":"spider-baby-the-novelization-paperback","title":"Spider Baby: The Novelization - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDayna Noffke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a crumbling mansion on the edge of nowhere, the Merrye children live a secret life, watched over by their devoted caretaker Bruno and cursed by a rare genetic condition that causes them to regress into violent, childlike states while retaining the strength and appetites of adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginia catches flies in her imaginary web-then slashes them to pieces with butcher knives. Elizabeth sulks and plots. And Ralph... well, Ralph scuttles in the shadows, twitching, grinning, watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen distant relatives arrive to claim the family estate, Bruno can only hope the \"children\" remember their manners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis official novelization of Jack Hill's cult horror classic Spider Baby plunges deeper into the grotesque humor, cracked psychology, and rotting grandeur of the Merrye legacy. Author Dayna Noffke brings new life to the tale, adding expanded scenes, rich inner monologue, and backstory only hinted at in the film. Told with gleeful menace and unexpected tenderness, this is an invitation to descend into full Merrye madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition also includes a foreword by cult film scholar Mike Watt, as well as reconstructed \"deleted scenes\" and annotations that expand the twisted lore of one of exploitation cinema's strangest treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome families have skeletons in the closet. The Merryes feed theirs in the basement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53334577316205,"sku":"9781966037316","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/GFHCr02YAW9781966037316.webp?v=1778875289","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/spider-baby-the-novelization-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}