1960s black comedy horror starring Lon Chaney Jr. Chauffeur Bruno (Chaney Jr.) watches over Virginia (Jill Banner), Ralph (Sid Haig) and Elizabeth (Beverly Washburn), the three inbred, grown-up children of the Merrye family who have inherited a genetic condition which turns them into demented, feral beings. While Peter (Quinn Redeker) and Emily (Carol Ohmart), who have come to claim the Merrye mansion as their own, are visiting, Bruno has to leave the house for a short time. The siblings take the opportunity to wreak havoc and when Bruno returns he realises he must go to drastic measures to stop the 'Merrye Syndrome' from spreading.
- Region Code:
- Region B
- Duration:
- 81 minutes
- Extras:
- Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Jack Hill (Director), Sid Haig (Actor), Deleted Scenes, Documentaries: 'The Hatching of 'Spider Baby'', 'Spider Stravinsky - The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein', 'The Merrye House Revisited', Image Gallery, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences panel discussion, Short film 'The Host' (1960), Reversible sleeve, Trailers