Eight Legged Freaks (originally titled Arac Attack,[2] under which it was released in some parts of Europe and other countries around the world) is a 2002 monster comedy horror film directed by Ellory Elkayem and starring David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra, Doug E. Doug, and Scarlett Johansson.

The plot follows spiders that are exposed to mutagenic toxic waste, causing them to grow to colossal sizes and attack a small American mining town.

On a highway outside the quiet mining town of Prosperity, Arizona, a truck driver swerves to avoid a rabbit, causing a barrel of toxic waste to land in a pond.

One week later, he shows Mike Parker, a local boy, his collection, including an enormous female orb-weaver spider from Brazil named Consuela.

As the entire town is connected in some way to the mines, spiders show up in many different places, abducting pets and animals, including Deputy Pete's cat and Wade's ostriches.

Ashley, Mike's older sister, breaks up with her boyfriend and Wade's troublemaking step-son Bret when he tries to seduce her aggressively.

Harlan jumps from the roof after the tarantula breaks open the gates, lets the spiders enter the mall, and lands in some bushes, where he meets Pete.

While the townsfolk are in the basement, Bret arrives on a forklift that brings down the locked gate, quickly reconciling with Ashley.

Chris ignites the methane using Gladys's cigarette matches, blowing up Consuela, her spider army, and the mall, leaving Wade completely distraught before the police arrive along with Pete and Harlan.

"[9] A video game adaptation titled Eight Legged Freaks: Let the Squashing Begin was released in 2002 for PC and Mac.

[10] On January 5, 2003, the movie news website Moviehole reported that Eight Legged Freaks 2 was in development,[11] but no additional information has come forth since then.