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The series' regular trio of reporters Jun (Kenji
Sahara), Yuriko (Hiroko Sakurai) and Ippei (Yasuhiko Saijo) are on a trip
with some friends - Kyoko (Akiko Wakabayashi), Hayama (Yusuke Takita) and
Takehara (Jiro Tsuruga) -, but the trip turns bad early on when Takehara
is almost swallowed up by a swamp. To remedy his hypothermia, our heroes
head to a nearby abandoned house that's spooky enough in itself, reminding
Jun of the story about "Baron Spider", a spider collector whose
daughter was bitten by one and has since turned into a giant spider
haunting her father's house and the area. Sure enough, before long Hayama
is attacked by a giant spider while checking out the wine cellar, and
while everybody dashes to his aid, the spider attacks recuperating
Takehara. Jun manages to ward off the spider, but now it gets really mad,
coming after them when they escape through the swamp to their cars.
Ultimately, Jun sees himself forced to run the spider over. And with the
spider killed, the house they've been at catches fire and ultimately
collapses into itself ... Now the giant spider is not the best
creature ever seen in the series, but apart from that this is actually a
pretty well-made atmospheric gothic of the old dark house-variety, with
all its scares well-placed, anmd successfully and very effectively leaving
things in the dark for the longest time. And the scene of the house
catching fire and collapsing - a staple in contemporary gothics - is
actually pretty first rate. And all of this makes this one one of the best
episodes of the somewhat uneven Ultra Q.
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