Gangster Alexander Ward (Frank Wolff) and his crew enlist the help of a local ski-instructor in the heist of several gold bars. But when they use explosives to create a distraction, they disturb the lair of a massive spider! Monte Hellman, the man behind such favorites as TWO-LANE BLACKTOP and RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND made his directorial debut with this shocker from Gene Corman Productions.