Arizona

Arizona is a state of the United States of America located in the southwestern region of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in size by the four Phoenix metropolitan area cities of Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, and Scottsdale, and then by Yuma in Yuma County.

Arizona was the central setting of the 1974 sci-fi/horror film Phase IV. In the film, a speices of highly-intelligent, mutated ants attacks a scientific outpost located in the middle of the Arizona desert.

The small town of Prosperity, Arizona was once plagued by an infestation of mutated giant spiders. The town sheriff, Samantha Parker and Deputy Pete Willis, along with many of the townsfolk managed to repel the spider attack, but the Arizona State Police came in at the last moment to help with clean-up. They would have responded to the emergency more quickly if the situation had involved an alien invasion, but they had difficulty accepting the notion of giant spiders.

Points of Interest

 * Cochise County: Cochise County is the location of the town of Prosperity, Arizona. In 2002, a canister of toxic chemicals from the Vironanol Corporation opened up, contaminating the local insect population. These insects were consumed by spiders, and grew into giant, monstrous creatures that overran the town.


 * Prosperity: The Viroanol Corporation took an interest in purchasing land in the town of Prosperity, Arizona. They were interested in the McCormick Mines that ran underneath the town, which had been closed down for nearly a decade. They made an offer to the town council to purchase large areas of land as well as financing relocation efforts for the townsfolk. A truck carrying a supply of toxic chemicals from Vironanol was passing through Prosperity when the driver swerved to avoid hitting a rabbit. A canister fell off the truck and tumbled into a lake where it opened, adversely affecting the local wildlife. Crickets that had been exposed to the chemicals were later eaten by spiders who mutated into giant man-killing "eight legged freaks".

Films that take place in

 * Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
 * Phase IV (1974)

Characters from
Note: The following is a list of characters known to reside in. It does not necessarily mean that they were born there.