Wait, you managed to beat the Hell Spider and you go through and beat the rest? Man, I'm severely arachnaphobic and it took me like a week to beat the Hell Spider (mostly to get the courage up, though beating the damn thing took forever too), but I managed to get through the rest after that. I do hate those bastards for just deciding to just pallet swap that damn thing so many times for later bosses though. Those things existing keeps me from replaying that masterpiece too, as much as I want to. =/
I beat the Hell Spider on my first try. At the time, I had no idea they were going to fill the screen. When I saw the first one, I was outright disgusted through the entire battle. Just knowing the Guardian is there is enough to send me away. And I don't know how many more come after that. The Mist Spider in the arena, the Master riding one, and who knows what else.
Had I not read a topic about the Holff Ruins spider, I might have flipped out right there.