“You can talk to me. What did we say about responsibility, Peter?” This ain’t your Aunt May’s Spider-Man. Now available to watch online is a 10-minue short film called The Spider, described as a “horror take on Spider-Man.” Joining the other two spider horror films this year – Sting and Infested. Written and directed by Andy Chen, an up-and-coming young filmmaker who goes under the name “Locust Garden” on social media, the short film features a legit cast. Chandler Riggs (seen in “The Walking Dead” & “A Million Little Things”) stars as Peter, with Holgie Forrester, Carl Addicott, Matthew Tyler Vorce, Ben Thomas, and Caylee Cowan. It is an entirely fan-made, non-profit film inspired by Spider-Man. It gets really dark at the end, going down a path similar to Cronenberg’s The Fly, which is exactly what I was hoping to see in this short. Super disgusting! Sony would never do anything like this with the real Spidey character, which is why it’s rad to see a fan make something freaky & fun involving NYC’s friendly neighborhood weirdo. Enjoy.

Thanks to YouTube for the reminder on this short film launching. Here’s the only very brief description via YouTube: “A new horror take on Spider-Man.” The Spider is written and directed by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Andy Chen who goes under the moniker “Locust Garden” – you can see more of his work on his Vimeo or visit his official website or follow him on IG @locustgarden. Produced by Artin John & Kealani Kitaura. Chen explains: “I had this idea to make a horror Spider-Man fan film soon after my Shrek horror film blew up. And I’m so honored to announce we have the amazing Chandler Riggs playing Peter Parker!!” The Spider is based off of characters from The Amazing Spider-Man comics by Marvel (this is a non-profit fan film, unaffiliated and not endorsed by Marvel, Sony, or Disney). For more info and for more behind-the-scenes videos, check out their Instagram page. To enjoy more shorts, click here. Any good? Your thoughts?