Practical Effects
Giant spider puppet looks grossly, gloriously real.
Cinematography
Black-and-white shadows hide everything until they don't.

Director
Chris Barron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Chris Barron shot this in a single day with a crew of four, using a modified teddy bear mechanism for the spider's leg movements.
This micro-short rode the 2010s wave of 'elevated horror' shorts that proved runtime doesn't limit terror — it preceded viral hits like Lights Out by mere months.