About this episode

This episode explores arachnophobia through folklore and classic scary stories in celebration of the new Spider-Man film.

Cobweb, Infested, Sting, the list of recent films guaranteed to set off your arachnophobia is long but this mini beast inspired episode is to celebrate the upcoming release of the new MCU offering, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Allow us to bring you Japanese folklore, cautionary tales and a classic retelling of a children’s scary story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• arachnophobia
• Japanese folklore
• cautionary tales
• children's scary stories
• MCU
• Spider-Man

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Cobweb, Infested, Sting

Places: Japan

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