One of the most frequently recurring manifestations of evil in Middle-earth is the giant spider.  And Tolkien loves to have his (arguably) favorite heroes exterminate them with a vengeance.

Credit to my son for letting me borrow his toy spider for the thumbnail. :)

Intrigued by the theme of evil being self-defeating?  I have a video on that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c67oYSVgWI

More Halloween themed videos:

Tolkien’s creepiest creatures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uhdM4GyrBk

Scariest scenes from The Lord of the Rings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhfrhAX1T5w&t=458s

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