Check Out The Miles Morales Horror Short ‘The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story’ [Video]

Sony Pictures Animation

We’re big Marvel and comic nerds here at MD. Yes we love our horror but we also grew up on Spider-Man, The X-Men, and of course The Avengers but as we grew older we lost track of just how many versions of these characters there were in the Marvel universe or should we say Marvel Universes. One character who is making a fans re-love Spider-Man is of course, Miles Morales.

Today an official Spider-Verse short film from Sony Pictures Animation, The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story brings a little horror to the world of Miles Morales this morning.

Sony Pictures Animation has teamed up with the Kevin Love Fund on The Spider Within, which uses horror elements to send its important message to young audiences in particular. The short film will be incorporated into the Kevin Love Fund’s new mental health focused lesson plan, “The Hero Within.” The lesson plan invites students to tell their own story through the lens of mental health awareness via an interactive curriculum including a creative storyboard activity. Visit kevinlovefund.org for additional information.

In The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story, Miles Morales struggles to balance his responsibilities as a teenager, friend, and student while acting as Brooklyn’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. After a particularly challenging day living with these pressures, Miles experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city from evil.

The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story is directed by Jarelle Dampier and written by Khaila Amazan. Dampier had teased the short film last year, “My favorite genre is horror. I think it’s the perfect envelope to give great messages out, especially to younger audiences, and I think it’s something that we’ve kind of shied away from for a long time.”

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