Scene: An Encounter With Shelob

But none could rival her, Shelob the Great, last child of Ungoliant to trouble the unhappy world.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
Near the End of The Two Towers, Frodo, Sam, and Gollum encounter perhaps one of the deadliest creatures of the third age, Shelob, the evil spirit in spider form. With at least 2 different venoms in her sting, a giant and monstrous form, and near-impenetrable skin, she was so powerful that it took an Elven blade and the light from a Silmaril for Samwise Gamgee to drive her off. Even then, he at best wounded her, forcing Shelob to flee long enough for Sam to escape.
The scene I have build here depicts right after Frodo has been bitten by Shelob, when Samwise is fighting her off. Sam is holding the phial containing light from the star Eärendil, as well as the sword Sting. And in the background, Gollum is watching, waiting for his chance to reclaim the Precious.

(note this model is almost entirely based on book descriptions, not the movies)
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