Tarantella
"Instantly, the priestess changed into a monstrous goblin-spider and the warrior found himself
caught fast in her web." - The Goblin Spider
"Tarantella" is based on "The Goblin Spider," an ancient Japanese short story. According to the
tale, there used to be many goblin-spiders in Japan. During the daytime, they looked just like
common spiders; but very late at night, they transformed into huge spiders and were capable of
awful things. Goblin-spiders also have the magical power of taking human shape so as to
deceive people.
While Spinnetod Lena does morph into a huge spider creature that ruthlessly kills its victims,
unlike the Goblin Spider, she feels guilty for her crimes. The Spinnetod is humanized; while she
doesn't want to blindly kill, her nature makes it nearly impossible to restrain herself. The Grimm
writers also raised the stakes by introducing the rapid aging curse, making the decision for the
Spinnetod even harder.
