Beneath the Web

Dr. Eliot Varn had a vision: solve world hunger by unlocking the secret of deep sea gigantism. If chickens were the size of cows, and fish as big as whales, humanity could feed more people while taking fewer lives. It was a clean, compassionate idea—at least on paper. In his underground lab, Eliot worked alone, obsessed with perfecting the serum that would trigger rapid, controlled growth in common species. But in a moment of impatience—or perhaps madness—he tested the formula on a spider that had wandered onto his workstation. He barely slept that night. By morning, the spider was gone... and so was half the lab. Now, somewhere in the dark corners of the facility, something monstrous lurks—eight legs, dripping fangs, and a hunger no one planned for.