The Musical Spider
2024
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Synopsis
Based on a comic by Philippe Forester. The phone rings in the office of private detective Buksvansing. As the caller, Plattenberg, tells the PI his story, the images unfold. Plattenberg lives with his wife and their deformed kid, Lillen, who is only a living head. Mrs Plattenberg is driving him crazy with her piano recitals to a spider. Drunk one night, Plattenberg kills the spider, sending his wife into a catatonic state. But secretly, Lillen is plotting his revenge.
The Musical Spider (2024) is a 00:11:27 horror short film by Henry Moore Selder (Sweden). Based on a comic by Philippe Forester.
Key facts
Cast
Leif Andrée, Cecilia Nilsson, Alexandra Dahlström, Richard Sseruwagi
Original language
Swedish
First release
January 26, 2024
Crew
Screenplay
Henry Selder, Henry Moore Selder, Philippe Foerster
Producer
Kalle Wettre
Editing
Henry Moore Selder
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Festival History
- GFFF - Galician Freaky Film Festival 2026
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2025 generic
- BUT Film Festival 2025 - Features
- FANCINE – Fantastic Film Festival of Málaga 2025 generic
- GFFF - Galician Freaky Film Festival 2025 generic - Co cu torcido Vol. 1 ★ Méliès de Prata, BIFFF 2025
- KORK International Horror Film Festival 2025
- Lund Fantastic Film Festival 2026 2025 - Finn Fantastic
- Morbido Fest 2025 generic - Cortometrajes (block B)
Full credits
| Director | Henry Moore Selder |
| Cast | Leif Andrée (Mr Plattenberg), Cecilia Nilsson (Mrs. Plattenberg), Alexandra Dahlström (Lillen), Richard Sseruwagi (Buksvansing) |
| Screenplay | Henry Selder, Henry Moore Selder, Philippe Foerster |
| Producer | Kalle Wettre |
| Editing | Henry Moore Selder |
| Production design | Henrik Svensson |
| Costumes | Anna Svärdendahl |
| Other | Henrik Svensson, Kurt Van der Basch, Lionel Cabrera, Niki Von Bahr |
Technical
| Runtime | 12 min |
| Aspect ratio | 1:37:1 |
| Colour | Color |
| Shooting format | Digital |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt19121572 |
| TMDB | 1367451 |
| FILMFREEWAY | TheMusicalSpider |
Additional data: TMDB.
