George RR Martin Offers Sneak Peek at 'Game of Thrones' Ice Spiders

When you think of threats in Game of Thrones, the first thing that comes to mind might be Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons, Cersei Lannister’s fight to the Iron Throne, or maybe even Cleganebowl. But does anyone remember the ice spiders in Westeros lore which Old Nan tells Bran about? Those things sound extremely creepy.

In Season 1, Old Nan tells Bran bedtime stories of The Long Night, a time in the Age of Heroes when darkness fell upon the known world for a whole century. During this time, famine and horrifying dangers appeared, such as the White Walkers, and yes, the ice spiders.

It seems only fitting then that the 2020 Game of Thrones calendar George RR Martin recently shared to Twitter shows off these ice spiders on the front cover, as the upcoming prequel series is rumored to be called The Long Night. It was Martin himself who began that rumor.

Martin shared a sneak peek at the calendar with art by John Howe, pointing out “the legendary ice spiders which haunt old Nan's creepiest bedtime stories.” Gross.

As exciting as this illustration is, fans took to the reply section mostly just to bother Martin about finishing up his next novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter.

We’re at least excited to see a sneak peek at yet another terrifying creature in the world of Westeros.

This article also appears on Mental Floss.