Editing Shelob (section)

== Adaptations ==

[[File:Shelobpj.jpg|thumb|The portrayal of Shelob in [[Peter Jackson]]'s film of ''[[The Return of the King]]'' is based on the [[Porrhothele antipodiana|New Zealand tunnel-web spider]], a species that Jackson personally dislikes.<ref name="Bonin 2003"/>]]

In the 1981 BBC Radio adaption of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Shelob is portrayed by [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] member Jenny Lee.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pearse |first=Edward |title=The Lord of the Rings, Episode 2 |url=https://radioriel.org/content/daily-programme/riel-radio-theatre-the-lord-of-the-rings-episode-2/ |publisher=Radio Riel |date=15 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115144511/https://www.radioriel.org/content/daily-programme/riel-radio-theatre-the-lord-of-the-rings-episode-2/|archive-date=15 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|film trilogy]], Shelob's appearance is delayed until the third movie, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''. Her design is based on the [[Porrhothele antipodiana|New Zealand tunnel-web spider]], which Jackson hates.<ref name="Bonin 2003">{{cite web |last=Bonin |first=Liane |title=The secrets of LOTR's eight-legged villain |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/12/19/secrets-lotrs-eight-legged-villain/ |publisher=EW.com |date=19 December 2003}}</ref>

Shelob is a major character in the video game ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', where she serves as both the narrator and an ally to [[player character]] Talion. In the game, Shelob shape-shifts to assume the form of an attractive woman. Following criticism of this decision, the creative director Michael de Plater explained that Gollum and Shelob were "the unsung heroes of ''The Lord of the Rings''": Shelob senses Frodo's weakness and makes  a pact with Gollum to hasten him to Mount Doom and destroy the ring. De Plater envisioned Shelob as a dark counterpart to [[Galadriel]], noting how both manipulate lesser beings, but that Shelob is more honest.<ref>{{cite web  |last=Chiodini |first=Johnny |title=Why Shelob is a woman in Shadow of War |website=[[Eurogamer]] |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-15-why-shelob-is-a-woman-in-shadow-of-war |date=15 August 2017 |access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref>