David Cronenberg
“I think of horror films as art, as films of confrontations. Films that make you confront aspects of your own life that are difficult to face. Just because you're making a horror film doesn't mean you can't make an artful film.” —David Cronenberg
The New Flesh: The Body horror of David Cronenberg
Before he was a beloved elder statesman of arthouse cinema, David Cronenberg was one of the most transgressive filmmakers working in genre film. His earliest work — full of sexual anxiety, invasive science, and unrelenting bodily decay — earned him a reputation as a master of body horror.
In this series, we’re focusing on that early period of Cronenberg’s career, from his 1975 feature debut SHIVERS through his 1986 breakout hit THE FLY — films that helped define a new kind of horror cinema: cerebral, visceral, and deeply personal.
Pt. 1: Shivers
Pt. 2: Rabid
Pt. 3: The Brood
Pt. 4: Scanners
Pt. 5: Videodrome
Pt. 6: The Dead Zone
Pt. 7: The Fly