Cronenberg's Shivers

I like a few Cronenberg movies, but there are a few I haven't yet seen. I decided to knock this one of this list, and it was pretty good. It's one of his earlier movies, and definitely a product of the time. It had vibes of Black Christmas (some of the music), Night of the Living Dead, and most definitely The Crazies (had an actress from that too). I guess it's also similar to some Polanski movies, in the sense that it was set in an apartment.

So this movie was all about a sexual parasite that makes people go crazy. Good enough for me. You have some hotties in the movie, some decent gore (with that acryillic red paint look), and some other taboos, like killer kids and rape and whatnot. Basically, this movie had a good balance of everything. I don't remember much of 'Rabid', but this movie seems like it's similar in that it was about infection and madness.

However, I didn't see anyone actually shiver, but it's a cool title either way. I want to watch The Brood soon. That has to be good if it has Oliver Reed, right?