S2E16: DISGUST - Brian Keiper on The Fly (1986‪)‬ The Beauty of Horror

Content warning: Contains brief mention of domestic abuse, sexual assault, weight loss/gain, body dysmorphia, and aging. 
On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with horror writer and journalist for Bloody Disgusting, Manor Vellum, and co-host of the Movies for Life Podcast, Brian Keiper about David Cronenberg’s tragically disgusting classic, THE FLY (1986)!
 
They talk about Brian’s path to writing on horror, the various levels of disgust found in the film, how Cronenberg uses disgust to highlight specific issues, that gnarly hand-melting scene, and, of course, aesthetics.
 
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Links:
Brian
Twitter: @BrianDKeiper 
Writing: 
A Legend Worth Celebrating: The Unparalleled Legacy of Roger Corman
It’s Still Alive: ‘Frankenstein’ at 90 [Gods and Monsters]
Angels of Light: Hypocrites, Prophets, and Prodigals at the ‘Midnight Mass’
Podcast: Movies for Life (@MovieLifePod)
 
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Mentions
Films
The Thing (1982) The Blob (1988)Frankenstein (1931)Nosferatu (1922) 
 
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Chandler Bullock
 
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