31 Days of Horror: Day #7 THE FLY

“I'm an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over... and the insect is awake.”

I’d forgotten just how gross this movie is. And how sad. David Cronenberg’s The Fly is unlike many other horror films in that it’s not about scares, or a relentless pace, or creepy sights/sounds that we may not understand. The Fly doesn’t jump out of corners, it’s a fairly slow burn, and it keeps no secrets from its audience. The film is the tale of a scientist who creates a teleporter,...