10 - He Loves His Genre Movies, I’ll Give Him That (The Fly [1986] with Mikey P Jr./Ticks with Brandon Boler)

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This week, we’re kicking off our November Nostalgia month with a look back on some well-worn creature features. We go deep inside Jeff Goldblum’s wormhole with 1986’s The Fly, as our horror correspondent Mikey P Jr. introduces us to the topic of nostalgia in horror and we discuss the triumph and tragedy of the Cronenberg remake. Then, we bust out of our shells and get infestedddd! by Brandon Boler’s choice for grossest throwback movie, Ticks (1993).
Check out Mikey P Jr.’s horror bandanas on the Etsy shop DescentIntoHorror and follow him on social media @MikeyPeraltaJr

Follow Brandon Boler’s upcoming shows at brandonboler.com, and if you’re in Chicago, check out Wellesley Girl in January 2022.
Or visit him on Instagram @brandboler

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Referenced in this episode:

Mikey P Jr. - The Fly (1986) — The Tragedy of Aging. Ghoulish Media.

Cronenberg on Cronenberg (Ed. Chris Rodley)

Helen W. Robbins - “‘More Human Than I Am Alone’: Womb envy in David Cronenberg’s The Fly and Dead Ringers.” In Cohan and Hark (Eds.), Screening the Male: Exploring Masculinities in the Hollywood Cinema.
Drew Dietsch - [We Love ‘90s Horror] Gory, Gooey ‘Ticks’ Will Make Your Skin Crawl. Bloody Disgusting.