Spiders are disgusting. No matter their size, shape, or genre —sometimes they're tiny and realistic. Other times, they're large and anthropomorphic. Regardless of their type, spiders have been a fixture of genre cinema since its beginning. In 1957's "The Incredible Shrinking Man," the titular shrinking man (Grant Williams) battled a giant spider while adjusting to dime-sized life. Early roots of folktales and mythology abound with symbolic spiders. Arachne, a Greek weaver, defeated the Goddess Athena in a weaving contest, subsequently condemning herself to a life of eternal weaving as Athena transformed her into a spider. There are arachnid roots and depictions throughout history, most benevolent, though all deeply meaningful.
In contemporary canon, spiders have become more menacing, threatening, and squirm-in-your-chair disgusting. Likely rooted in the quotidian experience of arachnophobia, filmmakers have wasted no time exploiting the basest of fears to make their projects even more frightening. Most spiders are relatively harmless.
In contemporary canon, spiders have become more menacing, threatening, and squirm-in-your-chair disgusting. Likely rooted in the quotidian experience of arachnophobia, filmmakers have wasted no time exploiting the basest of fears to make their projects even more frightening. Most spiders are relatively harmless.
- 1/16/2023
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
Most of us will be glad to see the back of 2020. Covid-19 has made it the most miserable year of modern times, with mounting deaths, economic destruction, massive social disruption and everyone apparently getting a lot stupider. Now that we have a few viable vaccines, there’s some light at the end of the tunnel, but even so, don’t expect sunshine and roses in 2021.
But hey, at least you can pick your way through the infectious wasteland we once called our society with an official Star Trek face shield! ViacomCBS has just announced a partnership with PPE manufacturer Shield Pals and unveiled a new line of products aimed at the virus-conscious Trek fan. Both variants feature an “alert, condition red” message on the front, with one of them showing the Starfleet Medical logo and the other saying the shield is property of the USS Discovery.
Shield Pals co-founder Chris McCormick...
But hey, at least you can pick your way through the infectious wasteland we once called our society with an official Star Trek face shield! ViacomCBS has just announced a partnership with PPE manufacturer Shield Pals and unveiled a new line of products aimed at the virus-conscious Trek fan. Both variants feature an “alert, condition red” message on the front, with one of them showing the Starfleet Medical logo and the other saying the shield is property of the USS Discovery.
Shield Pals co-founder Chris McCormick...
- 12/23/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
From Benny in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dewey Riley in the Scream movies to Rob Geller in Never Been Kissed and Chris McCormick in Eight Legged Freaks, David Arquette has played many unique roles in his career, but his most memorable onscreen appearance may come as himself in You Cannot Kill David Arquette.
On this special episode of Corpse Club, Heather Wixson is joined by special guest Arquette to discuss the new documentary, which chronicles his return to professional wrestling, his quest for redemption following his divisive WCW World Heavyweight Championship win in 2000, and his undying passion for the professional sport.
Arquette also reflects on working with Martin Landau in the wrestling movie Ready to Rumble, talks about his life-threatening Gwc deathmatch with Nick Gage, and discusses his anticipated return to the role of Dewey Riley in Scream 5, the first movie in the franchise to not be directed by the late,...
On this special episode of Corpse Club, Heather Wixson is joined by special guest Arquette to discuss the new documentary, which chronicles his return to professional wrestling, his quest for redemption following his divisive WCW World Heavyweight Championship win in 2000, and his undying passion for the professional sport.
Arquette also reflects on working with Martin Landau in the wrestling movie Ready to Rumble, talks about his life-threatening Gwc deathmatch with Nick Gage, and discusses his anticipated return to the role of Dewey Riley in Scream 5, the first movie in the franchise to not be directed by the late,...
- 8/21/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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