David Cronenberg's Shivers (1975) Review

The Shivers (1975) synopsis: “The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact.”

Starring: Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, and Allan Kolman
Director: David Cronenberg

Holy shiv! This week on Podcasting After Dark we are reviewing David Cronenberg’s first major motion picture, Shivers! This is the second part in co-host Corey’s series of movies he discovered during the 2020 quarantine (The Burning being the previous film).

If you are a fan of David Cronenberg’s later work then you’re probably familiar with the themes he likes to explore: sex and body horror. If, on the other hand, this is your first foray into uncharted territory then brace yourself, we touch on a lot of taboo subjects as we break this movie down scene by scene. I mean, you have to. You can’t talk about Cronenberg without being a little taboo. Either way, we hope you enjoy the show!

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