Arachnophobia (1990)

Recorded on VHS tape from Channel 7, I repeatedly watched Arachnophobia (1990) as a child. Along with Tremors, these were horror comedies that worked best as ‘gateway horrors’ for me, at a time when I was petrified by the horror aisle in a video store due to the suggestive box covers. Both Arachnophobia and Tremors […]

Naked Lunch (1991)

I think I tried reading William S. Burroughs once borrowing books from the uni library, but it didn’t take; I mainly think of him for his acting role in Drugstore Cowboy and his distinctive voice. So finally sitting to experience Naked Lunch (1991), I was more connecting with it as a David Cronenberg film rather […]