S&A DOUBLE: SPIDERS AND BEES OH MY
S&A DOUBLE: ARACHNOPHOBIA ( DIR FRANK MARSHALL, 1990) & THE SWARM (DIR IRWIN ALLEN, 1978) I remember as a kid, many a scary movie moments would have me running from the room. But there was also two movie trailers (or ads for TV) that would have the same effect on me. One mintue I was sitting on the floor by the TV the next there was a only a cartoon puff of smoke in the shape of my general person. These were Arachnophobia from 1990 and The Swarm from 1978. I think the notion of being covered in bees with the constant screaming gave me anxiety nightmares. Watching both of these movies last week was a first for me, because with all the creepy crawlies it makes me itchy. Inscets, Bugs and Spiders have always made great Monster Movies, Crawley Features if you will. Whether they are radio actively giant like in Them ! or Tarantua , more experimental like Phase IV or Creature Freature like Cronenber's The Fly ...