tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614853908944139211.post3207752499535811417..comments2018-09-21T02:27:16.603-07:00Comments on Sally Bosco's Horror Reading Blog: “The Brood” by David Cronenberg compared to “Rosemary’s Baby” by Roman PolanskiSally Boscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12644800241021837062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614853908944139211.post-89593790733566642412009-09-26T15:48:50.378-07:002009-09-26T15:48:50.378-07:00Great juxtaposition of "birth" films! (...Great juxtaposition of "birth" films! (Have you ever seen "It's Alive"?) Maternal instincts are pretty primal, these stories seem to tell us...and yet, because they are more primal than civilized, they are demonized or reduced to monstrosity. Rosemary's Baby seems a bit less about the abject primal womb than Brood, but you raise a lot of good points here.<br /><br />I haven't seen that new movie, THE ORPHAN, but I seriously want to. For some reason, your post reminded me of it.Mike Arnzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763802971675335870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614853908944139211.post-53274443179350445582009-09-22T16:57:12.895-07:002009-09-22T16:57:12.895-07:00Sally, interesting post! I had to think back to wh...Sally, interesting post! I had to think back to what I found most horrifying about Rosemary's Baby, and I believe (besides the rape scene) it was the complete sense of helplessness. By the time she realized something was wrong, she had nowhere to turn. Even her doctor was in on the secret. Nola was definitely in total control the entire time. She chose to go through this "strange adventure." I think the thing I found most horrifying about The Brood was that I had to chant "it's strawberry jelly, strawberry jelly" when Nola's licking her baby. *urp*<br /><br />Your last line made me laugh. :DKL Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498176384773018091noreply@blogger.com