The Shape of Rage: David Cronenberg’s Dangerous Methods
Rebecca Harkins-Cross
There is a scene in David Cronenberg’s 1979 film The Brood where protagonist Frank Carveth (Art Hindle) visits a former client of psychologist Hal Raglan (Oliver Reed). Sweating, raving and pacing, the neurotic patient eventually removes his scarf to reveal the monstrous results of his treatment: a fungus-like growth of flesh protruding from his neck. […]