The Brood
David Cronenberg, whose Dead Ringers inspired the new Prime Video series, applies an entirely different lens to the idea of motherhood in this 1979 release. Imagine having so much pent-up rage festering inside you that you spontaneously and asexually manifest a pack of monstrous children-creatures, and you’ll have an idea of what Samantha Eggar’s character goes through in The Brood. So yes, this is also a spooky-kid flick, but the way they’re brought into the world is truly the spookiest part about them.
