In 1996, David Cronenberg released a new film, based on a controversial novel by J.G. Ballard

about a group of car crash fetishists.

Cronenberg's movie, Crash, with its sexually explicit scenes jarringly offset against the

crunchy, jagged violence of road traffic accidents, explored the relationship between man and machine,

human flesh and new flesh technology.

25 years later, Julia de Kourne tackled similar themes with Titan, an equally shocking

and brutal exploration of the relationship between human flesh and automobiles.

Crash won the special jury prize at Cannes, and Titan won the Palm Door.

And while both these films did prove somewhat controversial, there was no denying what powerful

and transgressive psychological body horror films these were.

Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of man-made monsters, and we discuss

Kronenberg's Crash and DeCornos to Tan.

Welcome back to the evolution of horror. My name is Mike Munser, and as ever, I am your host.

In this podcast, we explore and

dissect the history and the evolution of the horror genre, one subgenre at a time. We are

currently in the middle of our 11th season exploring the evolution of man-made monsters. And this

is part 26 in this week's episode. As that intro suggested. We're going to be looking at two fascinating

movies that explore the dynamics between people and their cars. We're going to be talking about

David Cronenberg's Crash and Julia DeCornos to Tan. Both of these discussions will be

spoilerific. If you haven't seen these two films, what are you doing? They are both absolutely incredible films.

Give them a watch before you listen to our discussion.

So joining me to discuss these two bangers, I've got a returning guest with me.

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