Bugs are a staple of horror, old and new.
Nothing creeps people out like creepy crawlies.
Hardened fans of gore still get squeamish when they see a spider, or wince atThe Mists buggy monsters.
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More popular than the ubiquity of insects is the use of sexuality in horror.
Both a common theme and visual language frequently employed for flare, sex in horror goes way back.
Rarely, however, have bugs and sex prominently featured in a horror film together.
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As the pair investigate, they take the audience on a guided tour of the wacky world of academia.
Watching Agar determine if these scientists are dangerous or just plain weird makes for some solid drama.
Trapped in a human-sized cocoon, its impossible not to wonder if the writers confused bee for butterfly.
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The bee transformation mostly gives the girls a snazzy new hair-do and femme fatale makeup.
Being a bee girl is a bit like taking a trip to a new-age salon, it seems.
She has an alluring, if impenetrable, aura.
But this alone isnt enough to properly scare an audience, then or now.
What makes Dr. Harris and her hive a formidable threat is theirrelationship to the femme fatale.
An archetype popularized in 1940s detective noir, the femme fatale represented cultural anxietiesabout wild women.
Wild could mean anything, from financially independent to murderous.
Here, these bee women are using their sexuality to kill.
The 70s was a time of sexual revolution, and a time of feminist developments, socially and politically.Dr.
Julie Zorn is very pointedly used as Dr. Harris foil.
Zorn is helpful to the investigating Agar.
She is an academic but not a doctor, and she is a romantic interest.Dr.
Invasion of the Bee Girlsis a fun horror movie, making it a real treat to watch.
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