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TIL in the mid-1980s, Cannon Films hired The Texas Chain Saw Massacre director Tobe Hooper to helm a bizarre, body-horror Spider-Man movie inspired by David Cronenberg’s The Fly. (geektyrant.com)
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[–] AnotherWastedHuman@retrolemmy.com 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Those all sound weirdly fascinating. Watching would have probably been like rubbernecking a bad accident - it's horrible, but you can't stop looking.