He also hosted the seriesEli Roths History of Horror.
As a flesh-eating virus begins to spread, relationships splinter and the group erupts in chaos.
When they realized it was Rider Strong filming a movie, they chased him back to set.
A flesh-eating virus is the villain in Cabin Fever (2002).
Roth infused the film with some personal history.
The movies inspiration came from an experience he had while traveling in Iceland when he was 19.
When he scratched, chunks of flesh fell off.
He wasnt the only one on theCabin Feverset with personal experience with the subject matter.
I had been cleaning out a barn and got a skin infection on my face.
I woke up in the middle of the night scratching my cheek, thinking I had a mosquito bite.
As a guest onEli Roth’s History of Horror, Rider Strong explained thatCabin Feveris about the horror of people turning on each other.
I looked down at my hand and saw chunks of skin.
The next morning I attempted to shave and literally shaved half my face off.
The strangest part was not only did it not hurtit actually satisfied some strange itch underneath my skin.
Paul discovers he is infected.
She gave me steroid creme and luckily, my face cleared up.
While it was made long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the themes ofCabin Feverwere true to real life.
Everybody around you is screaming Were Going Down!
Roth likened his experiencing of shaving with a skin infection akin to “peeling a banana.”
Eli Roths unrateddirectors cutwas released after the success ofInglourious Basterds(2009).
Asequeland aprequelwere made, and in2016,Cabin Feverwas remade with Roth as the executive producer.
Cabin Feverwriter/director Eli Roth discussing the film’s focus on the paranoia that develops in the wake of discovering a communicable disease onEli Roth’s History of Horror.
