At the time The Brood was developed, Cronenberg fought for custody of his daughter from his first marriage. This was the first film scored by composer Howard Shore. Shore has written the music for all but one of Cronenberg's subsequent films.
A meningioma is a type of tumor that develops from the meninges, the membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. There are three layers of meninges, called the dura mater, arachnoid and pia mater.
Meningiomas are benign, slow-growing tumors, classified as brain tumors, but actually growing in the three protective membranes that surround the brain (meninges). Sometimes they cause thickening or thinning of adjoining skull bones. Meningiomas do not spread to other areas of the body.