10 body horror movies you won't be able to sleep after

1. Tusk

Tusk

• USA, Canada, 2014.
• Horror, comedy, drama.
• Duration: 102 minutes.
• IMDb: 5.3.

The host of the popular podcast, Wallace, comes to Canada in search of a good story. There he decides to visit an elderly traveler, who, in exchange for a little help with the housework, promises to entertain guests with stories. In the hope of hearing something interesting, Wallace travels to the specified address. But the hospitable host turns out to be a real psychopath.

This work of the creator of "Jay and Silent Bob" Kevin Smith was not appreciated by most critics. The audience, alas, also did not understand the picture. But you don't need to take "Tusk" too seriously. After all, the plot of the film was literally taken from a joke.

The fact is that Smith, along with his longtime colleague and friend Scott Monsieur, just like his hero, hosts a funny podcast. And in one of the episodes, the presenters discussed the real announcement. In it, a certain landlord offered free accommodation, provided that the tenant agreed to dress like a walrus from time to time.

At first they just laughed at this wildness, and then decided that this was a great starting point for thriller. The presenters arranged a vote on Twitter, and Smith's subscribers decided what the film should be.

By the way, later it turned out that the author of the ad is a big fan of Kevin Smith. He made an absurd publication specifically to attract the attention of an idol. And in the end, Smith appointed him one of the producers of Tusk.

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2. Extirpation

Excision

• USA, 2012.
• Horror, drama.
• Duration: 81 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.1.

A young girl named Pauline lives with her parents and younger sister, who suffers from cystic fibrosis. The heroine is tormented by terrifying necrophilic visions. And to win the approval of her demanding mother, she goes to extremes.

Richard Bates's debut tape earned warm reviews from critics and audiences. The scenes of the main character's bloody fantasies can scare off many viewers. But in fact, behind them lies a rather subtle psychological drama about suffering and rebellion. teenager.

3. Impeccability

The perfection

• USA, Canada, 2018.
• Thriller, drama.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.2.

Gifted cellist Charlotte leaves her career to care for a dying woman mother. After her death, the girl decides to return to the world of academic music. But Charlotte's former mentor has already chosen a new protégé - Lizzie.

Mutual sympathy immediately arises between the heroines. Together, the girls go on a trip to China, but this trip ends in a real nightmare.

"Perfection" impressed Netfix subscribers not only with insane plot twists, but also with how skillfully director Richard Shepard plays with genres. A psychological drama, a confusing detective story and an extreme body horror await you at the same time. And get ready: the film, and especially its ending, will overwhelm you and pretty much shake your nerves.

4. Swallow

Swallow

• USA, France, 2019.
• Thriller, drama.
• Duration: 94 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.5.

Beauty Hunter is married to a wealthy and successful businessman. One day she finds out that she is expecting a child. Then, against the background of stress, the girl manifests a craving for swallowing inedible objects. She starts with ice cubes and then moves on to buttons and needles.

In terms of shape, "Swallow" is definitely a body-horror. But behind the unpleasant scenes lies a psychological drama about the problems women often face: depression, domestic violence, lack of support from loved ones.

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5. In someone else's skin

Possessor

• Canada, UK, USA, Australia, 2020.
• Science fiction, thriller.
• Duration: 103 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.5.

Tasya Vos works as a hitman at an agency that deals with high-tech contract killings. A person who has access to a future victim is implanted with a special implant, after which the mercenary temporarily takes possession of his consciousness and does the dirty work with someone else's hands. However, Vos's new assignment turns out to be more difficult than she thought.

Director and screenwriter Brandon Cronenberg continues the work of his father, David Cronenberg, as fanatically as possible. His first work, "Antivirus", was included in the program of the Cannes film festival. The bloody thriller "In Another's Skin" was also highly appreciated by Western critics. There are many brutal scenes, but they were filmed incredibly aesthetically.

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6. Society

Society

• Japan, USA, 1989.
• Thriller, horror, comedy.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.6.

From childhood, young Billy Wheatley believed that his parents and sister were hiding something from him. Once a cassette falls into the hands of the hero, which only confirms his assumptions. It turns out that his entire family is involved in a mystical conspiracy.

Brian Yuzna's directorial debut in the United States did not want to be released for three years. Despite the year the film was released, it is still shocking. Believe me, you will never be able to see the Society by turning it on once.

On account of Yuzna also the bloody trilogy "Reanimator". But at the same time he was a versatile author: for example, together with Stuart Gordon, they composed the plot of the kindest film "Darling, I Shrunk the Children."

7. Titanium

Titane

• France, Belgium, 2020.
• Science fiction, drama, thriller, crime.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.8.

As a child, Alexia got into a car accident, and doctors implanted a titanium plate in her head. Many years later, the heroine works as a stripper and experiences an uncontrollable attraction to sex with metal objects. This passion leads the girl to an unnatural pregnancy. After that, Alexia goes on the run and meets a lone firefighter on his way.

In his previous work, "Raw", Frenchwoman Julia Ducourneau pretty shocked the audience with the sight of mutilated bodies. Her new film is even harder to watch. But this did not stop the painting from receiving the Palme d'Or.

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8. Hellraiser

Hellraiser

• Great Britain, 1987.
• Horror, thriller.
• Duration: 93 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.0.

Petty criminal Frank is in search of new sexual sensations. To do this, he buys a puzzle that is capable of giving indescribable pleasure. But instead, he is taken by the Cenobites - disfigured priests living in hell.

British science fiction writer Clive Barker became famous primarily as the author of the story "Hellraiser", which he himself later filmed. The film became his directorial debut and later grew into one of the largest horror franchises. The image of Pinhead's "nail-headed" cenobite has generally become cult and has been quoted many times in popular culture.

Now, of course, what is happening on the screen is no longer so disgusting and frightening: the special effects, although excellent for their time, are still outdated. But at the time of the making of the film, they were cutting edge and terrified viewers.

9. Screen test

Odishon

• Japan, 1999.
• Horror, drama, detective.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.2.

The widower Shigeharu Aoyama decides to arrange fake screen tests in the hope of meeting a new life partner. The hero falls in love with a young woman named Asami. But their bond will have unexpected and violent consequences.

Versatile and insanely prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike has directed over a hundred films during his career. But his most famous work was the shockingly brutal "Kinoproba", which is unpleasant and even difficult to watch.

Moreover, the film begins very easily and even romantically. But then the audience will see a sharp transition to scenes of terrible torture.

10. Fly

The fly

• USA, UK, Canada, 1986.
• Horror, fantasy, drama.
• Duration: 96 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.6.

Biologist Seth Brandl is studying the problem of teleportation. Starting with the movement of inanimate objects, he proceeds to experiments on living beings and once conducts an experiment on himself. But because of an ordinary fly that flew into the apparatus, everything goes awry. As a result, a scientist who is pleasant in all respects gradually turns into a disgusting insect.

In the filmography of David Cronenberg there are a variety of pictures, but first of all, the name of the director is associated with cruel and provocative cinema. It is not surprising, since the dominant leitmotif of many of his works is physical mutations and madness.

Interestingly, the first half of the film develops as a melodrama about the relationship of a couple in love. But then a pure thriller begins with the eerie transformations of the protagonist, at the sight of which the stomach constricts even today.

For the make-up for The Fly, artist Chris Wallace received an Oscar. Then he shot a sequel, which, however, is inferior to the original in all respects: after all, the director from Wallace came out not as brilliant as the master of special effects.

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