Body horror, biological horror, organic horror or venereal horror is horror fiction in which the horror is principally derived from the graphic destruction or degeneration of the body.[1] Such works may deal with disease, decay, parasitism, mutilation, or mutation. Other types of body horror include unnatural movements, or the anatomically incorrect placement of limbs to create 'monsters' out of human body parts. David Cronenberg is one of the notable directors of the genre.
[edit] Notable films
- The Hands of Orlac (1924)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers and its remakes, including a mockbuster (1956, 1978, 1993, 2007, 2007)
- The Fly (1958) and its sequels, remake, and sequel to the remake[2]
- Matango (1963)
- The Outer Limits episode: "The Architects of Fear." (1963)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)
- It's Alive (1974) and its two sequels and remake
- Shivers (1975)
- Eraserhead (1977)
- The Incredible Melting Man (1977)[3]
- Rabid (1977)
- Alien and its franchise, including a crossover series (1979, 1986, 1992, 1997)[3]
- The Brood (1979)
- Altered States (1980)
- Scanners and its sequels (1981, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995)
- Possession (1981)
- Creepshow (1982) (segment: The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verill)
- The Thing and a prequel (1982, 2011)[3]
- Basket Case (1982) and its sequels (1990, 1992)
- Videodrome (1983)[2]
- Bio Booster Armor Guyver (1984)
- Guinea Pig (film series) (1986–1991)
- Re-Animator (1985)[3]
- From Beyond (1986)
- Street Trash (1987)
- Cyclops (1987)
- Hellraiser (1987) and its franchise
- Brain Damage (1988)
- Society (1989)
- Leviathan (1989)
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man and its sequels (1989, 1991, 2010)
- Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- Body Bags (1993) (segment: Hair)
- Cronos (1993)
- Body Melt (1993)
- Virus (1999)[4]
- eXistenZ (1999)
- Cabin Fever (2002)
- In My Skin (2002)
- Taxidermia (2006)[5]
- Slither (2006)
- Masters of Horror episodes: Imprint and Pro-Life
- Teeth (2007)
- Planet Terror (2007)
- Bad Biology (2008)
- Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
- The Machine Girl (2008)
- The Ruins (2008)
- Grace (2009)
- District 9 (2009)
- Thirst (2009)
- Antichrist (2009)
- The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
- Splice (2010)
- Marianne (2011)
- The Human Centipede (Full Sequence) (2011)
- The Skin I Live In (2011)
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