The film “The Substance”, starring Demi Moore, is one of the horror highlights of 2024. In the plot, the host of a health TV program is fired. Desperate, she submits to a laboratory test to research a substance that promises to make her younger, healthier and better.
The film is part of the body horror subgenre, which explores transformations, mutilations, mutations and other modifications to the body.
Because of this new entry into the genre, we highlight five other productions that tackle this type of body horror.
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With a plot focused on the bizarre, “Titane” is a body horror directed by Julia Ducournau.
The story follows Alexia (Agathe Rousselle), who, when she was little, was in a car accident that resulted in a titanium implant in her skull. Alexia develops a sexual fetish for cars and becomes a serial killer.
After bizarre events that attract the authorities, Alexia goes undercover as Adrien, the missing son of a firefighter (Vincent Lindon). The film won the Palme d’Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
A classic 1980s horror film, The Fly is directed by David Cronenberg. Considered by many to be the premier director of the body horror subgenre, The Fly is one of his most celebrated works.
In the plot, a brilliant scientist develops a teleportation project. However, during a test, a fly falls into the machine and ends up merging with the scientist. Gradually he begins to transform into a hybrid between man and insect. At the same time, she begins a romance with a science journalist.
The film features an exceptional cast, with actors such as Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park), Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise) and John Getz (I Taste of Blood).
This body horror science fiction is written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg, son of none other than David Cronenberg. In “Possessor,” an assassin (Andrea Riseborough) uses brain implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies.
He uses these bodies to carry out assassinations on behalf of a secret organization. However, its current host brings trouble.
With a disturbing style that mixes elements of psychological and physical horror, Hellraiser has become a classic of the genre. The plot revolves around an enigmatic box that, when opened, releases demonic beings called Cenobites, led by the iconic Pinhead.
When a man obsessed with extreme experiences opens the box, he is drawn into the world of the Cenobites, leaving a trail of destruction and terror. His sister-in-law Julia, with whom he had an affair, tries to get him back.
The film is directed by Clive Barker, also author of the book on which the work is based.
Directed by Brian Yuzna, “The Society of the Devil” is a satirical film that combines horror and comedy.
The plot follows a teenager, played by Billy Warlock, who suspects that his parents and the elite society they belong to are part of something terrible.
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