Horror movies and literature reflect people's anxieties by taking them to gory extremes. Body horror taps into the very human fear of how unpredictable, and even uncontrollable, our bodies can be.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Horror movies have long been fascinated with the human body. Over the decades, Hollywood has categorized ...

Coralie Fargeat’s critically adored The Substance, featuring commanding work by Demi Moore, has been making quite the splash since its release in September 2024. And for those who missed it in ...

In the early 2000s, at the same time directors like Eli Roth and Rob Zombie were pushing the limits of violence in American cinema with “Cabin Fever” and “The Devil’s Rejects,” a parallel movement ...

A lifelong gamer, film fanatic and fan of all things geeky, Andy studied Film and TV Screenwriting at university and achieved a master's degree in Scriptwriting in 2017. As a professional writer, Andy ...

Warning: Gross imagery and descriptions follow. Obviously! The human body is a mystery. A mass of tissue, muscles, vascular systems, and 70% water? Are we just walking flesh balloons filled with ...

Gaby Shedwick is a senior author for Collider, joining in December 2023. During her undergraduate Sociology degree at the University of Warwick, she found a real love for horror cinema, writing her ...

Ed Gein, a notorious serial k-----, was arguably so creative at the heinous job that he single-handedly spawned not one but ...

From cult classics like Pontypool to Oscar-winning gems like Get Out, these movies revolutionized horror with their creative ...