Body Horror
Alex Garland’s ‘Annihilation’ is a Striking Experiment
The notion of following up Alex Garland’s landmark of sci-fi cinema, Ex Machina, is unquestionably daunting. Though his directorial meddle wasn’t tested until 2015, Garland’s scre...
Four of the Strangest Non-Cronenberg Body Horror Films
David Cronenberg is undeniably the master of body horror, so much that the sub-genre has become synonymous with his name, even if he hasn’t directed a movie of this type in years. He will alway...
Body Art: Seven of the Best Body Modification Horror Movies
Body horror is as endlessly fascinating as it is uncomfortable. When we think of body horror, we tend to think of movies about the body breaking down and becoming something else, being transformed by ...
One Man’s Trash: The Sleazy Majesty of Street Trash
We all know the old saying. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It bears repeating because Street Trash is certainly not a treasure for everyone. In some ways it d...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Let Her Out
One would struggle to find a baptism by fire-like introduction to the world of feature films, and to horror that is hotter than Alanna LeVierge’s debut performance in body horror shocker Let Her...
Is It Just Me, Or Is Tusk A Really Great Example Of Body Horror?
In this regular series, a Wicked Horror writer presents an unpopular opinion about a particular genre offering and asks the oft-repeated question, “Is it just me?” In this installment,&#...
‘The Other Side of the Door’ Should Probably Stay Shut
“Sometimes, dead is better…” Among the most iconic lines from terror cinema, Fred Gwynne’s delivery of this universal forewarning in Pet Sematary resonates furthe...
Classic tension and technological horror collide in ‘Electric Nostalgia’ from Jacob Burns
Startled awake, a woman emerges from a vat of undisclosed oil and mucus. A glistening, open hand breaks the surface of the gelatinous medley, like an unworldly creature finally taking form from a prim...
Comic Review: Prometheus: Life and Death Issue 1
In the midst of the aftershock of 2012’s Prometheus and on the verge of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, the hunger for Xenomorph nirvana is more rampant than ever. Fortunately, Dark Hors...