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A monochrome image depicting a close-up of a hand partially obscured by a translucent material, creating a soft, ethereal effect.
In Praise Of

In praise of Stan Brakhage’s most disturbing film document

by Tyler Thier

This Hal­loween, no body hor­ror fic­tion can com­pare to the haunt­ing rev­e­la­tions of Brakhage’s 32-minute film The Act of See­ing with One’s Own Eyes.
Dark figure looming over reclining person on bathroom floor.
Festivals

The Substance – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A fad­ing star signs up for a strange med­ical pro­ce­dure in Coralie Fargeat’s vac­u­ous attempt at a Hol­ly­wood body horror.
Two people seated at a table on a patio at night, with candles and a view of a dark, hilly landscape in the background.
Review

Infinity Pool

by Hannah Strong

Alexan­der Skars­gård has a pret­ty bad trip in this vaca­tion night­mare from body hor­ror wun­derkind Bran­don Cronenberg.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A human face in a dark, red-tinted image. The face appears to be sleeping or unconscious, with eyes closed.
Festivals

Infinity Pool – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Alexan­der Skars­gård has a pret­ty bad trip in this vaca­tion night­mare from body hor­ror wun­derkind Bran­don Cronenberg.
Two people, a woman and a man, stand in a dim, warm-toned room with books on shelves behind them.
Review

Crimes of the Future

by Sarah Cleary

Extreme surgery replaces sex in body hor­ror mae­stro David Cronenberg’s ambi­tious blends of sci­ence fic­tion and film noir.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Four images: Man shouting, man with a serious expression, a car interior, woman sipping a drink
Top Ranking

The films of David Cronenberg – ranked

by Marina Ashioti, Charles Bramesco, David Jenkins, Hannah Strong

With a new fea­ture film out in the world, we cel­e­brate the cor­po­re­al clas­sics of the Cana­di­an body hor­ror maestro.
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Incoming

Steve Ellison preps his sophomore feature with sci-fi/horror mindbender Ash

by Charles Bramesco

The musi­cal poly­math known as Fly­ing Lotus and Cap­tain Mur­phy is ready­ing his fol­low-up to body hor­ror extrav­a­gan­za Kuso.
Black and white image of a grotesque masked figure with exaggerated features, surrounded by organic, textured elements.
In Praise Of

Tetsuo: The Iron Man and the dark side of transhumanism

by Sam Moore

Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s night­mar­ish 1989 body hor­ror explores the mor­bid fusion of biol­o­gy and technology.
A woman in a white robe holds a red rose, set against a wooden background.
In Praise Of

Fear of the feminine in David Cronenberg’s The Brood

by Millicent Thomas

In the director’s 1979 body hor­ror, mater­nal func­tions are a source of repul­sion and terror.
Close-up of a woman's face with blood and scratches on it, intense blue eyes, and dark hair.
In Praise Of

‘What a woman will do for a good f*ck’ – Julia Cotton’s sexual agency in Hellraiser

by Kaite Welsh

All hail the lusty, bitchy anti­heroine of Clive Barker’s vis­cer­al 1987 body horror.