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8 NIGHTMARISH HORRORS TO BINGE

For many, horror films are the perfect excuse to invite some friends over, eat some pizza and dim the lights for a scary movie night. Some prefer bad b-movies so they can laugh and make fun of them while others prefer true horror so they and their friends can be scared together.

Luckily for the latter, we have the perfect list for the most recent pants-soiling horror experience.

Crimes of the Future

Anyone vaguely familiar with the work of David Cronenberg will be well aware of the body horror aspects of his movies. From the all-time classic head explosion in Scanners to the horrible fly/man thing, JeffGoldblum turns into at the end of the 80s The Fly. With Crimes of the Future Cronenberg does what Cronenberg does best, nightmare-inducing body horror. In Crimes of the Future, the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, and the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner, Caprice, Saul Tenser, a celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin, an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed with their sole mission to use Saul’s notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution. It’s a tough watch as is most of Cronenberg’s movies, but it offers a fascinating look at the human body and what people will do to it to reach the next level. With a fantastic cast in Léa Seydoux, Viggo Mortensen, and Kristen Stewart, Crimes of the Future is a fantastic, if tough watch for Halloween.

Scream (2022)