Body horror offers some of the most discomforting viewing experiences of any subgenre.

It’sthe most colorful of any body horrorand sure to satisfy fansof gory splatter movies.

It’sa twisted combination of the organic and the technological, a perfect summation of Cronenberg’s unforgettable cult classic.

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The best werewolf transformations in movies span a wide selection of techniques and effects technology.

The scene’s effectiveness all but guaranteed that werewolf movies would never be the same again.

It’s a body horror transformation elevated into a beautiful, frightening art form.

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A man melts into a toilet in Street Trash.

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A man mergeing with a television airing a woman’s lips in Videodrome (1983)

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A provocatively-dressed woman lying suggestively on a car surrounded by people inTitane (2021)

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A man fused to metal casts an ominous, wide-eyed stare.

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A teen undergoes transformation and turns into a werewolf in An American Werewolf in London.

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The snarling monster shapeshifted as Norris (Charles Hallahan) in The Thing

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A hand coming out of a man’s mouth in Society

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Monstro Elisasue lying down on the ground in pain and sadness in ‘The Substance’

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A grotesque-looking man eating in The Fly

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