Tag: Gore
Remember the graphic stories you were told at high school assemblies meant to dissuade reckless driving? Maybe the stories were accompanied by crime scene photos or grainy school pictures of teens who were killed in drunk driving accidents. The stories were always told by someone involved in an accident somehow; a parent who lost their
Legion of the Dead is a 2001 English-language German horror comedy written and directed by Olaf Ittenbach. Known for his low-budget, indie splatter horror films, Olaf is notable for directing such films as The Burning Moon (1992), Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997), and Garden of Love (2003); as well as providing special effects work for
Love Foolery Case for a Dismembered Body is a 2024 Japanese supernatural horror pinku film written and directed by Daisuke Yamanouchi. Known as an eclectic filmmaker, Yamanouchi has over 130 directorial credits to his name. These include horror films such as Dead A Go-Go (1998), Red Room (1999), and its sequel Red Room 2 (2000);
Sunset Strip Killers is a 2026 American true-crime horror/thriller written by Timothy Croteau and Chuck Parello, and directed by Chad Ferrin. Chuck is notable as the writer and director of the classic true-crime horror films Henry II: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1994) and The Hillside Strangler (2004), and as the director of Ed Gein
Female Harakiri: Glorious Death is a 1989 Japanese ero guro/fetish gore film directed by Akio Fuji. Sitting alone in a darkened room, a kimono-clad former soldier commits seppuku. Setting a precedent for the series, Female Harakiri: Glorious Death is a bleak and disturbing depiction of ritualistic suicide. The ambiguous lack of narrative or dialogue (recurring
While Phallacies was a brazen exploration of male genitalia, and Analogies took an unflinching examination of the anus, filmmakers Domiziano Cristopharo and Jon Devlin have returned to tackle human extremities situated a little lower on the body: the humble foot. Heavily stigmatised throughout the world with its association with uncleanliness, and often the butt of
Cradle of Fear is a 2001 British extreme horror anthology film written and directed by Alex Chandon, and starring Cradle of Filth Frontman, Dani Filth. Cutting his teeth in the industry as writer and director of the short horror films Chainsaw Scumfucks (1988), Bad Manor (1989), Bad Karma (1991), and Drillbit (1992), Alex would go
Lost Paradise: Riding Habit Harakiri (‘Shitsurakuen’: jôbafuku onna harakiri) is a 1990 extreme horror/Ero Guro short film written and directed by Masami Akita. While best known as one of Japan’s leading noise music composers under the stage name Merzbow, Masami Akita has also directed the similarly themed horror short Bandage Anatomy Woman (1995)—a film often
Splatter: Naked Blood is a 1996 extreme splatter horror film written by Taketoshi Watari and directed by Hisayasu Satô. Watari is known as a screenwriter and actor who worked closely with the director, collaborating on numerous titles in both roles. Satô is notable as a boundary-pushing director, known for films such as Lolita Vibrator Torture
Being a fan of both the original Japanese Guinea Pig series and Stephen Biro’s American Guinea Pig series, I was excited to hear the announcement that the latest instalment of the long-running franchise would be one of the most graphic entries released so far. And directors Stephen and Eric certainly weren’t exaggerating when they announced