When the nerdy guy you met at a party starts doing calisthenics in his living room after performing science experiments on himself, be afraid…be very afraid. Join us as we kick off our body horror-themed month with 1986’s The Fly.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussions of abortion, death of an animal, terminal illness

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• ‘DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A SICK MAN TO YOU?’: The Horror of Identity and the Identity of Horror in David Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly’ by Travis Woods: https://cinephiliabeyond.org/fly/#:~:text=In%20Cronenberg's%20The%20Fly%2C%20all,of%20their%20own%20masculine%20identities

• The Fly IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/trivia/

• • The Fly 1986 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_(1986_film)
  • ‘I’m Becoming Brundlefly…’: Body Horror, Gender Dysphoria, and David Cronenberg’s 1986 sci-fi/horror The Fly by Lexi Bowen: https://medium.com/@transylvania/im-becoming-brundlefly-body-horror-gender-dysphoria-and-david-cronenberg-s-1986-a706d9a933f8

In this mall, the deals aren’t the only thing that’s killer. Be sure to stay alive while you shop till you drop in 1986’s Chopping Mall.

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• Chopping MallWiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopping_Mall

• Chopping MallIMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090837/

• JoBlo Horror Originals. “WTF Happened To Chopping Mall?” YouTube, 24 Mar. 2023,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYi6Avw2zEo&t=510s. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

• "Reaganomics."The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, edited by David R. Henderson, Library of Economics and Liberty, https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Reaganomics.html. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

We’re quenching your thirst for a new-ish release and tackling our first sequel of the year - grab your product placement water and Pizza Hut to enjoy 2024's Smile 2.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of suicide, addiction, domestic violence, stalking

Minor spoilers for shows Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Bly Manor

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• Smile IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29268110/trivia/

  Smile 2 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_2

We’re back to the seasonal slasher that’ll pierce you right through the heart (or in this version, the screen) in 2009’s My Bloody Valentine.

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• My Bloody Valentine 3D Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bloody_Valentine_3D

• My Bloody Valentine (2009) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179891/

• Donato, Matt. “‘My Bloody Valentine Ed’ and its Reinvigorated Take on a Slasher Classic [Revenge of the Remakes].” BloodyDisgusting.com. https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3652746/bloody-valentine-3d-reinvigorated-take-slasher-classic-revenge-remakes/

Who knew a semester abroad would lead to such bad vibes? Grab your rabbit’s tail and don’t trust the cat in 2004’s The Grudge.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of domestic violence, suicide, death of a child, death of an animal

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• Ju-On franchise Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ju-On

• Ju-On: The Grudge Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ju-On:_The_Grudge

• The Grudge IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391198/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

• The Grudge Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grudge

• Onryo wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onry%C5%8D

If you think last week’s madness had you gagged…I don’t think you’re ready for this chain of events (& shit) in 2010’s The Human Centipede (2010).

***CONTENT WARNING: animal cruelty, discussion of N*zism, racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, suicide, if you’ve somehow made it this far without knowing what this movie is about we implore you Google it, etc.

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• The Human Centipede (2010) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Centipede_(First_Sequence)

• The Human Centipede (2010) IMDb:

• “Was The Human Centipede Real? From Horror to Reality.” BeingHuman.org. https://beinghuman.org/was-the-human-centipede-real/

The Whorrors are BACK for 2025, and as a token of appreciation for your patience, we present you a work of Art (the clown, from Terrifier 2016).

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of misogyny, suicide, transphobia, sexual violence

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• Terrifier: A Gendered Look at Its Kills and How They Assert Its Inherent Misogyny by Melvin Benson: https://cinematicdoctrine.com/2024/10/24/terrifier-a-gendered-look-at-its-kills-and-how-they-assert-its-inherent-misogyny/

• Terrifier Director on Criticisms: 'I'm the Furthest Thing From a Misogynist' by Patricia Abaroa: https://movieweb.com/terrifier-director-responds-to-criticism-not-misogynistic/

• Terrifier Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrifier

You know we had to pump it up for our last movie of 2024 . . . join us in front of the TV for some snacks (and assorted body parts) as we discuss 2024’s The Substance.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of body image & body horror

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• The Substance IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

• The Substance Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Substance