The Sickest, Gorific, Disturbing and Controversial - HDC's "Visually Challenging" 100

[Медвежуть]

Originally Posted by tuleven

The Girl Next Door is the most horrifying movie I've ever seen. fuck blood and guts garbage (as much as I love it), this movie made my stomach twist. It actually took me two tries to sit through the whole thing.

wow, i didn't feel anything like that when i watched it. but maybe i just watched too much violent stuff, nothing gets under my skin anymore.

[wizard of gore]

Originally Posted by Медвежуть

wow, i didn't feel anything like that when i watched it. but maybe i just watched too much violent stuff, nothing gets under my skin anymore.

really,the book was fuckin amazing,but i remember someone on here saying the movie was crap.it was definatly a disturbing book,but usually the movies dont do them justice as everybody knows so beleived that someone and never botherd with the movie.if you wiki the true story jack keychum ripped off its actually more disturbing then the girl next door story

[drsatan666]

great list. i agree the girl next door is one of the most disturbing films i have seen. that and serbian film

[vanlutz]

The ending of Us Sinners belongs on this list. Plus many other moments from it.

[So High]

I've seen alot of the movies on the list. Puts me at ease to be in a forum where ya can say things like. Good rape scene. Well you know what I mean. Or the torture scenes are really good. I'm right at home.

[Nat94]

I was wondering what horrors to get next so thanks

[Dara]

Un Chien Andalou is right out there.Surreal creepy imagery in abundance! I often wondered what The Pixies were referring to!

[m1sfit38]

I think a couple of movies that have disturbed me the most are Bad Boy Bubby and Gummo. I think a lot of it has to deal with the capturing style of the movie the dinginess of it I suppose. Not necessarily just the movie itself. I feel like a lot of the disturbing movies have to have that to them as well (if that makes any sense at all).

[Giganticface]

Great list! This one is definitely up my alley. I think I've seen close to 50% of them, and will be on the lookout for the rest.

I love that there's a good mix of styles in here, and that it's not just about which movie can out-disgust the next. I'm guessing there's an entire genre of Tumbling Doll of Flesh fetish snuff porn, but listing just that one is plenty.

I suspect that a few are listed purely for their historical significance. For example, Blood Feast -- not all that disturbing or gory, but I'm sure the subject matter crossed lines at the time. Also, Bay of Blood, from what I remember isn't even the most bloody giallo I can think of, but I assume it's in here for its influence on the slasher sub-genre. Good call on including those, but drawing the line there. If you take that logic too far, you'd be including anything shocking "at the time," such as Haxan, assuming that people in the 20's crapped their pants when they saw it, while now it's really just a fun & creepy historical anomaly.

The one I might have an issue with is Driller Killer. I believe it never should have made the Video Nasty list, and probably is on it because of its title and video cover, which was basically just an attempt to increase sales. I consider it a fairly artistic psychological thriller and not very gory or disturbing. I'd compare it more to Taxi Driver than any slasher or human atrocity horror movie, however, maybe Taxi Driver is psychologically disturbing enough that it could have made this HDC list.

The cannibal subgenre seems a little over-represented, although maybe that's just because I've been chasing Cannibal Holocaust ever since I saw it, and nothing else holds a candle to it.

I'm also not convinced about Slither. Meh. The "fat" scene, maybe?

If I were to add one to the list, it would be Audition. Personally, I think this movie is iconic in its shock value, and the final scene is vivid and memorable, even if not exceedingly gory.

Of course, there are a ton of great choices...

Splatter: Naked Blood -- Great selection! I love the piercing scene, and of course, who doesn't enjoy fingers tempura?

Henry -- Yes, totally disturbing in its realism.

Aftermath -- Ugh, yes. Yes it does belong on this list.

Antichrist -- There is, and probably never will be again, anything like the genitalia mutilation scene. How did it make the list though, given that it came out after the list was compiled?

I also like ChronoGrl's Borderland suggestion. Good movie. Maybe not a top 100 most disturbing, but definitely belongs in the conversation.

Thanks for all the great recommendations!

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by Giganticface

Antichrist -- There is, and probably never will be again, anything like the genitalia mutilation scene. How did it make the list though, given that it came out after the list was compiled?

We retroactively added it when it came out, because it's a real dickens of a movie.