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The 10 best torture horror movies, ranked (collider.com)
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Dismissively tarred with the derisive label “torture porn” in the wake of its mainstream boom in the 2000s, torture-horror is in fact one of the most compelling and provocative horror subgenres. Although its roots date back much further, the subgenre gained notoriety after the 2004 launch of the immensely popular Saw franchise, with many subsequent horror films continuing its bloody legacy.

Exploring the limits of what the human body can endure, as well as themes of gender, power and political unrest, torture-horror is able to provide gruesome scares and compelling stories. These are 10 of the very best torture-horror films, showcasing the strengths of the surprisingly varied subgenre.

  1. 'Martyrs' (2008)
  2. 'The Devil’s Rejects' (2005)
  3. 'Saw' (2004)
  4. 'Calvaire' (2004)
  5. 'The Loved Ones' (2009)
  6. 'Hostel' (2005)
  7. 'Hard Candy' (2005)
  8. 'Eden Lake' (2008)
  9. 'Wolf Creek' (2005)
  10. 'Saw VI' (2009)
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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Japan was already doing this in the 1980s. The first couple entries in the Guinea Pig series is a good intro.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Didn’t Charlie Sheen famously watch one of the Guinea Pig movies and report it to some law enforcement agency, believing it was snuff?

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago

The second one, Flower of Flesh and Blood. It's a pretty notorious film.