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Most people don't understand what body horror is, most likely because the conventionally negative associations with the word "horror," and the common incorrect application of it to any sufficiently gory elements.

I maintain the only real way to understand body horror is through the works of David Cronenberg, and no one else, because the term essentially was almost exclusively applied to describe his work. When you consider that perspective, you can look to Cronenberg's own words on the subject, such as that he doesn't like "body horror" and prefers something like "body beautiful."

After you get a handle on the fundamentals - that body horror (despite the name), is a sort of loving examination of the many expressions of physical embodiment which can exist in a human, not an act of revulsion but of seeing and experiencing, it's easier to understand, and easier to distinguish things that are just called body horror, and what can fit into the actual philosophy.

It's kind of like a line in Videodrome, it's different and it's dangerous because, unlike many other genres and subgenres, it has a philosophy. And even among many genres or subgenres with general philosophies, body horror has a fairly narrow scope. It's not nearly as generalizable as punk, it's specific and deliberate and personal because at the end of the day it's mostly the work of one person. It's worth knowing, I think, because it helps to see the fine line between exploitative objectification, and powerful ideas.

#david cronenberg