I've seen relatively few of the movies because many of the sickest movies are, by nature, low budget. Big companies won't finance unpalatable, politically incorrect productions that are often times only made for the purpose of shocking or making a name for a director or special effects company.Given that there is clearly no marketing budget, it's a miracle any of the movies that were produced pre-internet ever got watched.

That said, I did buy the autographed Snuff Edition of AUM and AUP from http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/index.php and only made it through 15 mins of one of them so, I'll say the August Underground series. I did just watch this trailer and felt fairly appalled afterwards http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6x...a-knife_webcam . I'd love to hear from one of the panel who compiled the list, and presumably watched most of the movies, what their top 5 were in terms of post cinematic revulsion disorder. I mean, if I said to you 'you have to make your 4 year old and your grandmother watch 99 of these movies, which would you leave out?'

Yep the same here, I have not watched many of these, but I did also watch around 15 mins or so on AUM.I have not seen anything in AUP, Too much for me :D

I've seen somewhere betwee 30-35 of these films. Cannibal Holocaust and Men Behind The Sun crossed the line by having non-simulated animal killings; it's very difficult to overlook that.

Salo is really disturbing, but I would recommend that you read the original story penned by the Marquis De Sade to appreciate the sheer level of cruelty commited.

That's a lot of sick movies to have watched. Did you enjoy most of them?

I probably wouldn't watch/buy many of these movies without watching a trailer first or at least getting advice here.

This links into a discussion on the 'classic horror' section of the former, aren't most of these movies made purely for shock factor?

Excluding Cannibal Holocaust, Audition, Evil Dead, Henry, Last House on the Left there isn't much substance to the rest of it. Would you agree?

Let's see-

Films I enjoyed:

Suicide Club (a little artsy for my taste, but interesting)
Visitor Q
The Virgin Spring
Salo The 120 Days Of sodom
Saw III
Antichrist
Bad Taste
Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer
Dead Alive
Evil Dead
Deliverance
Ichi The Killer
A Clockwork Orange
Requiem For A Dream
Last House On The Left


Had their odd moments:

Guinea Pig Devil's Experiment
Philosophy Of A Knife
Cannibal Holocaust

Thumbs Down:

Guinea Pig Flowers Of Flesh And Blood
Men Behind The Sun
Evil Dead Trap
Cure
Stacy

I'm on the fence with the others.

I really liked Cannibal Holocaust. I loved the underlying sense of anti-colonialism, anti-empire along with the hand held sections. A strong message, an innovative style and a shit load of gore!:cool:

That and its hypocrisy - what it pretends to condemn is infact its biggest selling point.

I think this is what makes CH severed head and shoulders above the rest of the 3rd world cannibal genre.

Yeah, it's way better than all the other cannibal movies (despite the fact it isn't the one with Stacy Keach in it). Not only is it the champ of that small genre, it's a 'proper' movie and would definitely make it into a lot of top horror 100s. Without it, there's no Blair Witch and ultimately no Cloverfield etc.

Thank you very much for this list very impressive. I have seen 22 of these films. I have to say I agree with the person who said "Martyrs" should have been included. Despite all the films I've already seen THIS movie caused me to temporarily burnout and I could only get through about an hour of it. Its funny what classes as disturbing really is different for everyone. There are some films I cant watch on the list "Salo" being a good example. Also despite it being a supposed must see for horror films I can't watch "Cannibal Holocaust" because of the real animal cruelty already mentioned I just can't take that. Though I did get through "The Holy Mountain" which I suppose is more disturbing if you follow a faith or religion.

Mordum is probably the top for me. It was a very tough watch. Most any other film that I've seen on the main list here (I've seen 40 of them so far) there is a definite disconnect for me. I might feel repulsed, disturbed, etc, but I always "know" that it's just a movie. Very few of them have had any lasting impact and usually when they do, it's not about the violence, but some deeper message in the film. Mordum... I don't know. I know it's fake of course, but just the way it's done, the brutality of it all, it just feels quite real. It's the only film of it's type that I've seen so far that felt like a real glimpse into a serial killer's world. Mordum stuck with me for days afterward and not in a nice, contemplative way either.

I know I'll never try and watch these movies. One I would really like to watch, primarily because I'm really interested in the whole Asian Holocaust/Japanese war crimes subject, is Philosophy of a Knife.

I'm a little aprehensive as I suspect it sacrifices any attempt to be educational in favour of making a sensationally gory, sick movie. I watched City of Life and Death recently and would highly recommend it.

I've still seen only 38 of these films. Embarassing.

seen only 53:o

i just brought city of life and deat a couple weeks ago, i brought it on the off chance and i thought it was an amazing film.one of the best war movies in along time.

Human Centipede 2 was fairly horrible. It really was. Actually, the movie was ridiculous. A crazy serial killer staples like fifteen people rear end to mouth and injects them with a super duper go poop fast shot. Crazy movie and really pointless. I birth from the horror with a purpose camp. I don't like to see random acts of grotesque violence without a point or story.

What did you really expect from a film called Human Centipede 2?

Nacho Cerdà
 

Aftermath was short but a really disturbing piece of film...Big up's to Nacho Cerdà, underrated IMO.

this is a great thread! tons of ones i havent seen here and i got some serious watching to do now https://fitnessgalore.info/fitness/upload/35/c/wink.gif

Brilliant
 

Beaut list!

Got a lot of work to do... seen less than half of them.

First off Salo! Looks absolutely horrible

I love the film-have it on dvd-I think it's designed to be repulsive and that's what I love about it. I would definitely recommend everyone sees it.

The most disturbing gore movie I have ever seen is Fetus by Brian Paulin (Morbid Vision Films). It's just beyond ALL LIMITS and sometimes it's really hard to watch.

I am glad you paid homage to one of the greats A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Made the song "Singin in the Rain" cool.

Tony, can you give me a taste of what to expect if I get this movie? \m/

I walked like hammered for three days after I watched this movie. What to expect? Madness, sickness, insanity. Necromancy, necrophilia, child abuse. A demon getting out from dead female body, tearing it from inside. A lot of crazy wicked things.

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.

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

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

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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.

I was wondering what horrors to get next so thanks :D

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

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).

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!

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

Ha!

I see. Well, in that case I would have to vote for Inside and Martyrs to replace any of those lower echelon cannibal movies. :)

Also, I'm assuming some of you have seen Subconscious Cruelty. The first and last stories (not the short into) disturbed me a great deal.

BTW I'm watching Bone Sickness right now. Some really great splatter! However -- I can forgive the horrible acting -- but what's with the synthesizer playing that one low note for like the entire movie? Good stuff though. I can't believe the actor actually put all those worms in his mouth.

I watched this one night and I couldn't agree more. I was expecting it to be visceral, maybe a little torture-porny, but geez, no. There was no pleasure to be taken in the happenings in this movie. Almost more drama than horror, which perhaps is what made it so effective.

I can list the ones I have seen because it is only 13 of them. This is not my favorite type of horror, although some of these I liked.I love The Evil Dead, Dead Alive and Slither because they balance the gore with the humor. I also like serial killer films and they don't usually bother me because I have studied the topic a lot in college (Criminal Justice major-almost graduate:) )

I have also seen:

A Clockwork Orange- liked but its a watch once for me.
Blood Feast- surprising gore for a film done in 1963.
Deliverance-very well know and referenced film because of its shocking content.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer-this was a good film loosely based on real life serial killer- Henry Lee Lucas.
I Spit on Your Grave-hard one to watch, but the revenge is satisfying.
Last House on the Left-again hard to watch ,but the revenge is awesome.
Natural Born Killers-loosely named and based on the actual spree killers/lovers, Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate. Iconic case and many films have been done it, but this was a different and more violent take. I liked the film.
Saw III: thought it had some disturbing deaths especially the limb twister, but I didn't like this one as much as the others. I thought the needle pit in Saw II was more cringe worthy to myself (fear of needles lol).
Requiem for a Dream-it was good, but its another one I would only watch once.
Zombie- I like the suspense in this film that comes before the gore. The gore happens a lot but its not thrown at you. You have to wait as it slowly builds up, like the eye part. Of course, the Zombie fighting a shark was unique as well.

Threads (1984)
 

Brutal movie.... Bleak and unrelenting, well worth a watch, delivers a massive punch.

My favourite cold war/ nuclear war film is When the Wind Blows, which I watched at Christmas on TV in the late 80s. Still remains one of the most impactful and powerful movies I have ever seen. A beautiful animation about an elderly couple preparing for and later trying to survive a nuclear attack. Beautifully animated, beautifully voiced the movie draws you in and makes you care about the couple (voiced by John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft no less!) and forces you to follow them through to the bleak reality of nuclear war. Emotional manipulation in its purest form and, for me, a must watch.

What makes both those movies powerful and disturbing is the brutal reality they portray.... Guaranteed to leave you feeling numb at the end.

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I bought all four Masters of Horror season 1 Blu-ray discs this week. The first episode I watched was the one Showtime refused to air:

Takashi Miike's "Imprint."

Wow. Just, wow. This one had me squirming a bit. Also, abortions are gross.

I don't have hard time to watch gross gore, but almost every sexual abuse or mental torture gives me unpleasant feelings.

So A Serbian Film was hardest one by so far.