animal disguise

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore the visceral terror of human transformation and animal metamorphosis as metaphors for loss of identity.

His fantastical films including 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' feature creatures and beings in disguise that blur the boundaries between human and animal nature.

His surrealist works like 'Eraserhead' and 'The Elephant Man' obsessively examine physical deformity and disguise as expressions of hidden human monstrosity and alienation.