THEME EXPLORATION

flesh-eating monster

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · Adam Wingard
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
The Meg
The Meg
2018 · Jon Turteltaub
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania
2012 · Genndy Tartakovsky
La Villa dei mostri
La Villa dei mostri
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
2016 · Tim Burton
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1998 · Dario Argento
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Alien from the Deep
Alien from the Deep
1989 · Antonio Margheriti
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
2020 · Paul W. S. Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Shivers' and 'Rabid' explore flesh transformation and consumption as visceral metaphors for disease and bodily betrayal.

 Lucio Fulci Italy

His zombie masterpieces 'Zombie 2' and 'The Beyond' feature graphic depictions of undead flesh-eating with surreal, nightmarish intensity.

 John Carpenter United States

His cult classic 'The Thing' presents an alien entity that consumes and imitates flesh, creating paranoia and body-horror dread.