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His body horror films like 'Shivers' and 'The Fly' obsessively explore viral infection and biological transformation as metaphors for loss of bodily control.

'The Thing' and 'In the Mouth of Madness' masterfully depict infection as invisible invasion and paranoia, questioning the integrity of identity itself.

'Arrival' and 'Enemy' use contagion and infiltration as central metaphors for communication breakdown and the spread of existential threat.