torture and mutilation

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore visceral transformation and physical degradation as metaphors for psychological and technological corruption.

Works like 'Eraserhead' and 'Mulholland Drive' depict psychological and physical fragmentation through surreal imagery that blurs pain, identity, and reality.

His films 'Irréversible' and 'Climax' confront viewers with graphic violence and bodily suffering as unflinching examinations of human vulnerability and trauma.