20 movies so disturbing that you can't finish them in one go

The Human Centipede | Image Source: Prime Video (IFC Films)
The Human Centipede | Image Source: Prime Video (IFC Films)

20) Society (1989)

Society (1989) | Image Source: Netflix (Wild Street Pictures) Society (1989)
Society (1989) | Image Source: Netflix (Wild Street Pictures) Society (1989)

Directed by Brian Yuzna, this body horror satire derides class divisions and social hierarchies in an excess of surreal, grotesque imagery. The tale of a young boy named Bill gradually leads him to suspect that his affluent family and their snobbish friends are somehow connected to some ghastly and depraved rites.

The movie finishes with a jarring "shunting" scene in which the social elites show their true monstrous form.

Society is a film famous for its incredibly gratuitous practical effects, revulsion and imagery that generates discomfort throughout. It is a highly atypical and unforgettable horror movie ever made in that genre.

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