5 horror movies you probably shouldn't watch

Horror movies don't really need a ghostly entity to tap into that corner of the brain that induces fear. Sometimes, things can go nasty, courtesy of those humans who are very alive yet more dead than a ghost. The films we are about to include are often considered extreme cinema.

As the name suggests, the creators of such movies have gone to great lengths to show the audiences what shouldn't really be shown. More than often, it showcases the disturbing side of the human brain as in what it is capable of. There's truly a fine line between normalcy and madness, which the characters depicted in these horror movies clearly don't see.

This isn't going to be a paranormal ride but an abnormal one that will make even the evil phantoms look decent. The true evil lies within, and it's deep-seated in a few of the characters for whom the term twisted won't be enough for a definition.

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These horror movies will get your gut churning

(5) Trash Humpers (2009)

This Harmony Korine film shows a group of, as the name suggests, trash humpers going about their 'daily routine,' which isn't even close to what we can call routine. The title speaks for itself. The shocking acts of the group range from acts of vandalism to eating pancakes seasoned with dish soap.

Unlike a high-definition camera, often used in movies today, Korine takes us back to when V.H.S. was popular. He explained in an interview with Vulture that,

"There was a strange beauty in the analog. You almost have to squint to see things through the grain and the mist. There's something sinister about it."

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(4) Blood Feast (1963)

If Hannibal Lector was one moviegore, sorry moviegoer, Blood Feast would be his favorite. And this won't make it to his horror movies shelf, but motivational movies one. In the movie, we see a man trying to impress this Mesopotamian goddess of love called Ishtar. Take a wild guess at what she likes.

Fuad Ramses is one caterer preparing a grand feast for Ishtar, and interestingly, to some extent, he manages to activate the energy of this deity, which the fans will understand upon watching it.

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(3) Begotten (1989)

Edmund Elias Merhige wanted Begotten to be a cinematic Dead Sea Scroll, which he did with the story of Mother Earth, God, and Son of Earth. Fans will be relieved to know that they aren't really humans and do whatever they see with a motive in their brain. It's all metaphorical in there.

What fans see is a movie from the beginning to the end, only to realize that it's headed towards the same beginning; the cycle goes one. Although it may not sound like one of those horror movies, see for yourself, and you'll find how nature can send chills through the spines.

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(2) Thanatomorphose (2012)

The purpose of this list is to tell you about horror movies you shouldn't watch, and Thanatomorphose is definitely on the 'not recommended' list. It begins with a bruise on the girl's body, and by the end of the movie, fans won't even be able to tell if that's a rotting body or something else.

It was written by Eric Falardeau and was also his directorial debut. The title itself means signs of decomposition, which is basically the essence of the film. All that remains is a skeleton at the end.

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(1) A Serbian Film (2010)

We are often used to seeing negative forces in horror movies, but A Serbian Film keeps capitalism hidden in its theme. How far would a man go to feed his family in this capitalist world to keep them alive? And what happens when what he is doing itself becomes something that takes away everything from him?

All of it is there. Gore, darkness, depression—you name it. To this day, the movie remains one of the most controversial films to have been developed. The Ancient One said to Doctor Strange in Doctor Strange,

"Death is what gives life meaning."

A Serbian Film is an example that a family who ends up like this won't even find meaning in the afterlife.

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