10 Best Body Horrors That Make You Squirm
5. Hellraiser
For the most part, body horror offerings usually amount to standalone movies. But in the case of Hellraiser, that original 1987 film - itself based on Clive Barker's The Hellbound Heart novella - has gone on to encompass a whopping ten movies, various books, several comic book titles, and plentiful other forms of media.
In that first film, poor Frank has zero idea what's ahead of him after he discovers a mysterious puzzle box. Largely in a quest for his own pleasure, Frank soon finds himself face to face with the eerie Cenobites of another dimension - and that is only the start of Frank's journey.
Body horror movies often have the chance to break the mould and do something eerily unique, and Hellraiser is a prime example of just that. As Frank embarks of a mission of resurrection, we see his demented, disfigured form undergoing change after change as that first Hellraiser film progresses.
The dialogue may be almost Shakespearean in nature, yet the horrors on show in Hellraiser are more brutal than anything the famed bard could dare to dream up.