10 Hidden Gem Body Horror Movies
5. Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Most casual moviegoers won't have heard of Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and even less people will be aware of Tetsuo II: Body Hammer.
That first Tetsuo picture centres on a businessman who accidentally runs over a a metal fetishist. As payback for this, said metal enthusiast gradually transforms his attacker into a twisted part-man, part-machine hybrid.
In Tetsuo II, our central creation is back in a sequel that, despite ignoring certain parts of the first film, sees him evolving to the point of becoming a living cyberkinetic gun. With his son kidnapped, our Iron Man embarks on a bloody rampage of revenge that only amps up further once he inadvertedly kills his offspring when trying to take out one of his kidnappers.
Amongst of all this, there's plenty more at play thanks to a villain - aptly (and simply) named Mad Scientist - doing his best to inject the kidnap gang's members with a serum that will turn them into beings similar to our main protagonist, Taniguchi Tomoo.
Like Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer is one of those films that any and all horror hounds should watch at least once.