10 More Insane Over The Top Horror Movies

Part of a subgenre of horror colourfully known as “melt movies”, Street Trash is a sleazy slice of ‘80s exploitation cinema from director Jim Muro. Set in a rundown area of Brooklyn, the film follows a group of homeless people as they find ways to survive each day on the streets, living in a makeshift junkyard community that's terrorised by a tyrannical, self-appointed ruler.

Meanwhile, a liquor store owner discovers an old batch of booze called Viper hidden in his basement that he decides to sell to the homeless for cheap. Unfortunately for his customers, though, the hooch causes anyone who comes into contact with it to melt into gooey puddles of gore.

Designed to be as transgressive as possible, this film is unapologetically shameless in its execution. It’s crude, grimy, and excessive, relishing in bad taste throughout its entire run time. And that’s without mentioning the melting sequences.

When the gruesome deaths do occur, they’re as unpleasant as everything else in Street Trash. Watching people agonisingly disintegrate into brightly coloured viscera is as disgusting as ever thanks to some seriously sickening practical effects.

The body melting carnage is set to continue, with Street Trash being remade by Fried Barry director Ryan Kruger.