15 'WTF Did I Just Pay To See' Horror Movies
4. Tetsuo: The Iron Man
As anyone who's had the pleasure of exploring Japanese horror cinema knows all too well, Japan produces many unconventional and subversive horror films. Even so, few come close to his low-budget masterpiece of body horror, which follows a salaryman who is slowly transforming into a human-metal hybrid.
Running at only 67 minutes, Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a short but potent scream of pure horror, a relentless onslaught of nightmarish imagery. The fact that it was largely accomplished with practical effects makes it even more hard-hitting, as the entire thing feels painfully real.
It is a hypnotically crazy piece of cinema. As disturbing as the (often sexually violent) imagery is, it's damn-near impossible to look away from what truly is a remarkable, nightmarish piece of cinematic surrealism. It might perhaps be a little too overwhelming for multiple viewings but regardless, horror fans who don't put this on at least once are doing themselves a disservice.