20 Most Extreme Horror Films Of All Time

Xavier Gens' Frontier(s) opens in complete chaos and never really leaves that arena. Just when you think it can’t get much bleaker than it already is, it adds just a little bit more. It's brutal, it's gory, and it's French - so put those three together and you’ll have a good idea of what to expect.

The story revolves around four young people who have fled a riot-torn Paris and are heading towards Amsterdam. After splitting up into two groups the friends decide to meet at a secluded bed and breakfast near the French border. Soon enough the friends realise that the folks running the establishment are fascist neo-Nazi cannibals intent on creating a superior race and having an unconventional meal or two.

One of the most obvious things to note about this film is that it wears its influences on its sleeve. The obvious reference point is Tobe Hooper's Texas Chain Saw Massacre. You have human remains laid about causally, gun shot wounds, fingers blow away, a throat bit out, and the list goes on. Also, remember in Hot Fuzz when Nick Frost's character asks, "Is it true that there's a place in a man's head that if you shoot it, it will blow up?"? Frontier(s) answers that question with, "Hell yes!"