The master of body horror: David Cronenberg's best films

(Compiled by Thomas Tom)

Ever felt uneasy watching disease spread through a body? Or felt like your mind is controlled by some Lovecraftian abomination? Well, if you like the body horror or hard-action genres, here's a look into David Cronenberg’s most intense creations:

Videodrome (1983)

Max Renn heads a low-rating show on TV until he chances upon ‘Videodrome’, a TV show that allows for the viewing of mindless horror and gore

A History Of Violence (2005)

After foiling an attempted robbery at his diner, Tom Stall inadvertently alerts his enemies from his criminal past, whom he had been running from for years

Crimes of The Future (2022)

In a dystopian future, humanity has evolved through body modification and mutations. Among them is Saul Tenser, a performance artist who mutilates his organs and regenerates them in a public forum

Eastern Promises (2007)

After Anna, a midwife helps deliver the child trafficking victim. Upon investigation, Anna realises that she was surrounded by the Russian Mafia within the cold comfort of her home in London

The Dead Zone (1983)

After a coma, Johnny awakens with psychic powers. Shaking hands with politician Greg Stilson gives him a vision of a future apocalypse—one he feels morally compelled to prevent, no matter the cost

A Dangerous Method (2011)

Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, the pioneers of psychoanalysis, are challenged by Sabina Spielrein, a woman suffering from hysteria. Spielrein, a patient-turned-peer, later became a great psychoanalyst herself

M. Butterfly (1993)

A French diplomat falls in love with a Chinese opera singer in Beijing. Little does he know that this opera singer was a man, spying for the Chinese

Crash (1996)

After surviving a car crash, James finds out that he is sexually aroused by car crashes. He uses this morbid fetish to rekindle his relationship with his wife