Body Horror

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literature
artistic genre
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs biological horror
gptkbp:characterizedBy gptkb:disease
mutant
parasitism
body mutilation
distortion of the human form
graphic transformation of the body
loss of bodily autonomy
unnatural movements
gptkbp:genre cosmic horror
psychological horror
science fiction horror
gore
splatter film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Body Horror
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frankenstein
medical science
cyberpunk
posthumanism
Lovecraftian horror
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkb:Mary_Shelley
gptkb:Junji_Ito
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:David_Cronenberg
gptkb:Clive_Barker
gptkb:John_Carpenter
gptkb:Shinya_Tsukamoto
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Tetsuo:_The_Iron_Man
gptkb:The_Thing_(1982_film)
gptkb:Videodrome
gptkb:The_Fly_(1986_film)
gptkb:Hellraiser
gptkb:Akira_(1988_film)
gptkb:Society_(1989_film)
Annihilation (2018 film)
Junji Ito's manga
gptkbp:originatedIn 20th century
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:David_Cronenberg
gptkbp:theme alienation
mutant
parasitism
loss of identity
body as site of horror
disease and infection
fear of physical transformation
technological intrusion
violation of bodily integrity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eli_Roth's_History_of_Horror
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6