How to Use body horror in a Sentence

body horror

noun
  • The psychological aspect is even more interesting than the body horror.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026
  • More a horror film than a comic book movie — body horror, to be precise — it’s also perfectly timed to cash in on the current mania of audiences looking for a scary good time.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Gross, goopy, gory, bloody, and just plain meaty, Matt’s physical ailments aren’t shied away from at all, and Watkins’ dedication to going full body horror is admirable.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The series spotlights emerging writers and directors across body horror, dark comedy and the supernatural.
    — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Clayface tickets just went on sale, and the film is DC Studios‘ next big swing — a body horror movie that tries something different than the usual superhero slate.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There’s seat-shaking violence in how the whale breaches the surface and slams its weight back down (the crafty sound design is by James Miller) and body horror in its claustrophobic, spongy inner chambers.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • One of the year’s most unhinged premises comes from this trans body horror debut, as perfect housewife Martha begins to suffer the strain of performing impeccable femininity as a stealth trans woman.
    — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the natural beauty of the Golden State is offset by the graphic body horror of the whale’s innards, built on practical sets by production designer Ramsey Avery and lit by bioluminescence.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Kutcher was most recently seen starring alongside Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope and Rebecca Hall in The Beauty, Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson’s body horror series for FX.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • An Australia Spotlight will screen De Heer’s 2022 The Survival Of Kindness; Natalie Erika James’ body horror Saccharine, and Vee Shi’s hybrid documentary Time And Tide.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

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