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Anatomical variations are categorized into three types including morphometric (size or shape), consistency (present or absent), and spatial (proximal/distal or right/left). [ 1 ] Variations are seen as normal in the sense that they are found consistently among different individuals, are mostly without symptoms, and are termed anatomical ...
David Cronenberg, Frank Henenlotter, Brian Yuzna, Stuart Gordon, Lloyd Kaufman, and Clive Barker are notable directors of this genre. The term body horror was coined with the "Body Horror" theme issue of the University of Glasgow film journal Screen (vol. 27, no. 1, January–February 1986), which contains several essays on the subject.
This category is for directors who have made significant contributions to the science fiction film genre. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Linburg-Comstock variation - or conjoint flexor pollicis longus and flexor digitorum profundus of the index; Sternalis muscle - or rectus thoracis; Psoas minor muscle; Palmaris profundus muscle; Pterygoideus proprius muscle; Styloauricularis muscle; Transversus nuchae muscle; Accessory popliteus muscle; Tensor fasciae suralis muscle ...
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) is considered the earliest body horror film. [15] Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg is considered a principal originator of body horror through early films such as Shivers and Rabid, and his remake of The Fly. However, body horror tropes existed within film prior to official recognition of the genre.
Boris Karloff in James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein, based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.The monster is created by an unorthodox biology experiment.. Biology appears in fiction, especially but not only in science fiction, both in the shape of real aspects of the science, used as themes or plot devices, and in the form of fictional elements, whether fictional extensions or applications of ...
Organ transplantation is a common theme in science fiction and horror fiction, appearing as early as 1925, in Russian short story Professor Dowell's Head. [1] It may be used as a device to examine identity, power and loss of power, [2] current medical systems; explore themes of bodily autonomy; or simply as a vehicle for body horror or other fantastical plots.
David Paul Cronenberg CC OOnt (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. [1] He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological.