Body horror
Subgenre of horror fiction
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| June 27 2025 | Maa, a spinoff film starring Kajol, is scheduled to be released. The film is a spin-off from the original Shaitaan film. |
| 2025 | Planned release of Zoochosis for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. |
| 2025 | Tumbbad's re-release record is surpassed by Sanam Teri Kasam. |
| April 30 2025 | Theatrical release of the film in France by Pyramide Distribution. |
| 2025 |
The Faculty
Ryan Coogler cites The Faculty as an inspiration for his film Sinners, praising Rodriguez's unique blend of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Thing within a 1990s high school setting.
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| April 25 2025 | Sphere Films theatrically released the film in Canada. |
| April 25 2025 | The film will expand to nationwide release in the United States. |
| 2025 | The Substance becomes the first body horror film to be nominated for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards, receiving nominations in five categories including Best Picture, Director, Actress, Original Screenplay, and Makeup and Hairstyling. |
| April 18 2025 | The film will open in New York and Los Angeles theaters. |
| April 17 2025 | Laika: Aged Through Blood OST released on vinyl record and cassette tape by Lost in Cult. |
| 2025 | Janki Bodiwala won Best Supporting Actress at the 25th IIFA Awards |
| 2025 | Jyothika nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Popular Choice at the Showsha Reel Awards 2025 |
| March 31 2025 | Released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom. |
| March 2025 | Kodansha USA announces a new black-and-white paperback edition of Parasyte for Q4, featuring updated translation and design. |
| 2025 | Demi Moore receives nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Substance. |
| 2025 | Nominated for Best Game Writing at Nebula Awards (pending outcome) |
| 2025 | Shaitaan was nominated for Best Film at the 25th IIFA Awards |
| January 30 2025 | Nintendo Switch port of the game was released. |
| January 2025 |
The Faculty
A remake of The Faculty was reported to be in development, with Drew Hancock set to write and direct, and Robert Rodriguez producing alongside Miramax and BoulderLight Pictures.
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| January 21 2025 | Home media release of The Substance on 4K, DVD, and Blu-ray in the United States. |
| January 17 2025 | The film returned to theaters in the United States as part of its awards season campaign. |
| 2024 |
Death Becomes Her
The film was adapted into a well-received Broadway musical, extending its cultural impact.
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| 2024 |
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Release of 'Still Wakes the Deep', a narrative psychological horror game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Secret Mode.
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| 2024 | The film was selected for TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024, recognizing it as one of the top Canadian films of the year. |
| 2024 | The film receives nominations for Best Editing and Best Sound at the 11th Platino Awards |
| 2024 | Director Coralie Fargeat storyboarded all prosthetics and birth sections before production, focusing first on the birth scene during pre-production. |
| 2024 | Filming of the theater scenes took nearly three weeks, involving a complex blood spray sequence that required significant technical planning. |
| 2024 | Fargeat personally performed a syringe injection on her own arm, doubling for Demi Moore in a shot. |
| 2024 | The film was cited by multiple notable filmmakers including Ana Lily Amirpour, Edward Berger, Davy Chou, Kelly Fremon Craig, Robert Eggers, Adam Elliot, Hannah Fidell, Michael Gracey, Kitty Green, Laurel Parmet, and Juel Taylor as one of their favorite films of the year. |
| 2024 | The film achieved over $10 million in box office revenue in Mexico after its theatrical run. |
| 2024 | The film grosses $77–82 million on an $18 million production budget, becoming Mubi's highest-grossing film. |
| 2024 | During production, Demi Moore contracted shingles and lost 20 pounds while filming The Substance. |
| 2024 | During its first week of PVOD (Premium Video on Demand) release, the film ranked #3 on iTunes and #6 on Fandango at Home. |
| 2024 | The birth sequence for The Substance took 15 days to film. |
| 2024 | Margaret Qualley learned choreography for The Substance, finding the process challenging and overwhelming, particularly when working with professional dancers. |
| 2024 | Jessica Andrews adapted 'Saint Maud' for stage with director Jack McNamara, to be performed by the Live Theatre Company. |
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Release of body horror film 'Grafted'
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| 2024 | Won Chumley's Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem at New York Game Awards |
| 2024 | Received Honorable Mention for Excellence in Narrative at Independent Games Festival |
| 2024 | Won World Soundtrack Awards Game Music Award |
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Upcoming release of Zoochosis, a first-person survival horror indie game where players take on the role of a zookeeper creating vaccines and curing mutated animals.
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Upcoming body horror films I Saw the TV Glow and The Substance scheduled for release.
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The Skin I Live In
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino names the film one of the best films of the 21st century.
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| December 31 2024 |
The Beast Within
Kino Lorber reissued the film on Blu-ray in North America as part of their Kino Cult line.
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| December 5 2024 | Nightdive Studios remastered The Thing video game, releasing it across multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The remaster includes trophy support for PlayStation and achievements for Xbox and Steam players. |
| November 2024 |
The Fly
A new film set in the same universe as Cronenberg's The Fly was announced, to be written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu.
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| November 2024 | Slay the Princess surpassed 500,000 copies sold, establishing itself as a notable indie game success. |
| November 21 2024 |
Death Becomes Her
The official Broadway opening of the Death Becomes Her musical took place at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles The Fly (1986 film), Laika: Aged Through Blood, Huesera: The Bone Woman, List of body horror media, Body horror, The Substance, The Beast Within (1982 film), Shaitaan (2024 film), Saint Maud, Zombie, Death Becomes Her, Parasyte, Tumbbad, Slay the Princess, The Skin I Live In, The Thing (video game), The Faculty, Zoochosis (video game) & The Shrouds, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.