Horror for Emetophobes: Best of 2020!
A new year is upon us! Let us all bask in the relief that a truly horrendous year is at an end, and another year rises rife with potential for better. As we look forward in hope, here's a hoard of (Thankfully fictitious) horror from terrible 2020! Horror For Emetophobes' Best of 2020! No-Skips Host (Short, 1 hour long) The Stylist (Short, feature length adaption coming 2021) His House M.O.M Mother of Monsters Vampires vs the Bronx The Hunt The Invisible Man I'm Thinking of Ending Things She Dies Tomorrow Come to Daddy Wolf of Snow Hollow Relic La Llorona (Not the Conjuring!) Some Skips Cadaver This Norwegian Netlix feature isn't a revelation in post-apocalyptic horror for the experienced gorehound, but its aesthetic and mood is worth the watch. 1:14:30-1:14:35. Severity: 8/10. Character v*s suddenly with graphic visual and some sound. Other Content: Corpses, blood, gore, implied child murder, squallor, the apocalypse, dystopia, starvation. Parasite The first non-English language film to win best picture at the Oscars, Parasite is a Korean slow-burner that does not disappoint. A must-see for any horror fan. 0:06:26-0:06:55. Severity: 3/10. No v*, but a drunk man is onscreen and his postures may distress. 1:36:43-1:36:55. Severity: 7/10. Character g*s and v*s with sound while a toilet in another scene overflows. Other Content: Poverty, classism, elitism, fraud, implied childhood trauma, intrusion, blood, injury detail, blackmail, threat, imprisonment. Color Out of Space Nic Cage is vibrant in this Lovecraftian horror, where his family farm falls foul of a mysterious space rock. Fans of The Thing and The Void will enjoy this one. 0:44:30-0:0:44:31, Severity: 1/10. Character mentions p*ing. 0:45:30-0:46:41. Severity: 6/10. Character g*s and v*s with visuals and sound. Afterwards discusses feeling bad and g*s again. Other Content: Blood, gore, injury detail, body horror, mutilation, animal injury, animal death, graphic self-harm, rituals, sudden rage, cancer. Great Movies with Too Many Skips: The Mortuary Collection A fun, spooky anthology movie, unfortunately featuring segments that you'll want to skip, in particular from 0:19:50-0:45:15 where a man becomes pregnant. Watch if you're looking for a lighter horror feature and don't mind skipping the bulk of it. 0:32:20-0:32:45. Severity: 8/10. Character v*s with graphic sound and visuals 0:35:53-0:36:39. Severity: 10/10. Character v*s with graphic sounds and visuals.
0:38:01-0:38:12. Severity: 3/10. Characters stomach makes sound.
0:38:34-0:38:43. As above.
0:39:01-0:39:07. As above, with postures throughout that may distress.
0:40:04-0:40:58. Severity: 10/10. Character looks n* and eventually seems to v* (His 'waters' may have broken?), with graphic visuals, sound and aftermath.
0:41:27-0:41:32. Sounds, as above. 0:43:33-0:43:42. Severity: 4/10. Character g*s. Character c*s throughout beginning of next story.
0:55:03-0:55:13. Severity: 5/10. Character ch*s, played as a jumpscare with graphic sound.
1:00:05-1:00:35. Severity: 2/10. Character is spoon fed, no v* but may distress.
1:01:10-1:01:40. Severity: 9/10. Character has seizure and induced v* with visuals and sound. Aftermath visible from 1:01:51-1:02:09.
1:04:48-1:04:56. Severity: 4/10. Character g*s and pants.
1:35:25-1:35:27. Severity: 3/10. Character sp*s blood, played as a jumpscare.
1:36:06-1:36:10. Severity: 4/10. Character g*s. Other Content: Blood, gore, injury detail, child death, funerals, cremation, mpreg, sexism, ableism, murder, stalking, mental illness.
Swallow A woman learns that the perfect life isn't always perfect. An excellent film about pica with some scenes that should be skipped, sadly not recommended for those stressed by ED content. 0:25:10-0:25:50. severity: 1/10. No v*, but character makes pained sounds that may distress. 0:27:24-0:27:46. Severity: 3/10. Character gasps in pain and then blood is shown in the bathroom. No v*, but may distress. 0:44:07-0:44:10. Severity: 2/10. Character ch*s on object. 1:03:32-1:03:56. Severity: 5/10. Character g*s repeatedly. 1:14:35-1:15:00. Severity: 7/10. Character ch*s on and sp*s out object with sound and postures.
1:19:26-1:19:48. Severity: 10/10. Character g*s and v*s with graphic visuals and sound. Other Content: Blood, operations, eating disorders, emotional neglect, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, threat, self-harm, abortion. See a film here that shouldn't be? Is there one you think should be here instead? Leave a comment or a suggestion!
