History BodyHorror / Film

** The famous chestburster scene in the [[Film/{{Alien}} first film]] (parodied in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''). The original concept of the Alien lifecycle (which appears in the Director's Cut of ''Alien'', but is non-canonic since it contradicts ''Film/{{Aliens}}'') involved capturing victims and turning them into new facehugger eggs.

* In ''Film/MaryReilly'', John Malkovich undergoes one of the most gruesome and spectacular Jekyll/Hyde transformations ever committed to screen, with Hyde appearing inside Jekyll's body and growing outwards.

* ’'Film/{{Nightbooks}}'': During [[spoiler:her prolonged period asleep, the original witch began fusing with the candy in her gingerbread house]].

** In the sequel, the same happens to [[spoiler:Zosia]]. [[spoiler:We also see the transformation in action when Zosia infects Adas.]]

** [[FanNickname Burning Godzilla]] in the film ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah''. His body is overheating from going into a meltdown from nuclear overload to the point where his flesh is now melting off of his body. Even worse when he dies. He actually cries in agony because he's in so much pain.

* ''Film/{{Bug}}'' and the stage play of the same name it is based on could be seen as a {{Deconstruction}} of body horror. The two leads become convinced they are playing host to billions upon billions of genetically engineered carnivorous aphids, [[spoiler:but who knows if it's actually happening or it's just a shared delusion?]]

** Godzilla from the ''[[Film/Godzilla1954 original film]]''

** [[Film/GodzillaVsKingGhidorah The Heisei incarnation]] of King Ghidorah falls under this. Imagine being [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131211025711/godzilla/images/1/18/Super_Cute_Dorat.jpg three cute little pets]] created to be friendly companions being mutated and fused-together into [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140228211635/godzilla/images/1/1d/King_Ghidorah_91.jpg a single three-headed dragon]].
*** What's worse is he survives having his head ripped off and gets transformed into [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130804024739/ultra/images/d/d8/Mecha-King-Ghidorah.jpg Mecha-King Ghidorah]]

** The ''Film/ShinGodzilla'' version of Godzilla is in pain from just existing, given the visable keloid scars; glowing, open wounds; shiveled, short arms; jagged, crooked teeth growing out of his mouth; a variety of skeletons merged at the end of his tail; and barely able to open his mouth far wider than it should. Additionally, there's its "Kamata-kun" and "Shinagawa-kun" form, the former spilling blood everywhere and no amrs, the latter having budding arms, and both having dead eyes and a scaleless appearance.

** In ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', Donovan [[spoiler:drinks from the fake Holy Grail and subsequently ages into dust.]]

** Bruce's transformation in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' is horrific. Looking closely at the scene in the university lab with the [[spoiler:induced transformation,]] it looks as if his bones start growing to Hulk-size before the rest of his tissues.

* ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' also pays homage to ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon''. The werewolf transformation is a direct reference to that movie.

*** Several of the deaths in the BadFuture. [[spoiler:First time out, Colossus has his head caved in ''whilst in his metal form'' and Iceman's head is snapped from the the rest of his body in his frozen form, only for the events to later be {{defied}}. In the climax, Bishop explodes due to being "force fed" too much energy, Colossus is ripped in two, Sunspot loses an arm, and Iceman has most of his torso vaporized.]]

** Inverted in ''Film/EasternPromises'' by [[NotSoDifferent depicting a normal human birth in the same lurid light.]]

* ''Film/{{Demoni}}'' has several people being invited to go watch a new horror movie... Only to have members of the audience start mirroring the events in the movie and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrUodmKHkgo&feature=related turn into demons]].

* Aronofsky's ''Film/BlackSwan'' seems to be trying to rival Cronenberg in this aspect. [[JustifiedTrope Ballet is actually VERY physically demanding, and can take its toll on the body.]]