The New Wave of Female Oriented Body Horror
by Encyclopedia_of_Horror | created - 15 Feb 2015 | updated - 23 Jun 2022 | PublicA list of modern body horror with a woman or women as the main star(s). Brought to you by Eric Myford, author of The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies book series...
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1. Contracted (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After being drugged and raped at a party, a young woman contracts what she thinks is an STD; but, it's actually something much worse.
Director: Eric England | Stars: Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice Macdonald, Matt Mercer
Votes: 16,466 | Gross: $0.00M
2. In My Skin (2002)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Horror
A woman grows increasingly fascinated with her body after suffering a disfiguring accident.
Director: Marina de Van | Stars: Marina de Van, Laurent Lucas, Léa Drucker, Thibault de Montalembert
Votes: 5,729 | Gross: $0.03M
3. Starry Eyes (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Mystery
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.
Directors: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer | Stars: Alexandra Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabianne Therese
Votes: 22,340
4. Eat (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Novella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it ... See full summary »
Director: Jimmy Weber | Stars: Meggie Maddock, Ali Francis, Jeremy Make, Dakota Pike
Votes: 1,944
5. Thanatomorphose (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Horror
A Hellenic word referring to the visible signs of an organism's decomposition caused by death. One day, a young and beautiful girl wakes up and finds her flesh rotting.
Director: Éric Falardeau | Stars: Kayden Rose, Davyd Tousignant, Émile Beaudry, Karine Picard
Votes: 1,791
6. Comforting Skin (2011)
109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A lonely young woman's desperate need for emotional and sexual companionship draws her into a surreal and ultimately destructive relationship with a shifting and whispering tattoo she has willed to life on her skin.
Director: Derek Franson | Stars: Victoria Bidewell, Tygh Runyan, Jane Sowerby, Philip Granger
Votes: 512
7. Pretty Dead (2013)
Not Rated | 77 min | Drama, Horror
After killing and cannibalizing several men and being found unfit for trial, Regina Stevens desperately tried to convince her psychiatric caregivers that she wasn't mentally ill, but was in fact slowly becoming a real life zombie.
Director: Benjamin Wilkins | Stars: Carly Oates, Ryan Shogren, Quantae Love, Heather Anne Wood
Votes: 476
8. Bite (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror
While on her bachelorette party getaway, Casey, the bride to be, gets a seemingly harmless bite from an unknown insect. After the trip, Casey discovers that everything can change with a single bite.
Director: Chad Archibald | Stars: Elma Begovic, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yuen, Jordan Gray
Votes: 5,573
9. Antibirth (2016)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
In a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a wild night of partying with symptoms of a strange illness and ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Perez | Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Chloë Sevigny, Meg Tilly, Mark Webber
Votes: 3,612
10. Raw (2016)
R | 99 min | Drama, Horror
A young woman, studying to be a vet, develops a craving for human flesh.
Director: Julia Ducournau | Stars: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas
Votes: 89,163 | Gross: $0.51M
11. Let Her Out (2016)
Unrated | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After a traumatic accident, a bike courier begins to experience blackouts and hallucinations. She soon discovers that she's being dangerously influenced and even controlled by her unborn twin.
Director: Cody Calahan | Stars: Alanna LeVierge, Nina Kiri, Adam Christie, Kate Fenton
Votes: 1,866
12. Replace (2017)
Unrated | 101 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Kira's skin starts to age rapidly, dry out and crumble away. But then she discovers that she can replace her own skin with somebody else's.
Director: Norbert Keil | Stars: Rebecca Forsythe, Lucie Aron, Barbara Crampton, Sean Knopp
Votes: 1,363
13. Rabid (2019)
Not Rated | 107 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The quiet Rose works in women's fashion clothing, hoping to be a designer. A traffic accident damages her face. She gets experimental stem cell treatment, leaving her stronger and prettier than ever - but there's a side effect.
Directors: Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska | Stars: Laura Vandervoort, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Ted Atherton, Hanneke Talbot
Votes: 6,486
14. Marla (2018)
92 min | Horror
When a girl goes to get an IUD implanted by a distant relative, he commits a deranged act which has deadly implications for those close to her.
Director: Lisa van Dam-Bates | Stars: Lisa van Dam-Bates, Travis Johnny Ware, Katie Hemming, Jason Stange
Votes: 249
15. Swallow (I) (2019)
R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.
Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis | Stars: Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Denis O'Hare, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 28,307
16. Pigskin (2015)
14 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
A high school cheerleader faces a grisly manifestation of her inner demons.
Director: Jake Hammond | Stars: Isadora Leiva, Pablo Gonzalez, Isabella Groff, Julie Moss
Votes: 162
17. Undress Me (2017)
14 min | Short, Horror
A socially awkward college freshman begins to experience a mysterious and gruesome physical deterioration after a chance encounter at a frat party.
Director: Amelia Moses | Stars: Leigh Alderson, Lee Marshall
Votes: 111
18. The Nest (II) (2013)
9 min | Short
An interview between a doctor and a patient who is convinced that a nest of bugs is growing in her breast.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Evelyne Brochu, David Cronenberg
Votes: 682
19. RETCH (2018)
4 min | Short, Horror
A visceral horror rollercoaster in which a young woman's illness takes a disturbing turn.
Director: Keir Siewert | Stars: Chloe Wigmore, Maria Teresa Creasey
Votes: 72
20. Ink (I) (2016)
10 min | Short, Drama, Horror
A traumatized woman seeks penance and personal transformation through tattooing after surviving a devastating pregnancy. One night, drenched in booze and ink, her deepest fears threaten to consume her.
Director: Ashlea Wessel | Star: Mishka Balilty
Votes: 55
21. Transfigure (2021)
4 min | Short, Horror
Something goes wrong when a girl attempts to alter her appearance.
Director: Dylan Clark | Star: Hannah Clark
Votes: 268
22. Human Form (2014)
12 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Feeling alone in a world where everyone looks exactly the same, a young girl decides to take extreme measures to change her appearance.
Director: Doyeon Noh | Stars: Si Yeon Kim, Ye Eun Lee, Jinseon Son, Sun Hee Kang
Votes: 312
23. Titane (2021)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years.
Director: Julia Ducournau | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh
Votes: 56,178
24. Embarrassment (2015)
21 min | Short, Drama, Horror | Completed
After she found out about her unwanted pregnancy, Angelica lives a nightmare for seven months, in which instead of killing the fetus she languish herself, trying all sorts of abortion methods.
Director: Fernando Rick | Stars: Jacqueline Cordeiro, Dudu Pelizzari, Amanda Pereira
Votes: 13
25. Seiren (2015)
17 min | Short, Horror
Abigail, a beautiful and well-adjusted model, is bitten by an unknown creature during a seaside photo shoot. In the days that follow, her very being unravels as she undergoes an unwanted metamorphosis.
Director: Kat Threlkeld | Stars: Sayla de Goede, Arnaldo Lavres, Kat Threlkeld, Mallory Palmer
Votes: 33
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