Remy – Rawhead Rex
As you all know, I am mentally disturbed, so expect this piece and my reasoning to be highly irrational, per usual.
My first pick, Rawhead Rex, was a Clive Barker story from The Books of Blood. I grew up with a real adoration for Clive Barker, and anytime his work would get adapted to screen, it would peak my interest instantly. Thing is, when Rawhead Rex was made into a movie, the studios sort of lost sight of what made the story so unsettling, and just wanted to get a new Clive Barker movie out after the success of Hellraiser – so they made a movie about a giant demon that killed people.
Thing is, in the story, he looked like a giant penis, thus the name RAW HEAD. The point of the story was the horrifying, phallic beast tearing people apart with patriarchal sexual metaphors. I think we have matured enough as a society that we can handle this film being rebooted, having a director actually make Rex look like a giant cock, thus making it exceptional (and exceptionally f*cked up).
