9) The Human Centipede
The early 2000’s saw a new wave of horror rise, affectionately referred to as ‘torture porn’ or ‘gorenography.’ Movies like Saw and Hostel enjoyed huge success at first, but interest in these films waned after the initial shock factor wore off, prompting some directors to escalate the gore to a whole new level. And that’s where The Human Centipede came in.
The idea of sewing people together mouth to anus was never going to have legs to stand on beyond its crazy premise, but somehow, here we are, watching the trailer for the trilogy’s final instalment (check it out above). Think it was bad enough when the crazed surgeon sewed three victims together in the first film? Prepare to be morbidly curious/astounded/nauseated by the 500 strong centipede revealed in the third film.
What’s next? 1000 people? A human millipede? Methinks it’s time to squash the life out of this one before anyone even considers writing a script for number four.