The trailer for Lamb, the forthcoming freaky horror psychodrama from A24 and director Valdimar Jóhannsson, dropped yesterday, and if youre on social media at all, theres a good chance youve seen it, or at least encountered peoples horrified, if bemused, reactions to it. Which make a lot of sense once youve watched it:
A24 has a a bit of a reputation for strikingly atmospheric films that hit a particular sweet spotmovies that are generally a blend of art, entertainment, commentary, and holy-shit-what-did-I-just see?! Think The Lighthouse, The Witch, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and Midsommar (as well as the forthcoming Green Knight). To whatever extent thats your thing, theyre all entirely unforgettable. Thats the power of what well call the Fucked-Up Film genre: Good or bad, they stick with you, maybe forever.
Sometimes a premise alone can haunt your dreams. There are certainly movies that Ive never even seen that Ive been deeply disturbed by. Even reading a plot description or catching a few moments from a trailer can be unsettling. Fucked-Up Films have this power, and run the gamut from art house award winners to exploitation trash. Here are 20 of our… favorites?
(Its probably not surprising some notable films have not been included here, only because theyre not available anywhere to streamthink The Unknown, Faces of Death, Spanking the Monkey, Happiness, Salo, Visitor Q, and other infamously twisted classics. Feel free to supplement our choices with titles from your own slightly disreputable DVD collection.)read more
20 of the Most Twisted Movie Premises Ever
