Body Horror

Urethramonas Candiruensis, an invasive microbe, enters the human body through the urethra. The parasite multiplies in water sources and then scurries into a host organism through the victim’s urine stream.

"Personal Growths" is a series of motivational affirmations posters by Katty Pulsar and Raven Storm. Body horror meets body humor in these absurd and hilariously disgusting images, lovingly crafted by our resident graphic designers. From "When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade" to "Train Insane or Remain the Same," these prints will give you reason to get up in the morning and say, "Hey, I too am a skin-bag filled with meat, bone, puss and blood, and that's okay."

We approached this new series, "Sleep is No Escape" wanting to explore horror themes from the Lovecraftian tradition -- with a little HR Giger if he flesh-melded with a demon-possessed Andrew Wyeth, all slathered in chicken skin. These pieces were bounced back and forth between Ideogram and Gimp until they were moist and scabby. Some came together quickly. "The Garden of Heavenly Dismay" turned out to be massive and took several weeks!

The 2025 film Together, starring the astonishing Alison Brie and featuring exemplary body-horror special effects and Dave Franco, is an unconventional documentary which follows real-life couple Brie and Franco’s ongoing health and psychological struggles as they seek to reboot their lives and transition from celebrity life to quiet couplehood in a rural countryside town.

The Substance (2024) Movie Review Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley ask the mirror, "who's the fairest?" 3 stars out of 5 Elizabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is a successful star in the final act of her career, living alone in a loopy, highly stylized version of Hollywood. When TV executive Harvey (Dennis Quaid) pushes her out as star of a Jane Fonda-like workout and fitness show, Elizabeth must come to terms with her aging body and fading beauty.