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Body Horror

A horror subgenre defined by the graphic, visceral, and involuntary distortion, mutation, or mutilation of the physical human form.

The visceral thrill of the body breaking down, twisting into unnatural shapes, or being invaded. It's the feeling of flesh turning against itself, of autonomy lost to grotesque biological transformation and physical decay.

Books

Frankenstein: or, The Modern PrometheusMary Shelley
CellStephen King
ThinnerStephen King
The Island of Dr. MoreauH. G. Wells
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last SpokeEric LaRocca
The Turn of the ScrewHenry James
The TommyknockersStephen King
The troopNick Cutter
A Certain HungerChelsea G. Summers
PhantomsDean Koontz
The Day of the TriffidsJohn Wyndham
HauntedChuck Palahniuk
The Hellbound HeartClive Barker
Johnny Got His GunDalton Trumbo
What Moves the DeadT. Kingfisher
Heart-Shaped BoxJoe Hill
Hell Followed with UsAndrew Joseph White
FledglingOctavia E. Butler
Don't Let the Forest InC. G. Drews
Invisible MonstersChuck Palahniuk
CrashJ. G. Ballard
The Wolf GiftAnne Rice
Under the skinMichel Faber
Paradise RotJenny Hval
Nona the NinthTamsyn Muir
The MaskDean Koontz
Darwin's RadioGreg Bear
RestoreeAnne McCaffrey
The MonstrumologistRick Yancey
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's DaughterTheodora Goss
ImagoOctavia E. Butler
By the Light of the MoonDean Koontz
DomainJames Herbert
The Eyes Are the Best PartMonika Kim
The ManitouGraham Masterton
The Shrinking ManRichard Matheson
HelpmeetNaben Ruthnum
The HungerWhitley Strieber
Fresh meatAlice Henderson
PeepsScott Westerfeld
OffspringJack Ketchum
Woman, EatingClaire Kohda
LeechHiron Ennes
Broken monstersLauren Beukes
The Image of the BeastPhilip José Farmer
StingerRobert R. McCammon
The Salt Grows HeavyCassandra Khaw
FireflyPiers Anthony
LairJames Herbert
Blood and SaltKim Liggett
The Beast HouseRichard Laymon
This dark endeavorKenneth Oppel
The Doll Who Ate His MotherRamsey Campbell
ChlorineJade Song
InfectedScott Sigler
SorrowlandRivers Solomon
My Life as a White Trash ZombieDiana Rowland
The Vampire TapestrySuzy McKee Charnas
You Weren't Meant to Be HumanAndrew Joseph White
Parasite EveHideaki Sena

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