NSFW: 10 of History’s Most Controversial Horror Films
Steve Barton
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I Spit on Your Grave: Often labeled as nothing more than misogynistic, I Spit on Your Grave falls into the same exact realm occupied by Last House on the Left. It’s a revenge piece with a whole lot of extreme violence and (really) drawn out rape sequences. Much like Last House on the Left, I don’t personally see anything in the way of commentary, either. It’s disconcerting but almost (emphasis on almost) laughable because it’s so insanely outrageous. Is it worth a viewing? No, probably not, in all honesty.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Remember when Tobe Hooper brought insane ultra-violence to the mass American market? It happened back in 1974, and whether you believe it or not, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre wasn’t half as violent as audiences did and still do make it out to be. Instead, Hooper is a wizard with the power of suggestion, creating taut structures far more often than overly violent shots. And yet, still the film feels hair-raising and profane, as disgusting as it is frightening. We may never see another film this controversial and this commercially successful; it’s a rarity, to say the very least.
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