The best body horror movies of the last half-century

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The best body horror movies of the last half-century

Horror movies and literature reflect people's anxieties by taking them to gory extremes. Body horror taps into the very human fear of how unpredictable, and even uncontrollable, our bodies can be. While this theme has its roots in gothic literature, the term "body horror" was coined in 1983 during a golden age of horror filmmaking.The genre's unsavory nature usually means it does not receive major industry accolades, but this year's Oscar nomina…