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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up, by popular demand, is the legendary splatter-horror film Society (1989), concerning a deranged sex-cult of the rich and powerful who literally eat the poor. A young man discovers his parents are part of the cult, and things go downhill from there. Think of it as the B-movie version of Eyes Wide Shut (1999), to which reviews invariably compare it. This is the best-known and best-regarded film of director Brian Yuzna, who has otherwise made mostly sequels to other people’s horror films, such as Bride of the Re-Animator (1990). Warning! Warning! A whole lot of blood, gore, and sex in this, including a scene of group sexual assault against the protagonist. Do not watch if hard-R horror does not appeal to you.
After that is The Hitcher (1986), a well-regarded action-thriller about a guy who picks up a hitchhiker (played by Rutger Hauer) in the middle of the night on a secluded road for some company. Whoops! Big mistake. The hitcher is a complete psychopath who draws the protagonist into a sadistic cat-and-mouse game. This is by far the best-known and best-regarded film of one-hit-wonder director Robert Harmon. Looks cool; let’s watch.
We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:
https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies
Be there, comrades!
Letterboxd:
- Society: https://letterboxd.com/film/society/
- The Hitcher: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-hitcher/
Doesthedogdie.com links:
- Society: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/16666
- The Hitcher: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11844
CWs for Society:
- Sexual assault: the protagonist is forcefully kissed in a group orgy as they prepare to dismember him.
- Blood and gore.
- Dismemberment.
- Disembowelment.
- Bodily fluids.
- Child abuse.
- Implied pedophilia, though not directly depicted.
- Stalking.
- Someone is physically restrained.
- Gaslighting.
- Drug use.
- Bugs.
- Someone is drugged against their will.
- Cutting of flesh.
- Someone struggles to breathe.
- Body horror.
- Squashed head.
- Mouth mutilation.
- Unconsciousness.
- Broken bones.
- Genital trauma.
- Finger mutilation.
- Torture.
- Eye mutilation.
- Death of child.
- Sexualization of minor.
- Kidnapping.
- Cheating.
- Jump scares.
- Shower scene.
- Vomiting.
- Spitting.
- Audio gore.
- Needles.
- Mental institution scene.
- Hospital scene.
- Violent mentally-ill person.
- Claustrophobia.
- Eating disorder.
- Profanity.
- Flashing lights.
- Fat jokes.
- Antisemitism.
- Hate speech against the poor.
- Death of LGBT person.
- Ableism.
- Age gap.
- Nudity.
- Sex.
- Incest.
- Car crash.
- Screeching tires.
CWs for The Hitcher:
- Stalking.
- Someone is physically restrained.
- Amputation.
- Blood.
- Finger mutilation.
- Torture.
- Death of child.
- Kidnapping.
- Death of parent.
- Jump scares.
- Shower scene.
- Vomiting.
- Spitting.
- Audio gore.
- Suicide attempt.
- Anxiety attacks.
- Shaky cam.
- Sad ending.
- Car crash.
- Screeching tires.
- Someone is hit by a car.
- Blood and gore.
- Gun violence.
Links to movies:
- Society: https://tankie.tube/w/7W5QjFm9yf2bK4ayGhzY3u
- The Hitcher: https://tankie.tube/w/abunV7Wn9Dmt2ceZqDvRVc
That CW list for Society isn't just for show. Bring a strong stomach.