In episode 73 of Splatter Chatter Dan and Jennifer cover, every  puss-filled nook and mutated cranny of their favourite Body Horror  movies.  BODY HORROR is easily summed up as graphic violations of the human body.  

Now, I know what you’re thinking, aren’t all horror films graphic  violations of the human body? Yes, however unlike the SLASHER genre  where a killer inflicts violence upon his/her victim in a familiar/safe  setting (Suburbia/Summer Camp), BODY HORROR tends to spotlight a  physical manifestation.  DAVID CRONENBERG is definitely the best example we can give - VIDEODROME  was an exploration of the fusion of flesh and technology, THE FLY is a  commentary on the AIDS epidemic. It has been a prominent genre through  the 80s where MELT MOVIE STREET TRASH picked the scab of America’s  growing homeless epidemic. The 90s and of course the post 9/11 TORTURE  PORN films such as SAW and HOSTEL