An image of a man on a cross from Altered States against a trippy neon background
The Big Picture To put things simply, body horror is one of the most upsetting subgenres under the greater horror umbrella. Any time you fire up one of these flicks, you're bound to be grossed out beyond belief. This particularly vile brand of scares stems from one's body turning against themselves. The key word here is "themselves.
Altered States R Sci-FiHorrorThriller A psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories. 'Altered States' Makes Up For a Lack of Gore With Psychedelic Visuals Close Body horror heads shouldn't get their hopes up too much. While this film does certainly fall under the subgenre's constraints, it's a pretty mild experience. Altered States features some pretty nasty images, ranging from Dr. Jessup's skin crawling with baseball-sized growths, to his feet growing into some sort of devolved form.
Lilly's scientific trips ended up taking him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, a field that he became widely influential in. While his ideas ranged from everything alien-related to communicating with other species, he got pretty out there with many ideas. One involves an organization called the E.C.C.O., otherwise known as the Earth Coincidence Control Office, which is believed to be "made up" of three astral beings that control all behavior on our planet.
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