Disease as metaphor
Far from a mere gore-fest, I, Zombie offers a sociopolitical allegory that reflects late-20th-century anxieties about disease, social exclusion, and the erosion of identity.

Symptoms of evil
José Ramón Larraz’s Symptoms (1974) is a slow-burning psychological horror film that defies easy categorization, weaving a tale of isolation, repressed desire, and psychological unraveling.

Violence as an art
Lucifer Valentine’s Vomit Gore Trilogy is a disturbing artifact that, from a feminist perspective, fails to transcend its misogynistic underpinnings.
