Sunday, October 8, 2017

Year's Best Body Horror: 2017 Anthology

We start this anthology with a word from Shane Ramirez regarding the overall topic of body horror. Comes complete with a top 10 of body horror movies!

Slobber- Shaun Avery starts us off with a guy hosting an entity that helps him stay fit, but for a price. Then again, even revenge comes with a price.

Eruption- Charlotte Baker gives a tiny tidbit about being sick.

Devil's Tears- Shadrick Beechem's Al has access to the most addictive substance. Too bad he gave the novice the expert dose.

An Angel Among Us- David Beers tests how far people are willing to go for their faith.

Human-Kings- Austin Biela proves we are our own worst enemies. We have no choice.

Wrigglers- Chantal Boudreau shows how nature finds nasty ways to do us in. And that you really should listen when someone says they aren't feeling well.

Little Monsters- Ed Burkley's futuristic look into botany comes complete with plant misunderstandings.

Tom's Thumbs- K.M. Campbell invests some time in a demon that wants to flay and play. The demon has to bide their time since nothing is going according to their plan.

Family Dinner- A. Collingwood makes the most of dealing with family. After all, we'll all be meeting them soon.

The Itch- Stuart Conover's take on modern medicine makes it really hard to trust those small town doctors and their ointments.

The Blind Assassin- Damien Donnelly's creation sees to the end of it's creator, just because they wanted to make a better mousetrap.

Flesh- James Dorr's experimenting.......snack time!

A Normal Son- Spinster Eskie displays the depths of a mother's love.

Gas Mask Baby- Santiago Eximeno documents a trip to hell to retrieve something precious.

Human Body- Balazs Farkas finds that all the answers we seek will drive us to madness.

Fresh Face- Tarquin Ford's ghastly horror show has a cooking segment.

Meet The Wife- Ken Goldman shows how far someone is willing to go for their beloved.

Madman Across The Water- James Harper's Gregory learns that karma comes complete with Christmas music.

Mantis- Kourtnea Hogan's tale shows why protection is always necessary. All kinds of protection!

Cicada- Carl R. Jennings starts off by letting us know he's not crazy. Sorry, but phantom itches and murder suggest otherwise.

Tetanus- Chris Vander Kaay gives an example that the greater good outweighs what's best for one entity.

Grub- Alexander Lloyd King gives a really good reason why you should probably skip dinner if your ex is a little out there.

My Love Burns With A Green Flame- Thomas Mavroudis pops in to warn about home improvement in homes where the neighbors warn you about the greenery.

The Face In The Mirror- Sean McCoy has a Dorian Gray experience, sans portrait.

Porphyria- John S. McFarland tale of friendship has an oddly happy ending.

Things- Rick McQuiston's tiny tidbit involves zombies and shovels.

The Flesh Gardener- Jeremy Megargee's tiny tidbit has an evil form of gardening.

Ear Wax- G.A. Miller's tiny tidbit entry has an interesting way to be kicked out of your own body.

The Face- Kurt Newton's Edwin has been spending way too much time with translations for his new pet.

Battleground- Drew Nicks shows the horrors of war aren't limited to the battleground.

Whizz-Bang Attack- Sergio "ente per ente" Palumbo's zombies appear as man made experiments.

The Always Watching Eye- Gary Power delights in the creative process necessary to bring a book to life......in a manner of speaking naturally......

Hot Flashes- Jenya Joy Preece has a tiny tidbit about literally melting.

The Implosion Of A Gastrocrat: An Experiment In Autophagy- Frank Roger documents self-cannibalism with a completely accurate take of what would happen in the aftermath.

No Strings- Josh Shiben's has a literal earworm.

Babel- Ian Steadman describes why what happened to the Vegas of space needs to remain in the Vegas of space.

A Pound Of Flesh- Edmund Stone's artwork is more realistic than expected.

Conditioned Apocalypse- Aric Sundquist gives a good idea of what will really happen if we're invaded.

Length- David Turton teaches us to be careful what we wish for because it could possibly take out our co-workers.

Natural Growth- M.B. Vujacic offers a new take on the dangers of augmentation.

Utter No Evil- Joseph Watson prompts us to always make sure we clean all festering wounds and make sure they don't start interacting with us.

Down Where Her Nightmares Dwell- Sheldon Woodbury wraps things up with a little note about why you shouldn't taunt people who look different than you.

And there you have it folks- an collection of the ways your body can betray you, you can betray it, others can manipulate it, and so on. So what have we learned today?

Cheers!

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