Horror Comparison - Tumblr Posts

pyreemo
1 year ago
Text at the top of the image reads, "WELCOME TO ANATOMICAL-PUPPET'S GUIDE TO GORE VS BODY HORROR." A doodle of OP- a pale-skinned man with a brown mullet, wispy mustache, and glasses- is in the center. On his left are small drawings to represent gore; an eyeball, a heart, a bone, a tooth, a finger, a knife, and a skull. On his right, there are similar drawings representing body horror; a head with many eyes, an arm that splits into two hands, a pile of goo with eyes and hands in it, and a humanoid head with an impossibly large mouth. Text at the bottom of the image reads, "(PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE EXAMPLES I GIVE AREN'T ALL-ENCOMPASSING! HORROR IS A HUGE AND DIVERSE GENRE, THIS IS JUST MEANT TO BE A SIMPLE RUNDOWN OF TWO COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD/CONFUSED CONCEPTS)
A drawing of OP, gesturing as though speaking to the reader. Text reads, "i complain a lot about people not understanding the difference between gore and body horror, so i figured it might be helpful to actually explain how they differ and why it's important to know the distinction. let's start with gore.
OP is drawn in the bottom right, once again gesturing as if speaking to the reader. Text reads, "GORE is pretty straightforward. If you can see someone's insides, it's probably gore. But, some details worth noting: -Oftentimes, blood on its own is not considered gore. Usually, gore involves flesh, organs, or other solid organic matter. -Gore is NOT inherently less symbolic or important to storytelling than body horror! Not all gore is cheap shock value, and claiming that it is devalues media that uses gore in ways that strengthen its symbolism, themes, and/or plot. -Gore is also cool on its own tho. Gore doesn't need to mean anything to look cool and be fun!"
OP drawn in the bottom left, looking disgruntled. Text reads, "BODY HORROR is where things get tricky. First things first: 'body horror' DOES NOT MEAN 'something scary happening to someone's body.' Body horror, in essence, must involve a *fundamental change* in the victim's body. It's also almost always preternatural in some way. Real body horror couldn't happen irl, with very rare exceptions. Heavy gore is not body horror! PLEASE stop labeling Saw as body horror!"
OP drawn in the bottom right, gesturing with both hands. Text reads, "Personally, I tend to define body horror by its ability to make the viewer question how much a human body has to change before it stops being human. This is why the transformative element is so important. Common examples of body horror include: -Excessive body parts -Body parts in unconventional places -Humans mixing with nonhuman things -Melting. Goo. Weird fluids -Generally, bodies doing stuff they shouldn't"
OP is drawn in the lower center of the image, shrugging. Text above his head reads, "here's some examples." Text to his left reads, "GORE -SAW series -HOSTEL series -Most slasher movies -Zombie stuff -There's so much I cannot emphasize it enough there is so much good gore out there" Text to his right reads, "BODY HORROR -The Thing (1982) -The Fly (1986) -Cronenberg in general -Tetsuo the Iron Man -Hellraiser -An American Werewolf in London -There was a lot of body horror in the 80s go forth and explore" A small chunk of text in the bottom left reads, "(i'm sticking to movies bc it's what i know best, but there are books, games, podcasts, etc. with great examples of both)"
OP drawn on the left, gesturing with a slightly stern expression. Text reads, "Long story short, if you're making or sharing horror content, PLEASE make sure you tag/label it properly. Some people are bothered by gore but fine with body horror, or vice versa, so the difference is important. Plus it's just irritating to be looking for body horror and finding a ton of mistagged gore."

my source is that i am autistic about horror

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