Butcher Boys
A gut-wrenching, non-stop roller coaster ride through the hellish underbelly of inner-city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring Sissy, her brother, Mikey, and friends, Kenny and Barbie, face to face with the macabre world of the Boneboys. Inspired by Jonathan Swift's cannibalistic tale A Modest Proposal, the Boneboys are international predators who deal in human flesh - dead or alive. Their hunting grounds are the cities of the world.
Why it matters
A brutal plunge into urban nightmare territory where cannibalism meets social decay in a grim, relentless grind.
- Transforms Jonathan Swift’s savage satire into visceral, flesh-and-bone horror — a rare literary riff in modern gore cinema.
- Boneboys’ practical effects deliver grotesque, tactile menace that recalls ’80s creature craftsmanship with a grimy, contemporary edge.
- For fans of urban horror that bites as hard as it gnaws — think a bloodier, more claustrophobic cousin to Candyman’s city mythos.
- Not subtle, not pretty, but unflinching in its exploration of predation and survival amid societal rot.
Directors
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
100
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
43
Survival
50
