Corruption
A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering other women and extracting fluids from their pituitary gland. However, the effects only last for a short time, so he has to kill more and more women. It is ultimately a killing spree which ends with considerable death and disaster.
Why it matters
A grimly stylish plunge into 1960s body horror, where obsession and vanity unleash a mounting spree of grotesque desperation.
- Peter Cushing’s chilling turn grounds this lurid tale in cold, clinical menace.
- A London-set riff on “Eyes Without a Face” that mixes gothic horror with swinging 60s decadence.
- Practical effects and makeup capture the era’s uneasy fascination with beauty and decay.
- For fans of vintage body horror and moral descent stories, this is a cult gem with a merciless edge.
Director
4 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
43
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
43
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
0
Survival
17
