The Incredible Melting Man poster

The Incredible Melting Man

1977 ·1h 24m · ★ 4.5 (91)

An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around the backwoods looking for human flesh to eat.

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Director

William Sachs William Sachs
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Body HorrorTransformation

Content Warnings

Body HorrorCannibalismDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

accidentastronautcrashing through glassdisfigurementmelt

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