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Eraserhead

1977 ·1h 29m · ★ 7.3 (2,709)

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

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14 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
43
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Body Horror

Content Warnings

Child in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorPregnancy HorrorDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

ambiguousbabyblack and whiteclaustrophobiadisturbedgloomymutantnightmareparallel worldparents-in-lawpencilsurrealismtorture

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