Gore is back in a big way, with modern movies like proving that a more brutal take can often be effective, featuring scenes where the floor is literally flooded with blood. The Sadness pulls no punches when it comes to its kills and is destined to join the pantheon of cult classic splatter flicks, discussed and dissected by gore-hounds everywhere. There are countless other bloody horror movies that can scratch the same itch.

. Some of these horror movies rely on gore and brutal kill scenes as their key selling point, while others feature key moments where astonishingly high amounts of blood are used, breaking records along the way.

The films of director are notorious for their tendency to challenge audiences with their excessive violence and dark, sadistic themes, with being a prominent example of the director's signature style. The film follows a group of student activists who, while on a trip to the Amazon to protest saving the rainforest, find themselves getting lost and kidnapped by an indigenous forest tribe. They soon realize that the tribe is one of a cannibalistic nature, with the students looking to be their next meal.

The inspiration that The Green Inferno has from infamous is one that it wears on its sleeve, attempting to act as a modern rendition of the classic cannibalism horror concept. The film uses a combination of digital and practical effects to bring to life the terror and excess gore of its premise, creating an experience tailored to shock and disgust those watching. The gore on display is certainly one of the major highlights of the film, as the film is easily .

As endlessly violent as it is politically charged, continues to show the capabilities that French filmmakers have when it comes to destructive and over-the-top bloodshed. The film follows a group of youths who, after committing a robbery in Paris, flee into the countryside, where they take refuge at a seemingly quiet inn. As the new arrivals get to know their hosts, they discover their welcoming persona is merely a facade, as they reveal themselves to be a family of Nazis determined to breed a new Aryan race.

While Frontier(s) is certainly , also features elements of social commentary. Despite being over 15 years old, the film feels chillingly modern as it explores the wicked nature of its villain's far-right ordeals and the terrifying steps they will take to achieve them. The film's more dire and in-your-face political messaging serves to further amplify the carnage and destruction on-screen.

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Taking direct inspiration from exploitation filmmaking as a part of , is a wild, over-the-top zombie film that fully delivers both bloodshed and action. The film follows an unexpected group who find themselves at the center of a dangerous outbreak, transforming people into aggressive, mutated monsters with a craving for human flesh. The film draws special attention to Cherry Darling (, a dancer who ends up losing her leg in the chaos, but ends up using a machine gun as a replacement leg and leading a team into the dangerous night.

Planet Terror approaches its simple rising of the undead story with , falling perfectly in line with the conventions of classic exploitation horror. While director Robert Rodriguez has made various other classic and obscenely bloody horror movies throughout his career, Planet Terror is a definitive highlight in his filmography, not just for the mass amount of carnage, but the electrifying excitement of the characters and action.

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Pitched as a throwback to old-school slasher movies, follows a group of strangers as they embark on a boat tour of the bayous in New Orleans. Rather than finding hungry alligators, the group draws the ire of Victor Crowley, a hulking monster of a man who brutally dispatches the unhappy travelers, sometimes with just his bare hands. Crowley's gruesome design alone would be enough to make this an especially gruesome experience, yet his kills go above and beyond in terms of bringing back the unrelenting carnage and creativity of 80s slashers.

A cheesy slasher movie that would not feel out of place during the golden age of the 1980s, . Heads are ripped apart, arms are torn off, and bodies are hacked in two as Crowley turns the bayou into his own personal slaughterhouse. While the series would continue and receive an array of sequels, just like the 80s slashers of old, this initial return to form is still the major highlight of the franchise in terms of violence and quality.

A franchise that spans ten films, the series follows the grizzly career of serial killer Jigsaw. Detesting the act of murder itself, Jigsaw instead devises traps that test the will to live of his captives, with typically gruesome results that vary in wildness across . While the morality of John Kramer has been put into question ever since the film's release, the end result is always the same, a highly destructive death trap that, whether they live or die, leaves victims scarred forever.

, and some highlights include The Rack from , where limbs are twisted in ways nobody should bend; the needle pit in that will have you squirming in your seat; and the scene in where four Neo-Nazis are creatively killed by one car. While this initial film by comparison isn't necessarily as bloody, it sets the stage for the concept itself, with the implications being shown working wonders and setting the stage for limitless possibilities.

Quickly cementing itself as one of the 2020s' premiere body horror films, leaves audiences in a state of shock and awe due to its destructive and over-the-top use of visceral carnage. The film is initially reserved when it comes to gore and disturbing imagery, instead . This final act certainly makes up for the relative lack of blood in the rest of the film, as it reaches a point where an entire room gets covered corner to corner in bright red blood.

It's rare to see a film that so brazenly embraces the art and madness of body horror to be such a widespread phenomenon, but The Substance has quickly become one of the defining horror movies of the 2020s. The film tells the story of Hollywood star Elizabeth Sparkle (), who in an attempt to recapture the spotlight, begins taking a black-market drug that duplicates her cells and creates a younger version of herself. However, the balance between her old and new body quickly becomes too difficult to handle, as terrifying and disgusting consequences soon end up occurring.

With decades worth of zombie movie history evolving and showing more and more gruesome films, it takes an especially violent execution to stand out in the already blood-soaked genre, something that Taiwanese film succeeds with in spades. Taiwan is hit by a viral pandemic that transforms those afflicted into deranged murderers capable of committing unspeakable acts for the sake of bloodshed. With young lovers Kat () and Jim () finding themselves separated on opposite sides of the city, they attempt to reunite whilst avoiding the carnage that surrounds them.

One of the most notable ultraviolent movies in recent years, as characters are mutilated beyond belief. Nothing is sacred as The Sadness finds new ways to shock its audience with every new scene, creating a hardcore horror movie that is only suitable for the most bloodthirsty fans. The film will surely only grow more and more in notoriety as the years go by as one of the goriest experiences that the streaming era has to offer.

One of many exceptionally violent horror films from legendary Japanese director , has achieved massive fame as one of the most brutal films to come from Japan. Kakihara (), a high-ranking enforcer in the Yakuza, is obsessed with both receiving and inflicting pain upon others. When his work causes him to cross paths with Ichi (), a mentally unstable killer, Kakihara finds himself captivated by the pain the disturbed man is capable of inflicting.

More crime-action than a straight-up horror film, Takashi Miike's Ichi the Killerearns a place in the horror conversation courtesy of its commitment to showcasing shocking violence and high levels of gore. in several countries around the world due to its gruesome nature. Even decades after it's release, the film is still infamous for the incessant butchery on display.

Despite famously not loving this adaptation of his work, stands as one of . When struggling writer Jack Torrance () is offered the position of caretaker at a hotel during the off-season, he moves into the isolated building with his wife and young son. While the vast majority of the film is more focused on psychological tension and dread over being a full-on showcase of blood and gore, one infamous scene single-handedly makes this one of the bloodiest films of all time.

While fleeing from her homicidal husband and searching the hotel for her son, Wendy () stumbles upon an elevator that opens and spills a river of blood into the hallway. The sequence is one of the film's most iconic moments, and , earning it a place alongside other films that feature the most blood in a movie.

Saw is a franchise that is notorious for its gruesome body horror elements, being one of the main causes that helped create and popularize the torture porn subgenre of horror film. While the first few entries have their fair share of gore and horrific traps, it wasn't until Saw III that the series fully adopted its status of being one of the bloodiest horror films out there. The film follows a similar plot to other films, with survivors fighting for their lives in deadly life or death games, while a notable side story of brain surgery on Jigsaw makes for one of the most tense and unnerving of the series.

for the franchise in many different ways, easily featuring the bloodiest kills of the series up until that point, and having on-screen traps designed more for gruesome deaths than any chance of escape. What makes this film especially , which find new ways to add gore and horror to the franchise in avenues other than a direct trap or death. The finale is also one of the bloodiest in the series, filled with death and guts around every corner, and forever changing the legacy of the series as a result.

's conclusion to his original Dead trilogy, is one of the best gore horror movies of the 1980s. With the zombie apocalypse occurring above them, a small team of scientists and soldiers co-exist underground as they try to find a cure while dealing with increasing tensions between them. Romero had always been a leading figure when it came to on-screen bloodshed with his zombie films, yet Day of the Dead takes it to the absolute next level.

, as characters are ripped to shreds by the invading zombie hordes. While Romero never shied away from heavy themes and concepts, in Day of the Dead he applies that same philosophy to the violence, as Rhodes' death, where he is pulled apart while still alive, is regarded as one of the best horror kills of all time. Even as more entries of the franchise would continue and attempt to have more gruesome kills, the carnage on display in Day of the Dead remains unmatched.

One of the , is a mean and bloody slasher. When best friends Marie and Alex travel to Alex's family's farmhouse to study and unwind for the weekend, their peaceful plans are interrupted by the arrival of a serial killer. With French culture being much more lax and content with gruesome content compared to American films, High Tension lends itself to being much bloodier than the traditional slasher experience.

Debut director really . This is best represented in the scene where the killer murders Alex's father, locking the man's head in between a staircase railing before decapitating him with a bookshelf. The gore proves to be so effective and cathartic to watch that it makes up for several of the film's other issues, including a notoriously hated twist ending.

Few film franchises are as consistently gleeful and manic with their approach to on-screen gore and bloodshed as the series, with balancing being one of while also being one of the bloodiest films of all time. The film follows a similar plot to the first film, with young Ash Williams () and his girlfriend Linda accidentally unleashing undead horrors while visiting an abandoned cabin in the woods. As Ash faces off against the demonic forces, he is forced to take down Linda, who has been overtaken by the Necronomicon.

One of the most consistent trends in hyper-violent horror films is their insistence on doubling down on the inherent dread and pain of the violence inflicted on screen, yet Evil Dead II takes a completely opposite approach. , gleefully going from one blood-soaked sequence making for a constant barrage of comedy and violence. While it wouldn't be the bloodiest that the series has gotten, it would redefine for many exactly how a hyper-violent horror film could be told.

The follow-up to his breakout horror hit , 's is often credited (along with Saw) for starting the "torture porn" movement. The film follows three backpackers traveling through Europe who run afoul of an underground organization that sells people to rich bidders to engage in their own twisted fantasies. While Roth had certainly created many notable horror experiences both before and after the Hostel films, this decrepit look into torture and sadism still stands as one of his most gruesome films.

The first film includes plenty of gruesome moments, including a blow-torched face, but . After bookish Lorna is abducted, she is hung naked above an ornate bathtub. Another woman soon arrives with a scythe, slicing Lorna open to bathe in her falling blood. This death is simply the tip of the iceberg when it comes to ways that this sequel attempts to up the ante in terms of depraved torture over the original film.

Before he became one of the most acclaimed and beloved blockbuster directors of all time with his work on the trilogy, 's early work was an array of highly crass low-budget horror films. The , , fully lives up to its chaotic and disgusting reputation, being . The horror comedy goes to the absolute limits of what was possible in terms of gore with its minuscule low budget, making it a still greatly effective watch amidst Jackson's full filmography.

The film follows a team of aliens employed by an intergalactic fast food chain descending upon Earth with plans of making human flesh the next hot commodity of taste across the universe. As the aliens completely wipe out a small town in New Zealand, the country calls in their Astro-Investigation and Defense Service to take down the alien threat and save humanity. The battle is made more complicated when an aid worker ends up being kidnapped by the aliens, leaving it up to AIaDS to stage a rescue mission that transforms into an all-out bloodbath of the alien headquarters.

One of the most acclaimed and graphic horror films of the 2020s, even the most jaded of horror fans with its visceral and deeply unsettling use of gore and bloodshed. The film follows the difficulties faced by a small rural town when they learn that a demonic entity is about to be born among them. While they attempt to do what they can to escape the town before the evil has been unleashed, it may just be too late to make it out in one piece.

When Evil Lurks has a shocking and undeniably memorable approach to its horror, combining tight-knit tension and buildup with sequences that help establish it as one of the goriest and most mean-spirited horror films of recent memory. Many standout sequences are as well made as they are uncomfortable to witness, with . Especially for those looking for a more modern release to satiate the desire for carnal bloodshed in film, When Evil Lurks is one of the best options out there.

Coming from the twisted mind of horror maestro , centers around the magician Montag the Magnificent. A master of hypnotism, Montag convinces audience members to join him on stage, where they are brutally murdered as part of his act. A suspicious TV host and her boyfriend begin to investigate the suspicious killings. The film fully lives up to its title to create one of the most shocking and gory experiences that 70s horror had to offer.

While the practical effects are rather dated over fifty years later, to its graphic violence. It is considered to be one of the first splatter flicks and was considered the bloodiest movie ever at release, setting the template that bloody horror movies still follow today. While the film would eventually receive a 2007 remake that attempted to bring the carnage to the modern era, it doesn't hold a candle to the impact and legacy of the original film.

is set in a near future Japan that is ravaged by a virus that turns humans into creatures called engineers, who sprout grotesque weaponry from severed limbs. Ruka is a one-woman monster killing machine, wielding a katana as she slices through waves of engineers while seeking vengeance for her father's murder. As far as exciting and blood-soaked action horror is concerned, it's difficult to find a more blood-filled experience than the legendary Tokyo Gore Police.

ter flicks that were released in Japan during the late 2000s and features constant sprays of blood as limbs are hacked away. The movie also heavily features body horror, and one famous scene involves a girl whose lower half takes the form of a crocodile. The film fully embraces its gory nature to fill the screen with as much squirting blood and dismemberment as possible.

Low-budget splatter horror comedy films that give more focus to buckets of blood and chaos over everything else are far from an English-only phenomenon, with German film being an exceptional splatter film example. The film follows a young man being plagued by visions and flashbacks of a prior life as the son of Premutos, the first of the fallen angels, even before Lucifer. While on a quest to examine his past and relationship with the angel, he ends up mutating into a monster and awakening an army of zombies to bring Premutos back to the land of the living.

There are no limits to the amount of gore and blood present within the centuries-spanning story of Premutos: The Fallen Angel, . At the same time, however, the film has a distinct comedic charm that makes it a blast to watch, with the relentless bloodshed simply adding to the charm and absurdity of the premise.

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The immortal classic that birthed one of horror's most iconic franchises. Created by horror master , follows the exploits of undead child killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) as he massacres the children of those who murdered him. The film has become one of the most recognizable and legendary icons of 80s horror for good reason, with its brilliant combination of creativity and blood directly tying into its success.

While most of the kills fall under the standard affair of 80s horror violence, one specific death catapults the film into the annuls of gory history. Having already witnessed the deaths of two of her friends, the final girl Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) devises a plan to stop the dream demon with the help of her himbo boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp in his film debut). However, Glen falls asleep on the job, and Freddy offs the teen by pulling him into his bed. The resulting geyser of blood is a sight to behold, spraying an estimated 500 gallons of blood onto the ceiling.