57. Marina de Van’s In My Skin (2002)

Loathsome Things: A Horror Movie Podcast

Content Warning: self-harm. It’s not just featured in the film, it is at the center of the film’s theme. We describe the self-harm in this episode so, you know, be careful with your emotional well-being.

“Dans ma Peau” is an underappreciated body horror film that really puts the “extremity” into the New French Extremity genre. Esther is an up-and-coming professional in some sort of business industry, but she develops a new hobby that may put all that at risk. Will she be able to power through this new fixation and get that promotion? Will her jealous friend lift a finger to help her in a bewildering moment of assault? Will her boyfriend ever get to renovate that place he wants? Find out the answers to this and so much more in the newest episode of Loathsome Things: A Horror Movie Podcast that releases Oxytocin into your brain!
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The Loathsome Things Official Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time List
(of those we've reviewed for an episode of Loathsome Things: A Horror Movie Podcast)

(1) Andrzej Żuławski's Possession (1981)
(2) Brian De Palma’s Carrie (1976)
(3) Rose Glass’ Saint Maud (2019)
(4) Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (1974)
(5) George A Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)
(6) Alex Garland’s Men (2022)
(7) Miike Takashi’s Audition (1999)
(8) Ti West’s X (2022)
(9) Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski's The Void (2016)
(10) Bob Clark’s Deathdream (1974)

Honorable Mentions:
Beyond the Door III (1989) – Not a great horror movie, but so much fun to watch!
The Pit (1981) – Watch this coming-of-age story about seeing boobs and feeding beasts!