Best Splatter Film

Directed by Sion Sono, this 2010 Japanese psychological horror film is notable for its bleak true-crime-inspired narrative that culminates in extremely gruesome and bloody violence.

Directed by Sion Sono, this 2013 Japanese action comedy horror film is notable for blending yakuza warfare with extreme bloodshed and a passionate, chaotic homage to filmmaking.

[REC]² is a 2009 Spanish found-footage film by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, notable for continuing a claustrophobic apartment outbreak while introducing intense demonic mythology.

This 2005 Japanese psychological horror film by Sion Sono is notable for its deeply disturbing themes of severe abuse, culminating in surreal, highly traumatic, and bloody violence.

Imprint is a 2006 horror film by Takashi Miike, notorious for being banned from television broadcast due to its deeply disturbing themes and extreme, graphic depictions of torture.

This 2018 psychological horror film directed by Pascal Laugier is notable for its intensely traumatic themes of captivity and brutal, visceral violence inflicted on young women.

Directed by Michele Soavi, this 1989 Italian horror film is notable for its striking Gothic atmosphere, demonic possession themes, and highly gruesome, elaborate practical gore.

Directed by Noboru Iguchi, this 2008 Japanese splatter film follows a schoolgirl seeking yakuza revenge with a machine-gun prosthetic arm, notable for its extreme practical gore.

Directed by Lucio Fulci, this 1990 Italian horror film features a meta-narrative where Fulci plays himself, hallucinating the extreme, gruesome violence from his own past films.

Directed by Marcus Nispel, this 2009 American slasher film is notable for rebooting the classic franchise with a faster pace, modernized lore, and intensely visceral practical gore.

Directed by Noboru Iguchi, this 2012 Japanese splatter comedy is notable for its absurd premise of reanimated, flying killer sushi and excessive, highly creative practical gore.

This 2017 Japanese splatter film by Yoshihiro Nishimura is notable for its grotesque body horror, extreme practical gore effects, and intense, over-the-top cyborg creature battles.

The 2014 anthology horror film ABCs of Death 2 features 26 distinct short films by various international directors, serving as a highly visceral and diverse follow-up to the original.

This 1990 American slasher film is notable for attempting to reboot the Texas Chainsaw franchise, featuring a darker tone, new cannibalistic antagonists, and intense practical gore.

Directed by Damien Leone, this 2013 American anthology horror film is notable for introducing the sadistic killer clown Art and featuring extremely visceral, practical gore effects.

Directed by Lucio Fulci, this 1988 Italian splatter film follows a gambler who murders wealthy women, notable for its bleak tone and extreme, highly graphic practical gore effects.

Directed by John Gulager, this 2008 American horror sequel is notable for continuing a chaotic monster siege with significantly escalated, over-the-top, and absurdly excessive gore.

Directed by John Gulager, this 2009 American horror film concludes a chaotic monster trilogy, notable for its absurd creature designs and highly over-the-top, extremely excessive gore.

Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, this 2002 American splatter film is notable for reviving the franchise forty years later, delivering highly excessive and campy practical gore.

Directed by Fred Vogel, this 2001 American found-footage horror film is notorious for its raw, simulated snuff aesthetic and extreme depictions of visceral, realistic violence.

This 2003 American sequel by Fred Vogel is notorious for pushing the boundaries of extreme simulated snuff violence, featuring incredibly raw and visceral practical gore effects.