Thanks for coming on this rollercoaster with me! I thought it went without saying but just reiterating this list wasn’t made by me it was found on reddit, and it’s a small one compared to most but I was most interested because of the last film which is why I went on this journey 😅
This all makes me wonder if the creator made this iceberg specifically to market the last movie. Was the whole thing a setup to get more people to watch Engineering Red?? 🤔😂
You've inspired me to go on my own journeys, so thank you! Can't believe they put Megan is Missing at the top! I couldn't even look at your segment on it in case they showed *that* still.
I think you should do your own disturbing movie iceberg. I think the ones down the bottom of the iceberg are the ones that you yourself could only watch once and possibly scarred you for life.
With August Underground, I actually used to work for Toe Tag Pictures when I lived in Pittsburgh. The 3rd one (Penance) was partly filmed at my house (home invasion scene). The woman in that scene was my wife at the time. I even helped on that one while I worked for them.
Fred Vogle seems like kinda a chill dude. I had a phase when I watched all of these sick films and I have full understanding that you have to separate the content from the creators (with a few exceptions like Lucifer Valentine for example). But these films are still insanely disturbing. How do the people working on these films justify it's content? What motivates the creation of a film like that? The special effects and acting in that trilogy is amazing for such an indie project so even though the film is very disturbing there is clearly a lot of real talent and passion behind it.
@@1337Figaro Fred and his wife Shelby are some of the nicest people you could ever meet. Fred is like a big teddy bear. At the time of August Underground, found footage films were all the rage and Faces of Death type Mockumentaries were making a omeback, and very inexpensive to make. His whole purpose of the trilogy was to generate enough money for the movie he really wanted to make, The Redsin Tower. When the first August Underground came out, for marketing, he was gonna place VHS copies of the film around Pittsburgh, as a true, but yet fake, found footage film. That was his main purpose, an actual found footage film. But then 911 happened, so he decided, highly , against it after that.
It's funny, because the rest of the trilogy is so bloody and graphic, but I found that scene in Penance to be the most disturbing out of any of the series. Kudos to you, your wife, and Fred. I'm not easy to unsettle, but that scene did it.
@@AWCMCultMovies The rest of us were upstairs and had to remain quiet while filming, and just hearing it was bone chilling. If I remember correctly, Fred did like 3 takes. Beforehand, we did warn the neighbors, so, they didn't call the police, lol. It was just awesome to get a film credit and be on IMDB, lol
Megan is missing is so f*cked up because for 90% of the run time it's super budget cheesy parent PSA thingy. Then the last 10% is just the most disturbing shit ever put in a normal movie tbh.
The palpable sense of dread that was building as you got ready to watch Engineering Red lol....Salo is one I'm afraid to watch, and now Wedding Trough is in the running for the "Um No Thanks" award haha....thanks for going the extra mile, and then the extra extra mile, Emma. I hope you have a bunch of comedies in your queue as a chaser. This was a great video. :)
@@todeskult2818didn't the director of Salo get murdered partially or wholly due to this film? (Spoilers)... The ones that tried escaping in the beginning only to get gunned down were the lucky ones.
Salò is really not an interesting movie, i would say to you to watch it just to see what you would think of. I actually got bored with it, just bad things happening with no purpose whatsoever. Not fun, not scaring, i felt just like watching a school documentary (the feeling, not the content, for sure). But, of course, it have some gross imagery.
@@reduXstereo It really is infuriating that all that happened to true people. But i think it doesnt help me to care with the characters itself, they don't exist as characters on the movie itself.
This iceberg definitely needs an update: - Men Behind the Sun (1988) - Man Bites Dog (1992) - Assassin(s) (1997) - Baise-Moi (2000) - Ken Park (2002) - Irreversible (2002) - Melancholie der Engel (2009)
@diesemautokerl2181 Um... no? Megan is Missing is found footage, not body horror. Torture and body horror aren't the same thing, body horror is more about transformation and mutilation and where the line lies of no longer being human. Also, Megan is Missing is a stupid movie that tries to make up for its stupidity by having an extremely graphic ending.
I am one of those watchers who has seen zero of these movies but your content is my absolute favourite. I love consuming all things horror, but indirectly lol!
I think the iceberg is organized by how obscure/popular it is instead of how graphic it is (hence why Megan is Missing is at the top layer), though level of obscurity and graphic imagery usually go hand-in-hand
I'm not sure about that. Megan is Missing would be on a top layer for most people as it's really not disturbing. Besides being a terrible movie in every way, it's very tame. Like, it's only got a reputation because a load of teenagers on tiktok who have barely even seen horror movies before found it disturbing.
@@markalexander3659 I'd say the movie is disturbing because it's based on actual scenarios that have happened in real life. Granted, I also don't like how the movie portrays it (She says also in this video that the movie became popular with the wrong audience) but it still is based on something real
@@davidci I think it's mainly the shot of Megan in the barrel that a lot of people didn't like. People don't like seeing peoples faces fucked up especially. Like a lot of young people found The Ring disturbing for the same reason. I think the CONCEPT of (I forget her name) having to get IN there with her friends body is disturbing, but I was so BORED by that point, plus the acting, directing, editing etc all being so terrible. I think it IS because the people typically watching it were so naive to horror or anything "disturbing". It's the point of reference. Like, reminds me of the Video Nasties thing in the UK. In 1984, they had a bunch of conservative Christians who hadn't seen a horror movie since the 60s watch stuff like The Evil Dead and I Spit on Your Grave and of course THEY freaked out and banned 70+ movies because to THEM it was a huge shock.
I went to college with the girl who played Megan in Megan is Missing and it is so wild to see this film's renaissance via social media. I'm 90% sure she's not acting anymore (she's a REALLY talented dancer), but she's a total sweetheart.
You're hardcore for doing this research for us! Kinda surprised by a few movies making it on this list, and for a few that have been neglected, but this stuff is always so fun to watch. It's almost like whoever created this iceberg was just trying to 'recommend a movie no one has heard of' with Engineering Red. Great video!!
The way you feel about Tusk is the same way I feel about Terrifier 1 and 2. They're so over the top, campy and cheesy that it makes me laugh...yeah I'm sick too haha
Maybe you could do a tier list using films you've seen from various disturbing movie icebergs and then it becomes your own iceberg. :) it would be fun to see your reasoning as you move them around. I'd love a category along the lines of "more campy than disturbing" because if I had known Tusk was as campy as it was, I wouldn't have avoided it for 10 years! Other category ideas: "disturbing, but I'd still recommend it." "I regret watching this but I'll recover" "This film should have never been made."
I loved how the video ended in an unexpected way and your reaction was so funny. You are really good at keeping a light atmosphere even when the themes discussed are disturbing or bleak! While I don't plan on watching most of these I do think it's time for me to watch Come and See so thanks for the reminder. Can't wait for the next one :)
I just watched Come and See for the first time, myself, and while I'm not into watching shocking media very much, it's become a new favorite of mine. Highly recommend!
Lol at Engineering Red being at the bottom of the iceberg. I’m a medical student and the other day I extracted fake spinal fluid (yellow died water) from the spine of a cadaver that had no arms or legs, with his chest cavity removed, and the top of his head removed to be able to pour the fluid down the spinal column. It’ll take a lot more than surgical footage to disturb me.
There's a several cuts available that either reduce or removes the animal cruelty if you're interested - one of them sponsored by the director himself who has expressed regret over the animal cruelty. I only say that because the movie itself - despite its reputation - is surprisingly cogent in what it's actually trying to say. There's an actual message there. And the animal deaths were supposed to be in service of that message. Obviously they missed the mark there and there is no excuse for it. I will never watch the original cut again - if I ever choose to watch it again. But there is some context there that most people miss when discussing this movie. I was surprised by it. I'm not saying go out and watch it but maybe give the wiki a look.
Mine too but specifically cats for some reason. I can watch movies (albeit uncomfortably) showing absolute brutality of the worst kind towards humans but can’t handle any depiction of cat abuse. Pretty sure my brain is broken.
I watched it a few months ago out of morbib curiosity, it greatly upset me and I cried at the turtle scene. I think of the film didn't have real life animal death, it would not be as graphic or disturbing as it has become. I do not recommend anyone watch it, it is incredibly upsetting, I wasnt okay for days
Same. Animals & kids are a hard boundary for me. I’d never watch it even with cuts bc it doesn’t deserve my support in any capacity. Whatever “message” it tried to portray can be said in plain language. Period.
I know they say this stuff about Cannes all the time, but a “6 minute standing ovation” is crazy. 😂 Set a timer and lemme know if you can imagine clapping for 6 minutes straight. Absolutely not. ✋
It's funny that the image of the two girls knocking on the door of the psychopathic Human Centipede is exactly the same as the one in the film "Knock Knock". Only in this film they are greeted by a no-psychopath Keanu Reeves, which is much, much better.
Thank you so much for this AWESOME video! Ever since I was a little girl I have had an intense curiosity about the forbidden. If I wasn't supposed to see it I just had to see it! This video scratches that itch in the most entertaining way, and without me having to watch films I know I would regret seeing. You really took one for the team! That said, there are a few mentioned here I think I really do want to see after hearing your commentary. People in the comments have asked you to create your own iceberg and I would LOVE to see that! Thank you again Emma, you are the best!
Literally the best channel to subscribe to for all things horror movies. I wasn’t planning on seeing specific movies but the way you describe them are so perfectly accurate.
I love watching videos on Disturbing Film Icebergs!! I've watched a few and there's a lot of different ones but some particular films always seem to be on there. 😊
Whoever made this list needs to be checked on. The fact that Megan is Missing is at the top says a lot. It is hard to watch, but I agree that it makes crystal clear the dangers of online predators.
Phenomenal video Emma! The ending was not what I was expecting, but not knowing what you'd find out made the entire list even more interesting. Your perspective on these films make your channel a MUST for all horror fans.
I am the biggest horror fan. Been watching horror since I was a kid. For me horror can own all other genres and make it a mix. But I HATE disgusting disturbing horror like the Guinea Pig series. Never watched them either. The most disturbing but good movie I have ever seen is Martyrs
Agree! I went into Blockbuster, & saw the title “most horrific movie you’ve ever seen” something like that, & because darn it I love a challenge & didn’t believe it, I rented it. Watched it. It came off, & I was like this 🛋️😳. I couldn’t move. My husband at the time, asleep. There was NO WAY I was going upstairs by myself!! Why? I don’t know, I just wasn’t going up there alone!! He’s a hard sleeper, so I sprinkled a little cold water on him (I was SERIOUS) to get him up. Didn’t matter, I couldn’t sleep for two weeks. That’s what I get 😂😂😂😂😂
@@macgirlcokey Girl that is funny as hell !! 🤣 But it's also very serious. You better stop watching that sht all together because sprinkling cold or any temperature water on anyone sleeping or awake is grounds for divorce. Next to cheating or Irreconcilable differences.
@@macgirlcokey Girl your husband is a real one! Stop it. Don't throw it away one sprinkling at a time. You sprinkle anything on me while I am sleeping, you're gonna be on those streets! Just saying
Emma the reason I continue to watch your channel, is because you have a strange combination of curiosity and courage. And you are often unearthing things that I need to pay attention to. As they say here in Georgia, დიდი მადლობა!
It's as unbearably beautiful as it is unbearably horrifying. I consider it, maybe not the most "disturbing" film I've ever seen, but WAY up there for me. It definitely affected me, mentally and emotionally, far more than any other film on this list or all the other "disturbing" film lists. The close-up tight shots of all the characters, especially Flyora as he goes through his "transformation", are incredible. It's far too beautiful, real, and historical to be in the same lists as most of these other films. Not that I can't appreciate the others. They're simply different sorts of entities. This film actually left me in a deep funk for over a week. Some films have done that to me for a day or few, but not almost 2 weeks. For me, that's impressive.
I would be so interested to see you look at some more of these icebergs and give us your reviews/overviews of them. It could be a whole series and then end with you making your own iceberg! I think that would be really neat, especially since you're already regularly making disturbing content roundups.
I've watched most the movies on this list but one movie I couldn't stomach was 'Headless' (2015). I realised quite early on it was just going to be sadistic, mean spirited murders with no plot for an hour and a half and couldn't put myself through it. The movie that disturbed me the most though was Barton Fink. Rather than graphic violence like most of these movies, that one affected me psychologically. Something about the ending completely spun my mind and made me incredibly anxious for a good while after.
One of my first dates with my partner was to see Antichrist in the local art house cinema… 17 years and one kid later we watch your videos together to get movie recommendations ❤.
I watched The Coffee Table yesterday and I could argue a place for it higher up on the iceberg. I know you didn't make this list but thanks for reacting to it 😊❤
I'm sincere when I say, "thank you". I really appreciate your synopsis of movies, in general, but most definitely when it comes to these kinds of disturbing films that I don't want to see but want to know the scuttle butt of their plots and upsetting nature.
The chicken coop scene is the only reason I didn’t like Pink Flamingos, it actually made me have a nightmare after I watched it, the rest of the movie was campy weirdness
This is the tame Iceberg. The original one covered by Wendigoon is the "extreme" one. I have lots of access to random and disturbing films. If you ever need help finding something or want feedback. Subbed. Love the channel.
There's one movie, that never gets brought up. It's a movie I randomly heard about while looking into disturbing movies. It's called "Where the Dead go to Die" I was very depressed for a couple days after watching it. Imo, "Engineering Red" should of been replaced with that one. If you watch it, please don't judge me. It can also be a little hard to find.
check out "The Vanishing" from 1988 but please don't read about it. It will spoil things for you. Has one of the most disturbing movie endings I've ever seen.
What’re your thoughts on Angst (1983)? I can’t recall you speaking about it. I’m always surprised that it doesn’t pop up on these lists - disturbing but fantastic.
I was hoping to see Come and See on this list, but am so used to people not knowing it exists. I’m so happy to see it getting attention here. I totally agree it is a masterpiece, I think everyone should give it a watch at least once
Same! I’ve seen Salo, Serbian Film, Martyrs, all those…but this one messed me up in a totally different way. Knowing it was based on real events and the fact it was centered on kids made it a much different experience than the stuff I know is fake
Well that was a very weird iceberg. Excellent video as usual! Now I kinda want to (!?) watch Engineering Red. I always found any "medical' related horror to be the most disturbing. Now that's a list I'd love to see 😁
Finally happy to see what you've been working on for awhile and it was well worth the wait great video!!!! I haven't seen Engineering Red but i plan to now. I heard about a disturbing movie from Germany I'm going wstch called Bombshell Bloodbath. It's billed as a zombie movie which i don't usually find that disturbing but we shall see. There were some movies that needed to be added like Nekromantik and Last house On The Left and some that needed to be switched around. I find the original I Spit On Your Grave more disturbing than the remake but what's disturbing for me and you may be more disturbing to someone else or less so. Each list anyone makes is subjective of course.
I'll stick to living through you thru most of these movies. 😂 I love your reviews. You help me decide if I want to watch a certain. Horror movie... sending cold Canadian love 🇨🇦🩵
I get people like gore and “stuff” disturbing kind of movies but I feel like movies where “stuff” happens to children or animals are just not necessary, feel like something has to be wrong with you to like that
It's really interesting how, with being so low on this iceberg, Come and See had a 14+ rating on its initial release and was strongly recommended for students once they hit that age (of course now it's 18+)
I've heard that this used to be shown to high school kids in several countries in the 80s and 90s. I think it's important for young people to understand what the horrors of war and human depravity truly are. That said, I think if I'd seen this film as a teenager, it would have definitely affected me, however, not as much as seeing it for the first time, as I did, in my 30s. The thing is, this movie isn't terribly graphic, visually, in terms of gore and death. However, the overall atmosphere and subject matter of this movie are far more disturbing to me than any gory, body-horror, torture, splatterfest ever could be. There's edgy, then there's Come and See. It's the fact that it's based on real events, and shows the real human cost of war.
There’s a British film called Mum and Dad that is so disturbing and it takes a lot for a movie to actually freak me out and have that disturbing feeling stay with me, Megan is missing was disturbing as well
Pink flamingo is actually the only movie I ever stopped in the middle because it was too disturbing for me and it was the chicken scene where I stopped, that just crossed a line for me and I’ve seen a lot of the movies below that on this list
❤ you Emma! Idk if I’ve ever commented on a vid before but I’ve been watching your for around 6 years now and watch so many good/weird movies because you recommend them! Thanks for the entertainment all the way from Kentucky! lol
“Hounds of Love” , and “The Snowtown Murders” . Do you think, especially you being an Aussie, two of the hardest hitting movies I’ve seen, but were EXPERT filmmaking?! I know it’s someone else’s list, but would have made my Iceberg list! Australians bring the *heat* to filmmaking!!!
I think Megan is Missing is towards the top because it’s pretty well known in horror circles. I’ve seen it talked about in a lotta top ten list before, so you don’t have to really dig to find it like you have to do with some of the other ones
Midsommar spoiler warning: I had just come out of a pretty intense bout of suicidal ideation (I’m happy and thriving now-life gets better!!) when I saw Midsommar on opening night. I thought it would be more like Hereditary, more occult focused. I almost had a panic attack and haven’t watched it since. That was my worst movie experience ever.
@@reduXstereo the intro by far. I’ll never forget how surreal that pan through the house with the tubes is. It was the only thing in a movie that’s ever felt like a true nightmare to me.
@@gavvo-7640 thank you so much my friend! My wife and I are having our first baby in November, my career is thriving, and I’m almost finished with my first horror novel. As Blink-182 said, “tomorrow holds such better days!”
@@AdaltheRighteous I agree it was the first time I've seen a scary visual of suicide on screen. Absolutely devastating to notice she took her parents with her as well unbeknownst to them. Ari Aster should do more horror movies. He's got a legit talent for it.
Just found your channel and watched your video on disturbing horror movies. Let me add a couple I don’t think you covered: Frontier(s) Spoorloos Eden Lake What Keeps You Alive I Saw The Devil Mientras Duermes Except the first one, which is pure disturbing horror, the other ones blur the line between horror and psychological thrillers, but they all stayed with me for weeks of how disturbing they were. Cheers from Portugal.
I can't believe Martyrs ins't on this ist somewhere. Whenever I see a list like this and it doesn't include Martyrs, I always feel surprised that it was left out. Perhaps the film has become a cliche at this point or perhaps people don't find it as disturbing as I do. But I would have definitely placed it at least on the fourth level. I think level five would be most appropriate for Martyrs though. Does anyone disagree?
Martyrs is one of my favorite films but honestly I would place it on the second tier. I didn't find it nearly as disturbing as most of the other movies on this list.
I went into Martyrs expecting the worst after all the hype, and frankly, I was actually disappointed. I've seen other movies that have disturbed me far more that I don't care to watch anymore and Martyrs wouldn't be on that list (not that I intend to watch it again, regardless).
Thank you for watching these movies SO I DONT HAVE TO! Just hearing you talking about some of these films is disturbing enough, I couldn't imagine actually watching some of them. Btw you should also check out Windegoon's disturbing movie Iceberg video, it gets pretty messed up!
Great video as always. Thanks, Emma. Hands down, my preferred source for discovering horror films. Off to update my Letterboxd watchlist (yet again) 😋 just watched Akira (1988) for the first time last week. While not exactly fitting the genre, I did find it had quite a few disturbing elements - certainly the grotesque entity near the end. Also, I seem to recall reading Kevin Spacey had been acquitted, no?
I've seen most of the films on this list and many others. I'm not easily disturbed. Out of all of them, the one that affected me the most, BY FAR, was "Come and See". It isn't gory, nor does it show many graphic on screen deaths. It's the serious subject matter, style and atmosphere, sound design, cinematography, and acting. MY GOD the acting! The fact that this film was based on true events, and the fact that many of the extras were older people who ACTUALLY lived through the sort of events depicted, then willingly reenacted it, just makes it feel so real. It's genuinely one of the best films I've ever seen. It also disturbs me more than any gory body horror splatter-fest ever could. I wept bitter tears for humanity. It left me in a dark funk for over a week. HIGHLY recommended! It's the kind of film you watch once, and then either never again, or a decade later. If you go into it like a challenge, thinking it won't affect you, it likely won't have the intended effect. You have to understand the historical context and the fact that this is like a window into one of MANY rural villages in the former Soviet Union that experienced the events shown in the film. I think the fact that I watched for the first time in my 30s, instead of when I was an edgy 17 year old, made the impact far greater for me. Without life experience, it's hard to truly appreciate just how horrific the events in this movie really are, and really were, in real life. You can find the whole movie, for free, on RUclips. It's the first result when you search "Come and See". A quote from one of the filmmakers, I think the director, was something akin to "Whatever is shown in this film, and however horrifying it seems, what actually happened was much, much worse."
As much as I'm VERY curious to watch them and experience their disturbing aspects myself, I wouldn't ever do that and I despise these kinds of movies with my whole heart. However, to be even more controversial, I'm obsessed with people taking about them and recommending others to not to ever do that because their soul purpose is to be disturbing and they do it extremely well, so I can be reassured they have no entertainment aspects whatsoever
saw this iceberg list on tiktok, wanted to find a review of one of the movies, instead found your review of all the movies - love this for me! thanks for making this video, was a fun watch. If I could change out one of the movies at the tip, I’d probs swap se7en for bone tomahawk, that movie goes bonkers out of nowhere lol
I feel like we in the Discord should make our own Disturbing Movies iceberg. Lol. I can think of so many other films that would have been a better fit for this iceberg.
List ideas: could you take specific trigger topics and do individual lists of disturbing films in each category? Like top five or ten or each category.
Okay.. firstly, I loved this video Emma! I have seen (and own) almost all of these apart from about 4 (Am I disturbed??) I have just watched Engineering Red... So strange it was placed at the bottom of this Iceberg! The siamese Twin operation I found actually fascinating!!! The only thing that disturbed me in some way was footage of real life operations intercut with some weird woman eating noodles (or were they worms???) and then her head goes all shaky from side to side! August Underground is wayyyy more disturbing... and I'm shocked that "The Bunny game" wasn't on here somewhere!
@@spookyastronauts Bunny Game is one I will never re-watch. It's just gross... and the fact that the real victim actually made the movie about a similar ordeal? That's deffo not good therapy surely?!
Lake Mungo is a movie that unexpectedly REALLY disturbed me. I've only seen it once and that was enough. Surprising given I often just have to see for myself if a disturbing movie, documentary or online video is really that disturbing. It's not healthy for sure. And most often don't bother me as much as they should. So, my reaction to Lake Mungo was odd for me.
Why do I feel like there are 2 types of.pwople when it comes to movies like this: the kind that says, ""Why would you even watch these?"/"Thanks for warning me" and the person that automatically thinks, :I have to watch that because I need to know for myself." I am assuming most of us watching this video are the second kind. Lol. Thanks for some new recs😂
I think people are misunderstanding how icebergs are structured. They're structured based on obscurity rather than intensity. Still a great video, though!
The films of Marian Dora should be on there, like ”Melancholie der Engel”. They’re not good movies (I think), but very disturbing and disgusting. And he’s a mystery. Who is he? I was very disturbed a long time ago by ”Sweet Movie”, a bizarre comedy/drama by Dusan Makavejev, mostly because of long part with a viennese art commune doing disgusting things (and it’s for real), but also other scenes. I didn’t find it funny. ”Tumbling Doll Of Flesh” - I couldn’t make it through that one. The problem with many ”disturbing” films are most of the time that they’re really bad movies. You just can’t go on watching trash. Most directors aren’t Lars von Trier.
Any disturbing movie iceberg that does not include Irreversible is simply invalid. That 9 minute long single shot scene is probably the most uncomfortable watch of any movie out there.
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Thanks for coming on this rollercoaster with me! I thought it went without saying but just reiterating this list wasn’t made by me it was found on reddit, and it’s a small one compared to most but I was most interested because of the last film which is why I went on this journey 😅
Thank you for enduring some of these awful movies so we don't have to and putting Engineering Red on my radar. I can't wait to watch it.
This all makes me wonder if the creator made this iceberg specifically to market the last movie. Was the whole thing a setup to get more people to watch Engineering Red?? 🤔😂
Love your dedication Emma🙂
i recommend checking out Lydia Lunches film 'Fingered' from 1986
You've inspired me to go on my own journeys, so thank you! Can't believe they put Megan is Missing at the top! I couldn't even look at your segment on it in case they showed *that* still.
I think you should do your own disturbing movie iceberg.
I think the ones down the bottom of the iceberg are the ones that you yourself could only watch once and possibly scarred you for life.
With August Underground, I actually used to work for Toe Tag Pictures when I lived in Pittsburgh. The 3rd one (Penance) was partly filmed at my house (home invasion scene). The woman in that scene was my wife at the time. I even helped on that one while I worked for them.
Fred Vogle seems like kinda a chill dude. I had a phase when I watched all of these sick films and I have full understanding that you have to separate the content from the creators (with a few exceptions like Lucifer Valentine for example). But these films are still insanely disturbing.
How do the people working on these films justify it's content? What motivates the creation of a film like that? The special effects and acting in that trilogy is amazing for such an indie project so even though the film is very disturbing there is clearly a lot of real talent and passion behind it.
@@1337Figaro Fred and his wife Shelby are some of the nicest people you could ever meet. Fred is like a big teddy bear. At the time of August Underground, found footage films were all the rage and Faces of Death type Mockumentaries were making a omeback, and very inexpensive to make. His whole purpose of the trilogy was to generate enough money for the movie he really wanted to make, The Redsin Tower. When the first August Underground came out, for marketing, he was gonna place VHS copies of the film around Pittsburgh, as a true, but yet fake, found footage film. That was his main purpose, an actual found footage film. But then 911 happened, so he decided, highly , against it after that.
It's funny, because the rest of the trilogy is so bloody and graphic, but I found that scene in Penance to be the most disturbing out of any of the series. Kudos to you, your wife, and Fred. I'm not easy to unsettle, but that scene did it.
That’s so cool, I love hearing about the behind the scenes of disturbing movies
@@AWCMCultMovies The rest of us were upstairs and had to remain quiet while filming, and just hearing it was bone chilling. If I remember correctly, Fred did like 3 takes. Beforehand, we did warn the neighbors, so, they didn't call the police, lol. It was just awesome to get a film credit and be on IMDB, lol
Megan is missing is so f*cked up because for 90% of the run time it's super budget cheesy parent PSA thingy. Then the last 10% is just the most disturbing shit ever put in a normal movie tbh.
My sister watched it with a friend and I walked in during that 10% and--- Jesus Christ
That movie made me feel awful 😖
Yeah I dont see how it was making awareness... the director just seemed a freak who wanted to show teenage girls being treated like that
@@ILikeTheIvythe crazy thing is they played it at charity functions for the charity I named!
@@spookyastronautsthat is fuckin bonkers!
so basically movie suggestions for when your family has come by to visit for a little too long and they need some encouragement to leave :D
omg hahaha
Outside of the first tier, these are movies I will never watch but I will totally watch a video from spookyrice about them
I love spookyrice!
Spookyrice, Horrible Reviews and SpookyAstronauts watching these disturbing movies so we don't have to 😂
@@suzybearheart530I looooove HorribleReviews & SpookyRice especially
@@suzybearheart530missing out though, some are genuinely really good
I think Spookyrice took a break from the super disgusting content for his mental health. I totally get it . Not sure if the break is over now though
The palpable sense of dread that was building as you got ready to watch Engineering Red lol....Salo is one I'm afraid to watch, and now Wedding Trough is in the running for the "Um No Thanks" award haha....thanks for going the extra mile, and then the extra extra mile, Emma. I hope you have a bunch of comedies in your queue as a chaser. This was a great video. :)
Haha thank you !
@@todeskult2818didn't the director of Salo get murdered partially or wholly due to this film? (Spoilers)... The ones that tried escaping in the beginning only to get gunned down were the lucky ones.
Salò is really not an interesting movie, i would say to you to watch it just to see what you would think of. I actually got bored with it, just bad things happening with no purpose whatsoever. Not fun, not scaring, i felt just like watching a school documentary (the feeling, not the content, for sure). But, of course, it have some gross imagery.
@@odilioferro The ending was hard to watch. It really pissed me off.
@@reduXstereo It really is infuriating that all that happened to true people. But i think it doesnt help me to care with the characters itself, they don't exist as characters on the movie itself.
This iceberg definitely needs an update:
- Men Behind the Sun (1988)
- Man Bites Dog (1992)
- Assassin(s) (1997)
- Baise-Moi (2000)
- Ken Park (2002)
- Irreversible (2002)
- Melancholie der Engel (2009)
I mean there’s like 50’films missing I would add but every iceberg is unique I guess 😂
@@spookyastronauts Would like to see you doing an Iceberg all by yourself
i dont know if i have the strength to make a 4-5 hour video!
Finding Nemo (2003)
Terrifier
Whoever made this list clearly just can't stomach body horror in any capacity. The last entry proves it.
If that were the case surely Megan is Missing (the very top) would be one of the worst for them
@diesemautokerl2181 Um... no? Megan is Missing is found footage, not body horror. Torture and body horror aren't the same thing, body horror is more about transformation and mutilation and where the line lies of no longer being human. Also, Megan is Missing is a stupid movie that tries to make up for its stupidity by having an extremely graphic ending.
I am one of those watchers who has seen zero of these movies but your content is my absolute favourite. I love consuming all things horror, but indirectly lol!
I think the iceberg is organized by how obscure/popular it is instead of how graphic it is (hence why Megan is Missing is at the top layer), though level of obscurity and graphic imagery usually go hand-in-hand
I'm not sure about that. Megan is Missing would be on a top layer for most people as it's really not disturbing. Besides being a terrible movie in every way, it's very tame. Like, it's only got a reputation because a load of teenagers on tiktok who have barely even seen horror movies before found it disturbing.
@@markalexander3659 I'd say the movie is disturbing because it's based on actual scenarios that have happened in real life. Granted, I also don't like how the movie portrays it (She says also in this video that the movie became popular with the wrong audience) but it still is based on something real
@@davidci I think it's mainly the shot of Megan in the barrel that a lot of people didn't like. People don't like seeing peoples faces fucked up especially. Like a lot of young people found The Ring disturbing for the same reason. I think the CONCEPT of (I forget her name) having to get IN there with her friends body is disturbing, but I was so BORED by that point, plus the acting, directing, editing etc all being so terrible. I think it IS because the people typically watching it were so naive to horror or anything "disturbing". It's the point of reference. Like, reminds me of the Video Nasties thing in the UK. In 1984, they had a bunch of conservative Christians who hadn't seen a horror movie since the 60s watch stuff like The Evil Dead and I Spit on Your Grave and of course THEY freaked out and banned 70+ movies because to THEM it was a huge shock.
The video nasties thing was even stupider than that. They didn't even watch most of the films they banned and just based it on box and poster art.
@@thelippyserver58 Yeah, like at one point they banned every movie with "cannibal" in the title
I went to college with the girl who played Megan in Megan is Missing and it is so wild to see this film's renaissance via social media. I'm 90% sure she's not acting anymore (she's a REALLY talented dancer), but she's a total sweetheart.
Which one? Amy's actor? Cos yeah she's really nice
You're hardcore for doing this research for us! Kinda surprised by a few movies making it on this list, and for a few that have been neglected, but this stuff is always so fun to watch. It's almost like whoever created this iceberg was just trying to 'recommend a movie no one has heard of' with Engineering Red. Great video!!
Yeah it’s an odd list for sure!
The way you feel about Tusk is the same way I feel about Terrifier 1 and 2. They're so over the top, campy and cheesy that it makes me laugh...yeah I'm sick too haha
I feel that way about Human Centipede 3. That movie is just so stupid and ridiculous that it’s funny.
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YES finally! Nobody gets me on this one.
Hc3 is just so stupid and downright campy.
I mean ... The ending??? Wtf its so absurd
Maybe you could do a tier list using films you've seen from various disturbing movie icebergs and then it becomes your own iceberg. :) it would be fun to see your reasoning as you move them around.
I'd love a category along the lines of "more campy than disturbing" because if I had known Tusk was as campy as it was, I wouldn't have avoided it for 10 years!
Other category ideas:
"disturbing, but I'd still recommend it."
"I regret watching this but I'll recover"
"This film should have never been made."
id love to do my own one, but thats like 400 films haha
@@spookyastronauts I would still watch if it were 4 hours long
I loved how the video ended in an unexpected way and your reaction was so funny. You are really good at keeping a light atmosphere even when the themes discussed are disturbing or bleak! While I don't plan on watching most of these I do think it's time for me to watch Come and See so thanks for the reminder. Can't wait for the next one :)
Thank you so much, this is awesome feedback! Appreciate your support
I just watched Come and See for the first time, myself, and while I'm not into watching shocking media very much, it's become a new favorite of mine. Highly recommend!
Please make your own iceberg 😂🙏🏼 your commentary is so funny 😆
Expected to see High Tension, Martyrs, Inside & Grotesque on the list.
agreed
Omg Inside yes most definitely!!
Yes, the New French Extremity was strangely unrepresented.
Lol at Engineering Red being at the bottom of the iceberg. I’m a medical student and the other day I extracted fake spinal fluid (yellow died water) from the spine of a cadaver that had no arms or legs, with his chest cavity removed, and the top of his head removed to be able to pour the fluid down the spinal column. It’ll take a lot more than surgical footage to disturb me.
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W o w ......this makes great diet material. I'll just read this anytime I'm craving ice cream...🤢😁
One would hope that a medical student would not be too phased by a limbless cadaver but ok
Animal cruelty is my ultimate trigger. I will never watch cannibal holocaust, and it makes me angry even hearing about it :(
There's a several cuts available that either reduce or removes the animal cruelty if you're interested - one of them sponsored by the director himself who has expressed regret over the animal cruelty. I only say that because the movie itself - despite its reputation - is surprisingly cogent in what it's actually trying to say. There's an actual message there. And the animal deaths were supposed to be in service of that message. Obviously they missed the mark there and there is no excuse for it. I will never watch the original cut again - if I ever choose to watch it again. But there is some context there that most people miss when discussing this movie. I was surprised by it. I'm not saying go out and watch it but maybe give the wiki a look.
Mine too but specifically cats for some reason. I can watch movies (albeit uncomfortably) showing absolute brutality of the worst kind towards humans but can’t handle any depiction of cat abuse. Pretty sure my brain is broken.
I watched it a few months ago out of morbib curiosity, it greatly upset me and I cried at the turtle scene. I think of the film didn't have real life animal death, it would not be as graphic or disturbing as it has become. I do not recommend anyone watch it, it is incredibly upsetting, I wasnt okay for days
Same. Animals & kids are a hard boundary for me. I’d never watch it even with cuts bc it doesn’t deserve my support in any capacity. Whatever “message” it tried to portray can be said in plain language. Period.
Same
I know they say this stuff about Cannes all the time, but a “6 minute standing ovation” is crazy. 😂 Set a timer and lemme know if you can imagine clapping for 6 minutes straight. Absolutely not. ✋
It's funny that the image of the two girls knocking on the door of the psychopathic Human Centipede is exactly the same as the one in the film "Knock Knock". Only in this film they are greeted by a no-psychopath Keanu Reeves, which is much, much better.
knock knock is absolutely fuckin ridiculous and keanu god love him is so so bad in it that in the end i kind of liked it despite myself
Thank you so much for this AWESOME video! Ever since I was a little girl I have had an intense curiosity about the forbidden. If I wasn't supposed to see it I just had to see it! This video scratches that itch in the most entertaining way, and without me having to watch films I know I would regret seeing. You really took one for the team! That said, there are a few mentioned here I think I really do want to see after hearing your commentary. People in the comments have asked you to create your own iceberg and I would LOVE to see that! Thank you again Emma, you are the best!
Literally the best channel to subscribe to for all things horror movies. I wasn’t planning on seeing specific movies but the way you describe them are so perfectly accurate.
I feel like the films on tier two minus the house that Jack built are not necessarily disturbing, rather just unsettling and weird.
I love watching videos on Disturbing Film Icebergs!! I've watched a few and there's a lot of different ones but some particular films always seem to be on there. 😊
Whoever made this list needs to be checked on. The fact that Megan is Missing is at the top says a lot. It is hard to watch, but I agree that it makes crystal clear the dangers of online predators.
Phenomenal video Emma! The ending was not what I was expecting, but not knowing what you'd find out made the entire list even more interesting. Your perspective on these films make your channel a MUST for all horror fans.
I am the biggest horror fan. Been watching horror since I was a kid. For me horror can own all other genres and make it a mix. But I HATE disgusting disturbing horror like the Guinea Pig series. Never watched them either. The most disturbing but good movie I have ever seen is Martyrs
Agree! I went into Blockbuster, & saw the title “most horrific movie you’ve ever seen” something like that, & because darn it I love a challenge & didn’t believe it, I rented it. Watched it. It came off, & I was like this 🛋️😳. I couldn’t move. My husband at the time, asleep. There was NO WAY I was going upstairs by myself!! Why? I don’t know, I just wasn’t going up there alone!! He’s a hard sleeper, so I sprinkled a little cold water on him (I was SERIOUS) to get him up. Didn’t matter, I couldn’t sleep for two weeks. That’s what I get 😂😂😂😂😂
@@macgirlcokey Girl that is funny as hell !! 🤣 But it's also very serious. You better stop watching that sht all together because sprinkling cold or any temperature water on anyone sleeping or awake is grounds for divorce. Next to cheating or Irreconcilable differences.
@@bo2720 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 right!!
@@macgirlcokey Your husband is a real one! Good for you! If you sprinkled my ass with anything at night you'd be seasoning your suitcase outta there 🤣
@@macgirlcokey Girl your husband is a real one! Stop it. Don't throw it away one sprinkling at a time. You sprinkle anything on me while I am sleeping, you're gonna be on those streets! Just saying
Emma the reason I continue to watch your channel, is because you have a strange combination of curiosity and courage. And you are often unearthing things that I need to pay attention to. As they say here in Georgia, დიდი მადლობა!
Thank you!
Ok Se7en is a fantastic movie but should not be anywhere near this list imo
Agreed this was a wild ride!
Really? I could definitely see it being babies first disturbing movie, rewatch Gluttony again man jesus.
@@RuddFoxxAnd lust! Horrifying
Se7en was aa good oldie
The only thing I find disturbing about 'Come and See' is that the cinematography is so beautiful it brings me to tears.
It's as unbearably beautiful as it is unbearably horrifying. I consider it, maybe not the most "disturbing" film I've ever seen, but WAY up there for me. It definitely affected me, mentally and emotionally, far more than any other film on this list or all the other "disturbing" film lists. The close-up tight shots of all the characters, especially Flyora as he goes through his "transformation", are incredible. It's far too beautiful, real, and historical to be in the same lists as most of these other films. Not that I can't appreciate the others. They're simply different sorts of entities. This film actually left me in a deep funk for over a week. Some films have done that to me for a day or few, but not almost 2 weeks. For me, that's impressive.
Appreciate you for taking one for the team 😅
I would be so interested to see you look at some more of these icebergs and give us your reviews/overviews of them. It could be a whole series and then end with you making your own iceberg! I think that would be really neat, especially since you're already regularly making disturbing content roundups.
Quality content Spooky Astronaut. Im so glad you're here to inform us.
I've watched most the movies on this list but one movie I couldn't stomach was 'Headless' (2015). I realised quite early on it was just going to be sadistic, mean spirited murders with no plot for an hour and a half and couldn't put myself through it.
The movie that disturbed me the most though was Barton Fink. Rather than graphic violence like most of these movies, that one affected me psychologically. Something about the ending completely spun my mind and made me incredibly anxious for a good while after.
This is a massive video Emma!! Take a few days to decompress 😂
One of my first dates with my partner was to see Antichrist in the local art house cinema… 17 years and one kid later we watch your videos together to get movie recommendations ❤.
Surprised "men behind the sun" is not on it.
I didn’t make it 🤷🏻♀️ just found it on reddit
@@spookyastronauts what makes more disturbing is it was true story!
@@spookyastronautsthere is another disturbing movie iceberg but way a lot more than this one and it gets a lot worse
@@todeskult2818AFAIK the cat scene was fake. The director said so himself.
@@raychacon3391 isn’t most of that just snuff?
Four hour spooky astronauts video... Guess im snackin for four hours straight and also pottentially falling asleep to it
I watched The Coffee Table yesterday and I could argue a place for it higher up on the iceberg. I know you didn't make this list but thanks for reacting to it 😊❤
I'm sincere when I say, "thank you". I really appreciate your synopsis of movies, in general, but most definitely when it comes to these kinds of disturbing films that I don't want to see but want to know the scuttle butt of their plots and upsetting nature.
you are very welcome!
The chicken coop scene is the only reason I didn’t like Pink Flamingos, it actually made me have a nightmare after I watched it, the rest of the movie was campy weirdness
This is the tame Iceberg. The original one covered by Wendigoon is the "extreme" one. I have lots of access to random and disturbing films. If you ever need help finding something or want feedback. Subbed. Love the channel.
There's one movie, that never gets brought up. It's a movie I randomly heard about while looking into disturbing movies. It's called "Where the Dead go to Die" I was very depressed for a couple days after watching it. Imo, "Engineering Red" should of been replaced with that one. If you watch it, please don't judge me. It can also be a little hard to find.
Whenever I think of that movie I think of Alfred’s Playhouse, which is also disturbing.
I just looked at the first few seconds of the trailer. I can totally see how an hour and a half of that would depress someone. Bleak.
check out "The Vanishing" from 1988 but please don't read about it. It will spoil things for you. Has one of the most disturbing movie endings I've ever seen.
I’ve seen it! I believe I have a video on it
Stanley Kubrick is a huge fan. My best friend laughed at it. Everyone has an opinion. I like it.
I love it when you do the Iceberg thingy...can't wait !!
What’re your thoughts on Angst (1983)? I can’t recall you speaking about it. I’m always surprised that it doesn’t pop up on these lists - disturbing but fantastic.
I checked out the trailer and now I'm interested. Thanks.
Lol i'd never heard of Engineering Red, so i was super curious the whole video, but your reaction made my day lol. Thank you for this one!
I can explain why the final entry wouldn't be more disturbing than the rest: icebergs are arranged according to obscurity alone
I was hoping to see Come and See on this list, but am so used to people not knowing it exists. I’m so happy to see it getting attention here. I totally agree it is a masterpiece, I think everyone should give it a watch at least once
Same! I’ve seen Salo, Serbian Film, Martyrs, all those…but this one messed me up in a totally different way. Knowing it was based on real events and the fact it was centered on kids made it a much different experience than the stuff I know is fake
I really like your summaries in your videos. Great channel!
Well that was a very weird iceberg. Excellent video as usual! Now I kinda want to (!?) watch Engineering Red. I always found any "medical' related horror to be the most disturbing. Now that's a list I'd love to see 😁
'Where the dead go to die' is also a weird one, I wonder where you would put that one on the iceberg.
That movie is an interesting piece for sure. And like…. Really fucked up genuinely
Awesome video Emma! Thanks for all your hard work💜
thank you for always supporting
I can’t see how the baby-raping scene in A Serbian Film isn’t the worst thing on this list?!?
It's done in a very satirical way, it's not that disturbing when you watch it
Finally happy to see what you've been working on for awhile and it was well worth the wait great video!!!! I haven't seen Engineering Red but i plan to now. I heard about a disturbing movie from Germany I'm going wstch called Bombshell Bloodbath. It's billed as a zombie movie which i don't usually find that disturbing but we shall see.
There were some movies that needed to be added like Nekromantik and Last house On The Left and some that needed to be switched around. I find the original I Spit On Your Grave more disturbing than the remake but what's disturbing for me and you may be more disturbing to someone else or less so. Each list anyone makes is subjective of course.
I'll stick to living through you thru most of these movies. 😂 I love your reviews. You help me decide if I want to watch a certain. Horror movie... sending cold Canadian love 🇨🇦🩵
You gotta check in with my girl nyx fears and compare notes. Her video on a different but similar disturbing movies ice berg is iconic
Oh yes I know her! I wanted to do a different one since so many people have covered what she has. Shes amazing
I get people like gore and “stuff” disturbing kind of movies but I feel like movies where “stuff” happens to children or animals are just not necessary, feel like something has to be wrong with you to like that
It's really interesting how, with being so low on this iceberg, Come and See had a 14+ rating on its initial release and was strongly recommended for students once they hit that age (of course now it's 18+)
I've heard that this used to be shown to high school kids in several countries in the 80s and 90s. I think it's important for young people to understand what the horrors of war and human depravity truly are. That said, I think if I'd seen this film as a teenager, it would have definitely affected me, however, not as much as seeing it for the first time, as I did, in my 30s. The thing is, this movie isn't terribly graphic, visually, in terms of gore and death. However, the overall atmosphere and subject matter of this movie are far more disturbing to me than any gory, body-horror, torture, splatterfest ever could be. There's edgy, then there's Come and See. It's the fact that it's based on real events, and shows the real human cost of war.
Fantastic video Emma and so interesting! Thank you so much for the hard work and suffering these atrocities for us!😂
There’s a British film called Mum and Dad that is so disturbing and it takes a lot for a movie to actually freak me out and have that disturbing feeling stay with me, Megan is missing was disturbing as well
Pink flamingo is actually the only movie I ever stopped in the middle because it was too disturbing for me and it was the chicken scene where I stopped, that just crossed a line for me and I’ve seen a lot of the movies below that on this list
I keep seeing
People reference this scene? What happens????
@mistersudz102 a couple has relations with live chickens in between. I'd rather not give detail because youtube
❤ you Emma! Idk if I’ve ever commented on a vid before but I’ve been watching your for around 6 years now and watch so many good/weird movies because you recommend them! Thanks for the entertainment all the way from Kentucky! lol
thank you for the support!
@@spookyastronauts damn I’m kinda star struck with the reply lol you’re welcome!
Love you Emma!
Enjoyed these 👍🏻
I never see Thanatomorphose in disturbing movies icebergs and lists
“Hounds of Love” , and “The Snowtown Murders” . Do you think, especially you being an Aussie, two of the hardest hitting movies I’ve seen, but were EXPERT filmmaking?! I know it’s someone else’s list, but would have made my Iceberg list!
Australians bring the *heat* to filmmaking!!!
i mean my list would be very different this is a really small one.
I think Megan is Missing is towards the top because it’s pretty well known in horror circles. I’ve seen it talked about in a lotta top ten list before, so you don’t have to really dig to find it like you have to do with some of the other ones
Midsommar spoiler warning:
I had just come out of a pretty intense bout of suicidal ideation (I’m happy and thriving now-life gets better!!) when I saw Midsommar on opening night. I thought it would be more like Hereditary, more occult focused. I almost had a panic attack and haven’t watched it since. That was my worst movie experience ever.
What effected you the most? The intro with the sister and the lead's reactions to it or the cliff scene?
Really pleased to hear you are happy and thriving now mate 👍
@@reduXstereo the intro by far. I’ll never forget how surreal that pan through the house with the tubes is. It was the only thing in a movie that’s ever felt like a true nightmare to me.
@@gavvo-7640 thank you so much my friend! My wife and I are having our first baby in November, my career is thriving, and I’m almost finished with my first horror novel. As Blink-182 said, “tomorrow holds such better days!”
@@AdaltheRighteous I agree it was the first time I've seen a scary visual of suicide on screen. Absolutely devastating to notice she took her parents with her as well unbeknownst to them. Ari Aster should do more horror movies. He's got a legit talent for it.
Just found your channel and watched your video on disturbing horror movies. Let me add a couple I don’t think you covered:
Frontier(s)
Spoorloos
Eden Lake
What Keeps You Alive
I Saw The Devil
Mientras Duermes
Except the first one, which is pure disturbing horror, the other ones blur the line between horror and psychological thrillers, but they all stayed with me for weeks of how disturbing they were. Cheers from Portugal.
The Spanish movie Trauma should be on this iceberg
I cant get past the first 5 minutes of that film
The MOST disturbing thing about Megan Is Missing is the writer/director's weird and gross over-sexualization of 13 year old girls.
Another disturbing movie is the 2007 movie Frontier(s).
Sorry that's Frontiere(s).
I loooove “The House that Jack Built”. I watched it in high school and was completely bewitched with the acting, plot, and cinematography. Love it
The order and contents of this iceberg is so puzzling to me.
It's always interesting to see what people perceive to be "disturbing"
yeah it is!
I can't believe Martyrs ins't on this ist somewhere. Whenever I see a list like this and it doesn't include Martyrs, I always feel surprised that it was left out. Perhaps the film has become a cliche at this point or perhaps people don't find it as disturbing as I do. But I would have definitely placed it at least on the fourth level. I think level five would be most appropriate for Martyrs though. Does anyone disagree?
Martyrs is one of my favorite films but honestly I would place it on the second tier. I didn't find it nearly as disturbing as most of the other movies on this list.
I feel like there are about 100 films missing tbh.
I went into Martyrs expecting the worst after all the hype, and frankly, I was actually disappointed. I've seen other movies that have disturbed me far more that I don't care to watch anymore and Martyrs wouldn't be on that list (not that I intend to watch it again, regardless).
I had Engineering Red in my queue ready to play. Then to find out from you that it was Ho Hum. Thank you for saving time on my life
Wait, Henry portrait of a serial killer wasn't on this list?! What about Tetsuo, the Iron man??
Ooooookkkkk. 😅😅
I love the dark background it looks so good and also fits the theme!
I like the structure of this video where it’s an iceberg and then you do a come with me at the end. 😊
thank you!
Thank you for watching these movies SO I DONT HAVE TO! Just hearing you talking about some of these films is disturbing enough, I couldn't imagine actually watching some of them. Btw you should also check out Windegoon's disturbing movie Iceberg video, it gets pretty messed up!
Great video as always. Thanks, Emma. Hands down, my preferred source for discovering horror films. Off to update my Letterboxd watchlist (yet again) 😋 just watched Akira (1988) for the first time last week. While not exactly fitting the genre, I did find it had quite a few disturbing elements - certainly the grotesque entity near the end. Also, I seem to recall reading Kevin Spacey had been acquitted, no?
I've seen most of the films on this list and many others. I'm not easily disturbed. Out of all of them, the one that affected me the most, BY FAR, was "Come and See". It isn't gory, nor does it show many graphic on screen deaths. It's the serious subject matter, style and atmosphere, sound design, cinematography, and acting. MY GOD the acting! The fact that this film was based on true events, and the fact that many of the extras were older people who ACTUALLY lived through the sort of events depicted, then willingly reenacted it, just makes it feel so real. It's genuinely one of the best films I've ever seen. It also disturbs me more than any gory body horror splatter-fest ever could. I wept bitter tears for humanity. It left me in a dark funk for over a week.
HIGHLY recommended! It's the kind of film you watch once, and then either never again, or a decade later. If you go into it like a challenge, thinking it won't affect you, it likely won't have the intended effect. You have to understand the historical context and the fact that this is like a window into one of MANY rural villages in the former Soviet Union that experienced the events shown in the film. I think the fact that I watched for the first time in my 30s, instead of when I was an edgy 17 year old, made the impact far greater for me. Without life experience, it's hard to truly appreciate just how horrific the events in this movie really are, and really were, in real life. You can find the whole movie, for free, on RUclips. It's the first result when you search "Come and See".
A quote from one of the filmmakers, I think the director, was something akin to "Whatever is shown in this film, and however horrifying it seems, what actually happened was much, much worse."
The Golden Glove is actually well made, but of course disgusting. What surprised me is it made me laugh a couple of times
As much as I'm VERY curious to watch them and experience their disturbing aspects myself, I wouldn't ever do that and I despise these kinds of movies with my whole heart. However, to be even more controversial, I'm obsessed with people taking about them and recommending others to not to ever do that because their soul purpose is to be disturbing and they do it extremely well, so I can be reassured they have no entertainment aspects whatsoever
saw this iceberg list on tiktok, wanted to find a review of one of the movies, instead found your review of all the movies - love this for me! thanks for making this video, was a fun watch.
If I could change out one of the movies at the tip, I’d probs swap se7en for bone tomahawk, that movie goes bonkers out of nowhere lol
I feel like we in the Discord should make our own Disturbing Movies iceberg. Lol. I can think of so many other films that would have been a better fit for this iceberg.
List ideas: could you take specific trigger topics and do individual lists of disturbing films in each category? Like top five or ten or each category.
“I would not recommend it to anyone”
Well I know what my plans for the night are !!!
Okay.. firstly, I loved this video Emma! I have seen (and own) almost all of these apart from about 4 (Am I disturbed??) I have just watched Engineering Red... So strange it was placed at the bottom of this Iceberg! The siamese Twin operation I found actually fascinating!!! The only thing that disturbed me in some way was footage of real life operations intercut with some weird woman eating noodles (or were they worms???) and then her head goes all shaky from side to side! August Underground is wayyyy more disturbing... and I'm shocked that "The Bunny game" wasn't on here somewhere!
Yeah i agree August Underground and The Bunny Game is way worse! I hate Bunny Game!
@@spookyastronauts Bunny Game is one I will never re-watch. It's just gross... and the fact that the real victim actually made the movie about a similar ordeal? That's deffo not good therapy surely?!
Lake Mungo is a movie that unexpectedly REALLY disturbed me. I've only seen it once and that was enough. Surprising given I often just have to see for myself if a disturbing movie, documentary or online video is really that disturbing. It's not healthy for sure. And most often don't bother me as much as they should. So, my reaction to Lake Mungo was odd for me.
Thank you for exploring this iceberg list of movie that i will definitely NOT be watching in my life 😭😭😭😭
Why do I feel like there are 2 types of.pwople when it comes to movies like this: the kind that says, ""Why would you even watch these?"/"Thanks for warning me" and the person that automatically thinks, :I have to watch that because I need to know for myself."
I am assuming most of us watching this video are the second kind. Lol.
Thanks for some new recs😂
If 2007 zodiac larry clark bully isn't on the iceberg probably the most disturbing underrated movies ever both based on very real true events
Oof! I am actually glad that the last one didn't live up to it's position on the list! I feared for your sanity 😂❤
Great work
I think people are misunderstanding how icebergs are structured. They're structured based on obscurity rather than intensity. Still a great video, though!
The films of Marian Dora should be on there, like ”Melancholie der Engel”. They’re not good movies (I think), but very disturbing and disgusting. And he’s a mystery. Who is he?
I was very disturbed a long time ago by ”Sweet Movie”, a bizarre comedy/drama by Dusan Makavejev, mostly because of long part with a viennese art commune doing disgusting things (and it’s for real), but also other scenes. I didn’t find it funny. ”Tumbling Doll Of Flesh” - I couldn’t make it through that one. The problem with many ”disturbing” films are most of the time that they’re really bad movies. You just can’t go on watching trash. Most directors aren’t Lars von Trier.
So, "trash" means low budget or microbudget? Rude.
Film is art and art is subjective.
Any disturbing movie iceberg that does not include Irreversible is simply invalid. That 9 minute long single shot scene is probably the most uncomfortable watch of any movie out there.