Hideous

Year: 2022

Runtime: 22 mins

Language: English

Director: Yann Gonzalez

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Musician Oliver Sim is the main guest of a talk-show that soon slides into a surreal journey of love, shame, and blood.

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Timeline & Setting – Hideous (2022)

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Location

International Medical Specimens Inc. (IMSI), Lorca’s castle

The story unfolds primarily within the sterile, grotesque environment of IMSI, a facility involved in the trade of oddities and biological specimens. Lorca’s castle functions as a private, eerie residence filled with bizarre specimens preserved in jars, creating a sinister atmosphere. These locations serve as settings for the dark dealings and supernatural occurrences surrounding the specimens.

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Main Characters – Hideous (2022)

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Major Themes – Hideous (2022)

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Fast-paced body horror films like Hideous

Stories where grotesque physical transformations erupt into fast-paced, violent chaos.If you enjoyed the grotesque creatures and high-speed terror of Hideous, this thread gathers movies with a similar feel. Discover other films that combine intense body horror with a chaotic, fast-paced narrative for a truly unsettling and adrenaline-filled experience.

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Narratives in this thread typically begin with a catalyst—a scientific accident, a monstrous escape, or a hidden truth—that unleashes grotesque physical danger. The plot then accelerates rapidly, focusing on survival amidst escalating violence and transformation, often within a confined space that heightens the claustrophobia and paranoia.

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Movies about corporate greed creating monsters like in Hideous

Tales of corporate ambition backfiring catastrophically, turning people into prey.Fans of Hideous's theme of corporate sabotage leading to biological horrors will find more like it here. This thread collects films where corporate or scientific ambition spirals out of control, pitting characters against the very monsters they helped create.

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The plot follows a clear cause-and-effect structure: a corporation or individual prioritizes profit or power over ethics, leading to the creation or acquisition of a dangerous entity. This creation inevitably breaks containment, turning on its creators and trapping them in a deadly situation that exposes their moral failings.

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