Tuesday, February 17, 2015

He Took His Skin Off For Me (2014)

"He Took His Skin Off For Me" is a romantic 'body horror' short (about 12-minutes long...) that tries to artistically blend 'black comedy' with a poetic narrative and practical FX work. I'd say it's an ambitious enough effort...

In an extreme act of devotion, a guy skins himself, entirely, for his chick. She digs it and they carry on with their day-to-day lives - having sex, going to work, throwing dinner parties, etc. Eventually, he starts missing his flesh (that he keeps hanging in the bedroom closet...) and begins resenting his ol' lady.

It's a well shot short and the muscle tissue FX are decent - though I don't think he would actually still have lips or eyelids, but I guess there's only so much you can do without going the digital route so, oh well. I'll give them props for that, but I can't say it's quite on par with Frank from "Hellraiser" or anything. Still, this one's worth seeing. Your chick will probably dig it.

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