Thanatomorphose (2012)

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Directed by: Eric Falardeau
Starring: Kayden Rose (Girl), Davyd Tousignant (Boyfriend), Émile Beaudry (Other guy)
Country: Canada
Language: English
Runtime: 01:39:40
Genres: Gore-Gruesome-Splatter, Maggots, Scars-Body Modification, Self-Harm, Cannibalism

Plot – Spoilers:
A young woman lives alone and is visited on and off by her boyfriend who enjoys rough sex with her. Soon she starts noticing falling clumps of hair and bruises on her body. For some reason she doesn’t seek medical help and it is suggested that bruises are the afterglow of a session with her boyfriend.

But as the days roll by, she begins to disintegrate. Literally. First her nails fall off, then her little finger and so on. The more she gets disfigured, the more her cravings for sexual acknowledgement from the men around her.

Thanatomorphose follows a premise that has also been tackled in Guinea Pig 4. Decomposition while alive. In Guinea Pig there is a comedic element, but here, it’s pure rotting misery.

It’s quite possible that the whole thing is a manifestation of her extreme self-loathing. For example, there’s a scene where the two men vying for her body are fed pieces of her flesh by an unknown person. Whatever, this is one of those rare gorefests featuring a good actor and memorable at that.

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Cyraxx
Cyraxx
April 1, 2026 4:52 am

Not my proudest fap.

Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard
January 26, 2026 10:55 pm

If you look up the definition of Thanatomorphose online this movie is mention in the description of it. Part of the definition reads “grotesque process of an organism’s decomposition after death” which is confusing because in the movie she is still alive (or maybe she isn’t?). I remember thinking this movie was really great the first time I saw it but this time I didn’t think it was as great as I first thought. I still like the movie but it is occasionally painfully slow, which isn’t always a bad thing, but I did nod off with about 25 minutes to go and had to go back to watch the rest when I woke up. Also, a lot of times the lighting is so dark you can only make out shadows and silhouettes. This movie could have also benefitted from subtitles since some of the speaking is hard to hear while other parts come in SUPER FUCKING LOUD! There is probably some deep metaphorical meaning behind this film that I didn’t grasp but I’m not sure it would matter if I did. I’m still a “Thanatomorphose” fan. 3 stars.

Neroxide
Neroxide
December 14, 2025 11:20 am

I’m sure i could ascribe meaning to this if i wanted too but meh. i think the effects are really cool though, for what they had to work with- i think they did a really good job portraying just how slimy and gross decomposing is. otherwise i think it was too long, it really dragged on and i found it most captivating during the later-half when i could ogle at the effects and sound design.
maybe if it had a clearer idea of a plot I’d be all in on this one.

Normal Person
Normal Person
November 10, 2025 11:18 pm

This movie is fucking boring, nothing happens except a slow, tedious decay of a body that drags on forever. It felt more like a dull kids’ film than actual horror. What it really needed was way more chaos: men and women screaming, fucking wildly, melting each other with acid, and madness everywhere. The finale should’ve been pure carnage—women stabbing themselves while decaying, pouring acid on men, and even eating maggots from their own rotten flesh, all while engaging in twisted acts of violence and acid sex.

Camundongo
Camundongo
July 3, 2025 11:53 am

Absolute Decalius

Derp
Derp
April 14, 2025 2:27 am

I want to be rotten alive so bad, it will be so exciting

Tristis
Tristis
January 9, 2025 11:44 pm

ohh the necrophiles must love this

m3atlover
m3atlover
November 24, 2024 2:51 am

perfect movie love the storytelling and dialogue . definitely a must watch!!!

ArduousFlyKid
ArduousFlyKid
October 8, 2024 8:39 am

Love decomposition films ❤️

eddie
eddie
August 23, 2024 10:29 pm

litterly lawrence oleander

Dewey budman
Dewey budman
August 13, 2024 10:28 am

A testament to the Canadian national health system.

Pijvestiemel
Pijvestiemel
June 8, 2024 5:54 am

Trash

Juan Felipe Ortiz Ve
Juan Felipe Ortiz Ve
April 17, 2024 2:12 am

Verga no sé la recomiendo sí no son de estómago fuerte🤮🤢🤢🤢

lalala
lalala
April 2, 2024 9:04 pm

I like touhou and homestuck

FNAF FAN
FNAF FAN
November 6, 2023 4:50 pm

If u think about it. Michael Afton basically went through this putrefaction process after being scopped in Sister Location

Liam
Liam
September 21, 2023 4:35 am

HOLY FUCK THAT WAS NOT A BAD MOVIE. BUT FUCK SHE FINALLY DIED. AND SHE WAS STILL MOVING WEB SHE WAS A skeleton fuck me that was stupid. But I actually enjoyed in the end

tumblingdollofflesh
tumblingdollofflesh
August 9, 2023 6:49 am

Like me fr

Regan MacNeil
Regan MacNeil
June 13, 2023 9:28 am

She’s so beautiful I can’t take it . . . It’s too much.

Foo
Foo
April 24, 2023 6:21 am

Masterpiece!!! perfect for this site

prezzy
prezzy
February 18, 2023 1:40 am

No flys wer armed in the making of this ear movie , none spotted, so bowlox!!!

leo :3
leo :3
January 20, 2023 9:30 pm

it was fine ig ?? the lead was good but not great n the audio was kinda bad so i couldnt understand what they were saying that well (it also could be that eng inst my first language n im abit silly) .. besides that it was fun n it went by pretty quickly 🙂 perfect mix of gross n hot imo just needed a better budget

Ruana
Ruana
September 4, 2022 11:52 pm

I really thought she was going to still stand up and move until the last second. This bitch wouldnt die already.

Lyle
Lyle
August 4, 2022 11:09 pm

Life is hard

Porușniuc Adina
Porușniuc Adina
March 18, 2022 4:49 pm

Iubitul tipei seamana cu Srdan Todorovic ,din Srpski film.

N05N
N05N
March 16, 2022 4:39 am

The movie itself is not bad. The Message behind it, is really good. The Actress is also good. But I think the Movie is just disgusting.

Lange
Lange
March 6, 2022 5:31 pm

Alors, quand il est sorti j’ai adoré. Je l’ai vu en salle. La métaphore de la dépression. Je l’ai regardé avec un pote qui lui s’est fait chier.
So when it came out I loved it. I saw it in theaters. Depression metaphor. I watched it with a friend who pissed him off.
Merci, thank pour ce site.

Dont ask
Dont ask
March 6, 2022 5:31 pm

but why…

Pufferpunk
Pufferpunk
March 6, 2022 4:42 am

Fantastic, loved it! My kinda movie! Could actually feel her physical, emotional & physical pain, smell her rancid flesh. Great makeup & special effects.

An_Oldboy
An_Oldboy
February 4, 2022 9:16 am

A film about transitioning. Not my cup of tea but if your part of the LGBT community you may enjoy it. 3/5 pronouns.

Nekro
Nekro
February 4, 2022 6:03 am

muy mala

nonamenogame
nonamenogame
December 13, 2021 4:41 am

lol you know movies like this makes you disgust of the opposite sex XD i will never do it without condom and even that is not safe enough in certain circumstances.

G!mmeD!sturb!ngSh!t
G!mmeD!sturb!ngSh!t
December 6, 2021 1:58 am

it’s gotta be the mould from the ceiling .

ruby rain
ruby rain
August 27, 2021 8:10 pm

i can literally smell this movie,nothing else smells like decomp,very specific. k you can tell she got in right after she got out.her fucking pants still have the lines from being folded which wouldn’t be there after moving in them and actually wearing them.about the nail thing why did he get the damn blood on the walls it’s annoying.i stepped on a screw,which is worse,when i was 9 and it hurt and it felt like my damn foot was on fire.my mother told me to go and get my father from the garage in the middle of the night so it was dark and i was running so i stepped on that screw quite enthusiastically lol the whole thing went in and i was bleeding like a pig it’s like if you took a shower in the shoes except it’s blood it was fucking drenched lol anyway i didn’t go to the hospital cuz “you’re not gonna die “ lol i really didn’t die so it’s whatever but not a big deal i guess?lol.i like the soundtrack but that’s about it the movie is fucking boring .wtf “please stop” and not even a second later she goes and grabs his dick ????.wtf is wrong with is ass,looks like wrongly made dough ew. she’s past the sack of potatoes look,now she’s a hippopotamus. that kitchen fall was the epitome of dramatic ????.is the process of making dough called making dough cuz if it is that’s shocking .right,she’s has evolved once again… Read more »

RudiW
RudiW
May 28, 2021 5:37 pm

Idea was good. But overall it needed a higher budget. Acting was sometimes very bad and stopped me from getting attached. I couldn’t care less for the main character. She was flat from beginning, so i’ve just seen someone rotting without caring for her.

KingV1128
KingV1128
May 27, 2021 2:56 pm

Probably would’ve still hit it up and to the point she just outright melts ;}

That butch
That butch
May 23, 2021 7:54 am

I agree this whole movie is a metaphor for mental health. Slowly, or as the movie presents- Fast deteriorating mental health that is reflected on her outside appearance. However that being said the amount of time is screamed at my phone “BITCH! Go to the fucking doctor!” was too much lol, But nonetheless i understood what the movie represents.

Farfadet Kennedy
Farfadet Kennedy
March 20, 2021 12:02 pm

lol surpised to hear people talk québecois in this movie.

Robyn
Robyn
March 20, 2021 8:18 am

I’ve tried to watch this one twice before. Had to turn away or skip through it. Last time I made it through. I’m not surprised to see it here. Great site to find those effed up films.

triplesevenoneverything
triplesevenoneverything
March 14, 2021 10:37 pm

I don’t really know what to say about this one. It’s not necessarily bad, just quite boring. I get the whole mental health allegory, but there are so many things that feel… Off. I don’t know how to put this into words.
I liked the final sequences though. Maybe if the whole movie was like the last 15 minutes I would have enjoyed it.
I hope what I wanted to say is clear, even if I very much feel like it isn’t ahah.

fred fat
fred fat
March 14, 2021 8:59 pm

even if your body is falling apart you still cant get an appointment at the hospital because of bloody Covid!
but her art work should do well

Dr Harris
Dr Harris
March 12, 2021 5:36 pm

Hmmmmmmm
An exercise this one… Compellingly good not essential but the lead woman was very good. Is it an allegory for mental health I don’t know.. the sculpture head is certainly allegorical… A dark miserable yet compelling film.

Adam
Adam
December 8, 2020 5:35 pm

I completely agree with what Keely said in their review above: this is an allegory of the main character’s deteriorating mental health. The gore is on point, the story heartbreaking. Not a great movie, but it seems to have resonated with me.

Zarif
Zarif
September 27, 2020 5:09 pm

damn bro thats tuff

Zed Man
Zed Man
September 16, 2020 12:31 pm

This film is an endurance test, some will make it and some will not. I can only compare it to Marian Dora’s ” Carcinoma ”, although in my opinion this film is worse as far as bodily fluids are concerned. Piss, Shit, Gore, Vomit are plentiful here as well as lots of maggots. If this not your cup of tea, stay well away. If yes, then enjoy.

Will
Will
July 21, 2020 6:48 am

why?

Keely
Keely
July 15, 2020 9:26 am

I thought this movie was very smart, hear me out. Thanatomorphose is not a movie about a woman LITERALLY rotting. The ‘rot’ is supposed to be a metaphor for mental illness. In the beginning (and throughout) we see her unhealthy and abusive sex life, which we can assume is part of what ails her. Symptoms of mental illness are direct parallels to her rotting body. She quite literally puts herself into her art, she is hungry for sex to make her feel better, loses her job (possibly from avoidance), and even becomes too ill to get out of bed. You may have been asking yourself, “why didn’t she go to the hospital?” Sometimes people with mental illness, despite being in a critical and severe state, tend to invalidate their problems and try to patch themselves up all alone.

ZoMo
ZoMo
July 13, 2020 9:45 pm

What the fuck did I watch lmfao

Sara
Sara
April 24, 2020 2:23 pm

Lmao Terrible movie….