We’re back on the cutting room floor today -- returning to a list that you guys loved
so much that we’re now doing a part 2.
The Top 5 Scenes That Were Cut From Horror Movies Because They Were Too Scary.
As many a horror veteran will tell you -- no horror film leaves the editing suit unscathed
-- cuts happen -- whether by the hands of the director -- or by the higher ups who deem
certain scenes to extreme or too terrifying for viewers to see.
So today we’re going to be listing off some of the worst of the worst.
So -- grab a sick bag --because I’m not giving you the PG cliff notes here -- this
list is R rated -- hard R -- but don’t worry -- we will save you from the gory visuals.
Let’s jump in.
5 The Last House on the Left Now -- we’re not talking one specific scene
here -- we’re talking a whole bunch -- to the point that Wes Craven doesn’t even remember
what was actually cut from the film.
Released in 1972, The Last House on the Left is one of the hardest films to swallow -- the
plot revolves around two teenage girls who are kidnapped -- taken into the woods -- and
tortured.
The movie still resonates with viewers today -- horrifying each new generation of horror
movie viewers.
The film was controversial to say the least and was banned in a number of different countries
-- including the UK, of course.
Now -- Wes Craven has previously stated that the film was much harder to watch in it’s
very early days -- he even opted to bring local theatre projectionists on board to help
him decide which scenes were likely too intense for audiences and which scenes would break
local decency laws.
So -- projectionists would take scissors and physically cut out the particular scenes that
would fall into those categories.
Most of the moments coming from the sexual assault scene -- which after cuts was still
unbelievably graphic and sickening to watch.
Craven has stated that there was one particular cut scene that was so intensely painful to
watch that he wish had made it into the film -- stating that removing it hurt the film.
Now -- he has never explicitly stated which scene that was -- and sadly we will never
get to know -- but it’s safe to say that it was probably extremely disturbing to say
the least.
4 Man Bites Dog Released in 1992, this Belgian film is a cinema
verite faux documentary, that centres on a group of filmmakers as they document a serial
killer as he embarks on his horrific crimes.
Now -- the film borders on black comedy -- but that does not diminish the sickening moments
that occur within the film.
Upon its American release a cut was made to the film that ultimately removed a major plot
point that was key in implicating the crew and viewers in the crimes of the serial killer.
However -- the scene has since been returned in the Criterion -- and specifically shows
the documentary crew aid the serial killer in a gang rape of a woman before she is disemboweled.
Not only do they help -- but they take part in the heinous crime.
Once again -- the inclusion of this scene implicates the crew and the viewers -- as
up until that point we were revelling in the brutality of the serial killer -- watching
in anticipation as to what he might do next.
Without the scene the film still works -- but neglects that crew and the viewers from the
deeds of the serial killer.
Depending on what ending you want more -- that of the innocent bystander -- or that of the
guilty onlooker -- both are available to be sought out.
However -- the latter is difficult to swallow, you have been warned.
3 Hostel It’s hard to believe that Eli Roth left
anything out of this brutal 2005 Horror.
I mean -- we watched on as a man’s achilles tendon was sliced -- a woman’s eyeball was
burned out -- dangled -- and then cut off with a pair of scissors before pus oozes out
of her socket -- and slightly tamer -- the protagonists fingers are sliced off.
What exactly could have been worse than that?
Well -- to backtrack for those that aren’t too familiar with this horror flick -- Hostel
is about a group of Americans travelling across Europe who become preyed upon and ultimately
kidnapped by a group of mysterious strangers.
Their role?
To find tourists to sell off to the highest bidder -- bidders who wish to kill or torture
for a price.
It’s entertaining yet gruesome -- emotional -- yet bloodthirsty.
So what exactly was cut from the film?
Well -- the film ends with the protagonist drowning a businessman who took part in the
torture of the tourists and slits his throat -- before fleeing on a train.
However -- the intended ending was far more extreme -- the protagonist kidnaps the businessman’s
daughter -- presumably to torture and kill her in a manner similar to what we had previously
seen in the movie.
However -- this ending was deemed too extreme -- perhaps because it involved a child -- and
witnessing our protagonist turn into the violent killer he had been escaping from wasn’t
really what audiences wanted.
Also -- by this point we had already endured enough torture porn -- it was best to leave
the film was a tiny bit of humanity.
2 The Devil’s Rejects - The Nurse Scene Released in 2005 -- which was apparently the
year for some of the most brutal horror films -- directed by Rob Zombie -- this film is
the sequel to his 2003 film House of 1000 Corpses -- which as we know dug its way deep
into our minds because of the creepy--oxygen mask wearing--surgeon - Doctor Satan.
Now -- Devil’s Rejects is arguably more tamer than its predecessor -- relying on emotional
torture rather than excess brutality -- which is likely why this deleted scene faced the
chopping block.
In the deleted scene we find the twisted surgeon has been captured by the authorities -- and
placed in hospital, recovering from injuries he faced earlier on in the film.
Though drill-less the surgeon isn’t quite done dealing out the brutality on unsuspecting
victims -- and that’s exactly what happens to poor Rosario Dawson.
Bless her.
After he awakens he grabs Dawson by the throat -- medical staff and the police being able
to do nothing to stop it.
Dawson’s throat is quickly ripped out and she is left to bleed out on the floor -- her
white nurses outfit now turned a nasty shade of red.
Though it isn’t the most extreme scene Zombie has ever filmed -- it definitely would have
created a bizarre shift in a much tamer a movie.
1 A Serbian Film As you are all probably aware by now -- I
hate talking about this film -- I think it’s tasteless and controversial just to be controversial
-- and when filmmakers rely on unnecessary gore and brutality to deliver a fright, I
think it’s a major cop-out.
But -- that’s just me.
Films are subjective -- they always will be.
Though I hate this film there are plenty of other brutal torture porns that I truly love
-- Hostel for example.
Now -- released in 2010 this Serbian horror centres on a struggling porn star who agrees
to participate in art film so he can pay off his bills and keep his family afloat.
Unbeknownst to him however, the art film is a cover for a snuff film -- and he must partake
in pedophilic, and necrophilic acts.
Now -- with a film that is this controversial what could have possibly been removed -- well,
according to the BBFC -- over 4 minutes of child rape and sexualization were cut -- deeming
them too explicit and intense for any sane audience member to view.
Understandable.
However -- it seems quite the shock after they happily include the protagonist not only
raping his own son but also a newborn baby.
The uncut version is out there on the interwebs to be seen -- but honestly -- I don’t know
why you would ever want to.
Now -- many of you got upset with me in our last part for me judging those that want to
watch this type of content.
And, though I don’t agree with it -- the content is made for a reason -- people will
watch.
Humans have a morbid fascination with the macabre -- it’s like how most of us don’t
look away when we see a brutal car crash -- instead craning our necks to get a better look.
This fascination is imbedded within the human mind -- we can’t help it.
However -- we all have our limits -- and a Serbian Film is way past my limit -- to the
point that I can’t fathom anyone wanting to watch it -- yet I have to understand that
people do.
I get it, okay.
Well there we have it!
Were these deleted scenes scary enough for you?
Were there any that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 3 -- because let’s face -- ever horror movie out there was forced to cut something
that was deemed too intense -- believe me.
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