Underplayed Gems

Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)

Horrors of Malformed Men poster
Original title
江戸川乱歩全集 恐怖奇形人間
Directed by
Teruo Ishii
Genre
horror film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man escapes from an asylum and discovers a strange island where a deranged scientist experiments on human bodies. The film follows his journey through a nightmarish world of mutations and madness.

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What happens

Horrors of Malformed Men (江戸川乱歩全集 恐怖奇形人間, Edogawa Rampo Zenshū: Kyoufu Kikei Ningen) is a 1969 Japanese horror film directed by Teruo Ishii, who also co-wrote the film. It is based on the novels Strange Tale of Panorama Island (パノラマ島奇談, Panorama-tō Kidan) and The Demon of the Lonely Isle (孤島の鬼, Kotō no Oni) by Edogawa Rampo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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