The Gore Connoisseurs

Gratuitous sex scenes are a mainstay in most horror flicks, but some stick in the mind for their general WTF nature. Here are the four most bizarre scenes of intercourse, handpicked in four different categories. This list includes consensual encounters only, so there'll be no appearances from otherwise memorable scenes such as the Midsommar fertility ritual, the Evil Dead handsy tree branches or the various penile decapitations in Teeth . Weirdest Slasher Hookup We all know teens in slasher films exist to have sex and then be inventively killed. But which movie has the most out-there adolescent coupling? There can be only one answer: WINNER:  Madman (1981) - hot tub scene TP (Tony Fish) and Betsy (Gaylen Ross) are enjoying a bit of aquatic loving, unaware the murderous Madman Marz is on the prowl. The scene has distinct soft porn vibes - the song choice of Steve Horelick's 'I Don't Need Words'; the slo-mo undressing; and seemingly endless shots of the couple circl...

Get Out may have revolutionised how horror tackles politics, but the genre has a rich history of tacking political messages onto enjoyably shlocky plots. One of my favourite examples is 1989's Society. It was directed by Brian Yuzna (he produced  Re-Animator ) and came off the back of films like The Fly, Videodrome and The Thing which made horror fantastically gloopy. We all like a bit of 80s body horror, but we also like very literal metaphors about how the economic elite are feeding off ordinary people. How, Yuzna undoubtedly pondered, could the two be combined? Enter Bill Whitney (Billy Warlock), your average teen with incredible 80s hair who thinks his parents are out to get him. "I'm not paranoid," he says to his shrink with zero credability. Like most teenagers, Whitney is remarkably horny. There's a semi-acknowledged incest vibe between him and his sister, even when he sees the skin pulse and bulge on her sweat-drenched back when zipping up...