"Meta horror" is one of the most unique— and now, ironically, oversaturated — subgenres of the entire medium. These are movies that fuse critiques of horror's many clichés into their fear, offering a ...

Eli Roth’s first feature began with his own skin coming apart. While working in Iceland in the early 90s, Roth contracted a severe infection from rotting hay that caused his face to bleed and his skin ...