Ok, first of all thanks for making me aware of Junji Ito. I’m not too much into manga but the art looks great and I dig horror stories. So I’ll definitely check this out.
The thing is that I personally would classify stuff like that as horror. On tumblr teratophilia or monster love is mostly used to describe being horny on main for some monster dick (or pussy). At least that’s what I mean when I use these terms. I’m a simple gal.😋
I did a little searching and found tons of Junji Ito’s art and similar stuff here on tumblr. And judging by the notes it seems this art style is quite popular so I wouldn’t say these kind of monsters are an underrated subcategory of the teratophilia spectrum, they simply belong in a different genre. (I’m not quite sure if teratophilia is its own genre but gawwwd I wish it was…)
Anyway horror is fine by itself but I guess teratophilia means transforming the monsters of horror stories into love interests [insert long and well researched essay about sexual psychology and sociology here].
Oh, yeah, dude. This is my kinda question. Ignoring that most of the films after the 2nd are awful (I still unironically kinda like them) I love all the Cenobites designs. Each one has a fucked up backstory and looks like if Gieger decided to veer into horror rather than sci-fi. I’m only gonna rank four because these are the ones I found myself doing a doubletake over.
1. Chatterer 1 – I think it’s my mask/anonymity fetish that makes him my favorite. No eyes, no nose… just a mouth. Might be part nostalgia too. He’s of the original four and that teeth chatter he does is soooo creepy.
2. Pinhead – That voice, his cadence – the way he carries himself. Unf. Plus the way he says ‘pleasure’ is pretty epic. The poster boy for sadistic gratification. ❤
3. Siamese Twins – Um… I always assumed they each still had two of everything, except arms and ears, if you get my meaning. Plus, at one point they detach and do stuff to a dude that made me feel a little weird. I’d let them happen to me is what I’m trying to say.
4. Spike – Okay, ignoring this fuckers inexcusable backstory, his design reminds me of Pyramid Head and I like that. He’s a deleted Cenobite but he’s in some comics and I think there’s an action figure of him and stuff.
Thanks for the ask, Chutz! I’m now adding the first two Hellraiser movies to my Halloween playlist. The boyfriend is gonna be super stoked. ❤
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