What is this Disturbing Movie Iceberg? Explained and React Breakdown

[@spookyastronauts]

Thanks for coming on this rollercoaster with me! I thought it went without saying but just reiterating this list wasn’t made by me it was found on reddit, and it’s a small one compared to most but I was most interested because of the last film which is why I went on this journey 😅

[@Horror_Savant_Jayme]

Thank you for enduring some of these awful movies so we don't have to and putting Engineering Red on my radar. I can't wait to watch it.

[@sentientbeingslove]

This all makes me wonder if the creator made this iceberg specifically to market the last movie. Was the whole thing a setup to get more people to watch Engineering Red?? 🤔😂

[@Zarkotua93]

Love your dedication Emma🙂

[@cloudbuster]

i recommend checking out Lydia Lunches film 'Fingered' from 1986

[@ToniMcGinty]

You've inspired me to go on my own journeys, so thank you! Can't believe they put Megan is Missing at the top! I couldn't even look at your segment on it in case they showed *that* still.

[@floyd75dylan]

I think you should do your own disturbing movie iceberg. I think the ones down the bottom of the iceberg are the ones that you yourself could only watch once and possibly scarred you for life.

[@karlmeaner2624]

so basically movie suggestions for when your family has come by to visit for a little too long and they need some encouragement to leave :D

[@spookyastronauts]

omg hahaha

[@Lotussta]

Megan is missing is so f*cked up because for 90% of the run time it's super budget cheesy parent PSA thingy. Then the last 10% is just the most disturbing shit ever put in a normal movie tbh.

[@funty420]

My sister watched it with a friend and I walked in during that 10% and--- Jesus Christ

[@suzybearheart530]

That movie made me feel awful 😖

[@ILikeTheIvy]

Yeah I dont see how it was making awareness... the director just seemed a freak who wanted to show teenage girls being treated like that

[@spookyastronauts]

@@ILikeTheIvythe crazy thing is they played it at charity functions for the charity I named!

[@DaydreamAllday]

​@@spookyastronautsthat is fuckin bonkers!

[@spawnedcurse]

With August Underground, I actually used to work for Toe Tag Pictures when I lived in Pittsburgh. The 3rd one (Penance) was partly filmed at my house (home invasion scene). The woman in that scene was my wife at the time. I even helped on that one while I worked for them.

[@1337Figaro]

Fred Vogle seems like kinda a chill dude. I had a phase when I watched all of these sick films and I have full understanding that you have to separate the content from the creators (with a few exceptions like Lucifer Valentine for example). But these films are still insanely disturbing. How do the people working on these films justify it's content? What motivates the creation of a film like that? The special effects and acting in that trilogy is amazing for such an indie project so even though the film is very disturbing there is clearly a lot of real talent and passion behind it.

[@spawnedcurse]

@@1337Figaro Fred and his wife Shelby are some of the nicest people you could ever meet. Fred is like a big teddy bear. At the time of August Underground, found footage films were all the rage and Faces of Death type Mockumentaries were making a omeback, and very inexpensive to make. His whole purpose of the trilogy was to generate enough money for the movie he really wanted to make, The Redsin Tower. When the first August Underground came out, for marketing, he was gonna place VHS copies of the film around Pittsburgh, as a true, but yet fake, found footage film. That was his main purpose, an actual found footage film. But then 911 happened, so he decided, highly , against it after that.

[@AWCMCultMovies]

It's funny, because the rest of the trilogy is so bloody and graphic, but I found that scene in Penance to be the most disturbing out of any of the series. Kudos to you, your wife, and Fred. I'm not easy to unsettle, but that scene did it.

[@andholiday]

That’s so cool, I love hearing about the behind the scenes of disturbing movies

[@spawnedcurse]

@@AWCMCultMovies The rest of us were upstairs and had to remain quiet while filming, and just hearing it was bone chilling. If I remember correctly, Fred did like 3 takes. Beforehand, we did warn the neighbors, so, they didn't call the police, lol. It was just awesome to get a film credit and be on IMDB, lol

[@ellyelly7235]

Whoever made this list clearly just can't stomach body horror in any capacity. The last entry proves it.

[@diesemautokerl2181]

If that were the case surely Megan is Missing (the very top) would be one of the worst for them

[@ellyelly7235]

@diesemautokerl2181 Um... no? Megan is Missing is found footage, not body horror. Torture and body horror aren't the same thing, body horror is more about transformation and mutilation and where the line lies of no longer being human. Also, Megan is Missing is a stupid movie that tries to make up for its stupidity by having an extremely graphic ending.

[@MichaelWutsch]

Outside of the first tier, these are movies I will never watch but I will totally watch a video from spookyrice about them

[@spookyastronauts]

I love spookyrice!

[@suzybearheart530]

Spookyrice, Horrible Reviews and SpookyAstronauts watching these disturbing movies so we don't have to 😂

[@Ravenz91]

@@suzybearheart530I looooove HorribleReviews & SpookyRice especially

[@omegazx7236]

​@@suzybearheart530missing out though, some are genuinely really good

[@bo2720]

I think Spookyrice took a break from the super disgusting content for his mental health. I totally get it . Not sure if the break is over now though

[@itstiaamia]

Please make your own iceberg 😂🙏🏼 your commentary is so funny 😆

[@TheGrades90]

You're hardcore for doing this research for us! Kinda surprised by a few movies making it on this list, and for a few that have been neglected, but this stuff is always so fun to watch. It's almost like whoever created this iceberg was just trying to 'recommend a movie no one has heard of' with Engineering Red. Great video!!

[@spookyastronauts]

Yeah it’s an odd list for sure!

[@eleanortownley3121]

I am one of those watchers who has seen zero of these movies but your content is my absolute favourite. I love consuming all things horror, but indirectly lol!

[@arrietys]

I loved how the video ended in an unexpected way and your reaction was so funny. You are really good at keeping a light atmosphere even when the themes discussed are disturbing or bleak! While I don't plan on watching most of these I do think it's time for me to watch Come and See so thanks for the reminder. Can't wait for the next one :)

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you so much, this is awesome feedback! Appreciate your support

[@TheGrades90]

I just watched Come and See for the first time, myself, and while I'm not into watching shocking media very much, it's become a new favorite of mine. Highly recommend!

[@fatkart7641]

This iceberg definitely needs an update: - Men Behind the Sun (1988) - Man Bites Dog (1992) - Assassin(s) (1997) - Baise-Moi (2000) - Ken Park (2002) - Irreversible (2002) - Melancholie der Engel (2009)

[@spookyastronauts]

I mean there’s like 50’films missing I would add but every iceberg is unique I guess 😂

[@blackorchidee]

@@spookyastronauts Would like to see you doing an Iceberg all by yourself

[@spookyastronauts]

i dont know if i have the strength to make a 4-5 hour video!

[@rae_vandaloo]

Finding Nemo (2003)

[@Yoyobb409]

Terrifier

[@danielcarlson5362]

The palpable sense of dread that was building as you got ready to watch Engineering Red lol....Salo is one I'm afraid to watch, and now Wedding Trough is in the running for the "Um No Thanks" award haha....thanks for going the extra mile, and then the extra extra mile, Emma. I hope you have a bunch of comedies in your queue as a chaser. This was a great video. :)

[@spookyastronauts]

Haha thank you !

[@tjk3430]

​@@todeskult2818didn't the director of Salo get murdered partially or wholly due to this film? (Spoilers)... The ones that tried escaping in the beginning only to get gunned down were the lucky ones.

[@odilioferro]

Salò is really not an interesting movie, i would say to you to watch it just to see what you would think of. I actually got bored with it, just bad things happening with no purpose whatsoever. Not fun, not scaring, i felt just like watching a school documentary (the feeling, not the content, for sure). But, of course, it have some gross imagery.

[@reduXstereo]

@@odilioferro The ending was hard to watch. It really pissed me off.

[@odilioferro]

@@reduXstereo It really is infuriating that all that happened to true people. But i think it doesnt help me to care with the characters itself, they don't exist as characters on the movie itself.

[@calicaffeine]

I went to college with the girl who played Megan in Megan is Missing and it is so wild to see this film's renaissance via social media. I'm 90% sure she's not acting anymore (she's a REALLY talented dancer), but she's a total sweetheart.

[@diesemautokerl2181]

Which one? Amy's actor? Cos yeah she's really nice

[@Cus-K]

Expected to see High Tension, Martyrs, Inside & Grotesque on the list.

[@hectorr6299]

agreed

[@macgirlcokey]

Omg Inside yes most definitely!!

[@wratched]

Yes, the New French Extremity was strangely unrepresented.

[@davidci]

I think the iceberg is organized by how obscure/popular it is instead of how graphic it is (hence why Megan is Missing is at the top layer), though level of obscurity and graphic imagery usually go hand-in-hand

[@markalexander3659]

I'm not sure about that. Megan is Missing would be on a top layer for most people as it's really not disturbing. Besides being a terrible movie in every way, it's very tame. Like, it's only got a reputation because a load of teenagers on tiktok who have barely even seen horror movies before found it disturbing.

[@davidci]

@@markalexander3659 I'd say the movie is disturbing because it's based on actual scenarios that have happened in real life. Granted, I also don't like how the movie portrays it (She says also in this video that the movie became popular with the wrong audience) but it still is based on something real

[@markalexander3659]

@@davidci I think it's mainly the shot of Megan in the barrel that a lot of people didn't like. People don't like seeing peoples faces fucked up especially. Like a lot of young people found The Ring disturbing for the same reason. I think the CONCEPT of (I forget her name) having to get IN there with her friends body is disturbing, but I was so BORED by that point, plus the acting, directing, editing etc all being so terrible. I think it IS because the people typically watching it were so naive to horror or anything "disturbing". It's the point of reference. Like, reminds me of the Video Nasties thing in the UK. In 1984, they had a bunch of conservative Christians who hadn't seen a horror movie since the 60s watch stuff like The Evil Dead and I Spit on Your Grave and of course THEY freaked out and banned 70+ movies because to THEM it was a huge shock.

[@thelippyserver58]

The video nasties thing was even stupider than that. They didn't even watch most of the films they banned and just based it on box and poster art.

[@markalexander3659]

@@thelippyserver58 Yeah, like at one point they banned every movie with "cannibal" in the title

[@velvettrance3173]

Thank you so much for this AWESOME video! Ever since I was a little girl I have had an intense curiosity about the forbidden. If I wasn't supposed to see it I just had to see it! This video scratches that itch in the most entertaining way, and without me having to watch films I know I would regret seeing. You really took one for the team! That said, there are a few mentioned here I think I really do want to see after hearing your commentary. People in the comments have asked you to create your own iceberg and I would LOVE to see that! Thank you again Emma, you are the best!

[@attitudeonathug8013]

Literally the best channel to subscribe to for all things horror movies. I wasn’t planning on seeing specific movies but the way you describe them are so perfectly accurate.

[@anjunatuna]

Maybe you could do a tier list using films you've seen from various disturbing movie icebergs and then it becomes your own iceberg. :) it would be fun to see your reasoning as you move them around. I'd love a category along the lines of "more campy than disturbing" because if I had known Tusk was as campy as it was, I wouldn't have avoided it for 10 years! Other category ideas: "disturbing, but I'd still recommend it." "I regret watching this but I'll recover" "This film should have never been made."

[@spookyastronauts]

id love to do my own one, but thats like 400 films haha

[@anjunatuna]

@@spookyastronauts I would still watch if it were 4 hours long

[@devonbrian2184]

The way you feel about Tusk is the same way I feel about Terrifier 1 and 2. They're so over the top, campy and cheesy that it makes me laugh...yeah I'm sick too haha

[@noctiliogames350]

I feel that way about Human Centipede 3. That movie is just so stupid and ridiculous that it’s funny.

[@user-tc5or9ux6m]

​​@@noctiliogames350 YES finally! Nobody gets me on this one. Hc3 is just so stupid and downright campy. I mean ... The ending??? Wtf its so absurd

[@tjk3430]

Quality content Spooky Astronaut. Im so glad you're here to inform us.

[@gyarados6507]

Ok Se7en is a fantastic movie but should not be anywhere near this list imo

[@spookyastronauts]

Agreed this was a wild ride!

[@RuddFoxx]

Really? I could definitely see it being babies first disturbing movie, rewatch Gluttony again man jesus.

[@lisac1619]

​@@RuddFoxxAnd lust! Horrifying

[@watchlistenlearn]

Se7en was aa good oldie

[@esoteric76]

Phenomenal video Emma! The ending was not what I was expecting, but not knowing what you'd find out made the entire list even more interesting. Your perspective on these films make your channel a MUST for all horror fans.

[@rackncheese]

I would be so interested to see you look at some more of these icebergs and give us your reviews/overviews of them. It could be a whole series and then end with you making your own iceberg! I think that would be really neat, especially since you're already regularly making disturbing content roundups.

[@filmfangirls9163]

I love watching videos on Disturbing Film Icebergs!! I've watched a few and there's a lot of different ones but some particular films always seem to be on there. 😊

[@savannahrains8187]

Animal cruelty is my ultimate trigger. I will never watch cannibal holocaust, and it makes me angry even hearing about it :(

[@Downhuman74]

There's a several cuts available that either reduce or removes the animal cruelty if you're interested - one of them sponsored by the director himself who has expressed regret over the animal cruelty. I only say that because the movie itself - despite its reputation - is surprisingly cogent in what it's actually trying to say. There's an actual message there. And the animal deaths were supposed to be in service of that message. Obviously they missed the mark there and there is no excuse for it. I will never watch the original cut again - if I ever choose to watch it again. But there is some context there that most people miss when discussing this movie. I was surprised by it. I'm not saying go out and watch it but maybe give the wiki a look.

[@TRKJSR]

Mine too but specifically cats for some reason. I can watch movies (albeit uncomfortably) showing absolute brutality of the worst kind towards humans but can’t handle any depiction of cat abuse. Pretty sure my brain is broken.

[@MsUnderwaterfish]

I watched it a few months ago out of morbib curiosity, it greatly upset me and I cried at the turtle scene. I think of the film didn't have real life animal death, it would not be as graphic or disturbing as it has become. I do not recommend anyone watch it, it is incredibly upsetting, I wasnt okay for days

[@ashleyltm]

Same. Animals & kids are a hard boundary for me. I’d never watch it even with cuts bc it doesn’t deserve my support in any capacity. Whatever “message” it tried to portray can be said in plain language. Period.

[@Joemama55122]

Same

[@TheAnadrome]

Emma the reason I continue to watch your channel, is because you have a strange combination of curiosity and courage. And you are often unearthing things that I need to pay attention to. As they say here in Georgia, დიდი მადლობა!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you!

[@Horror_Savant_Jayme]

Finally happy to see what you've been working on for awhile and it was well worth the wait great video!!!! I haven't seen Engineering Red but i plan to now. I heard about a disturbing movie from Germany I'm going wstch called Bombshell Bloodbath. It's billed as a zombie movie which i don't usually find that disturbing but we shall see. There were some movies that needed to be added like Nekromantik and Last house On The Left and some that needed to be switched around. I find the original I Spit On Your Grave more disturbing than the remake but what's disturbing for me and you may be more disturbing to someone else or less so. Each list anyone makes is subjective of course.

[@bo2720]

I am the biggest horror fan. Been watching horror since I was a kid. For me horror can own all other genres and make it a mix. But I HATE disgusting disturbing horror like the Guinea Pig series. Never watched them either. The most disturbing but good movie I have ever seen is Martyrs

[@macgirlcokey]

Agree! I went into Blockbuster, & saw the title “most horrific movie you’ve ever seen” something like that, & because darn it I love a challenge & didn’t believe it, I rented it. Watched it. It came off, & I was like this 🛋️😳. I couldn’t move. My husband at the time, asleep. There was NO WAY I was going upstairs by myself!! Why? I don’t know, I just wasn’t going up there alone!! He’s a hard sleeper, so I sprinkled a little cold water on him (I was SERIOUS) to get him up. Didn’t matter, I couldn’t sleep for two weeks. That’s what I get 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bo2720]

@@macgirlcokey Girl that is funny as hell !! 🤣 But it's also very serious. You better stop watching that sht all together because sprinkling cold or any temperature water on anyone sleeping or awake is grounds for divorce. Next to cheating or Irreconcilable differences.

[@macgirlcokey]

@@bo2720 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 right!!

[@bo2720]

@@macgirlcokey Your husband is a real one! Good for you! If you sprinkled my ass with anything at night you'd be seasoning your suitcase outta there 🤣

[@bo2720]

@@macgirlcokey Girl your husband is a real one! Stop it. Don't throw it away one sprinkling at a time. You sprinkle anything on me while I am sleeping, you're gonna be on those streets! Just saying

[@Lannie85]

I know they say this stuff about Cannes all the time, but a “6 minute standing ovation” is crazy. 😂 Set a timer and lemme know if you can imagine clapping for 6 minutes straight. Absolutely not. ✋

[@BeckywiseTheDancingClown]

I watched The Coffee Table yesterday and I could argue a place for it higher up on the iceberg. I know you didn't make this list but thanks for reacting to it 😊❤

[@d3rksgreasyreview]

This is the tame Iceberg. The original one covered by Wendigoon is the "extreme" one. I have lots of access to random and disturbing films. If you ever need help finding something or want feedback. Subbed. Love the channel.

[@loykdoyk]

Great video as always. Thanks, Emma. Hands down, my preferred source for discovering horror films. Off to update my Letterboxd watchlist (yet again) 😋 just watched Akira (1988) for the first time last week. While not exactly fitting the genre, I did find it had quite a few disturbing elements - certainly the grotesque entity near the end. Also, I seem to recall reading Kevin Spacey had been acquitted, no?

[@maytale.7184]

Appreciate you for taking one for the team 😅

[@Carla-GenX]

I'll stick to living through you thru most of these movies. 😂 I love your reviews. You help me decide if I want to watch a certain. Horror movie... sending cold Canadian love 🇨🇦🩵

[@bigbooma]

I really like your summaries in your videos. Great channel!

[@dani3po]

It's funny that the image of the two girls knocking on the door of the psychopathic Human Centipede is exactly the same as the one in the film "Knock Knock". Only in this film they are greeted by a no-psychopath Keanu Reeves, which is much, much better.

[@sinnsage]

knock knock is absolutely fuckin ridiculous and keanu god love him is so so bad in it that in the end i kind of liked it despite myself

[@gusseDSX]

This is a massive video Emma!! Take a few days to decompress 😂

[@crystalshaw8744]

I love it when you do the Iceberg thingy...can't wait !!

[@WednesdayTargaryen]

I saw Terrifier and I click… I’m actually surprised the second one isn’t on here but then again it didn’t follow a storyline per say, but it was definitely fckd up

[@DanielPestanaTranslations]

Just found your channel and watched your video on disturbing horror movies. Let me add a couple I don’t think you covered: Frontier(s) Spoorloos Eden Lake What Keeps You Alive I Saw The Devil Mientras Duermes Except the first one, which is pure disturbing horror, the other ones blur the line between horror and psychological thrillers, but they all stayed with me for weeks of how disturbing they were. Cheers from Portugal.

[@christhiancastillo1607]

Well that was a very weird iceberg. Excellent video as usual! Now I kinda want to (!?) watch Engineering Red. I always found any "medical' related horror to be the most disturbing. Now that's a list I'd love to see 😁

[@captainastro_]

Fantastic video Emma and so interesting! Thank you so much for the hard work and suffering these atrocities for us!😂

[@bby.kaylamarie]

Awesome video Emma! Thanks for all your hard work💜

[@spookyastronauts]

thank you for always supporting

[@Yaremaa]

One of my first dates with my partner was to see Antichrist in the local art house cinema… 17 years and one kid later we watch your videos together to get movie recommendations ❤.

[@jakes3059]

Whoever made this list needs to be checked on. The fact that Megan is Missing is at the top says a lot. It is hard to watch, but I agree that it makes crystal clear the dangers of online predators.

[@danijel83]

check out "The Vanishing" from 1988 but please don't read about it. It will spoil things for you. Has one of the most disturbing movie endings I've ever seen.

[@spookyastronauts]

I’ve seen it! I believe I have a video on it

[@CelestialWoodway]

Stanley Kubrick is a huge fan. My best friend laughed at it. Everyone has an opinion. I like it.

[@lucasmunoz6951]

Thank you for watching these movies SO I DONT HAVE TO! Just hearing you talking about some of these films is disturbing enough, I couldn't imagine actually watching some of them. Btw you should also check out Windegoon's disturbing movie Iceberg video, it gets pretty messed up!

[@Mags-bi6id]

Where's (the original) Martyrs? Edit: at 34:16 I read ' Based on Dr Zoidberg' at first glance, haha

[@gavvo-7640]

Okay.. firstly, I loved this video Emma! I have seen (and own) almost all of these apart from about 4 (Am I disturbed??) I have just watched Engineering Red... So strange it was placed at the bottom of this Iceberg! The siamese Twin operation I found actually fascinating!!! The only thing that disturbed me in some way was footage of real life operations intercut with some weird woman eating noodles (or were they worms???) and then her head goes all shaky from side to side! August Underground is wayyyy more disturbing... and I'm shocked that "The Bunny game" wasn't on here somewhere!

[@spookyastronauts]

Yeah i agree August Underground and The Bunny Game is way worse! I hate Bunny Game!

[@gavvo-7640]

@@spookyastronauts Bunny Game is one I will never re-watch. It's just gross... and the fact that the real victim actually made the movie about a similar ordeal? That's deffo not good therapy surely?!

[@Murphy1228]

What’re your thoughts on Angst (1983)? I can’t recall you speaking about it. I’m always surprised that it doesn’t pop up on these lists - disturbing but fantastic.

[@EpifanesEuergetes]

I checked out the trailer and now I'm interested. Thanks.

[@Bleech606]

I've watched most the movies on this list but one movie I couldn't stomach was 'Headless' (2015). I realised quite early on it was just going to be sadistic, mean spirited murders with no plot for an hour and a half and couldn't put myself through it. The movie that disturbed me the most though was Barton Fink. Rather than graphic violence like most of these movies, that one affected me psychologically. Something about the ending completely spun my mind and made me incredibly anxious for a good while after.

[@macyelledge8864]

I feel like the films on tier two minus the house that Jack built are not necessarily disturbing, rather just unsettling and weird.

[@hellsbbgurl]

first of all: i always love your editing and the way you articulate stuff. it's so comfy to watch! even when the themes and content being discussed is freaky as hell. now, something that really bothers me with these icebergs is that, the deeper you get, it always seem to delve into pure, indigest, rapey mysogynistic stuff with no redeeming qualities at all. i swear some of these directors are just edgelord incels and vitriolic towards women and other minorities to even THINK that such stories could have any kind of entertainment value whatsoever... but, in the end, if there's an audience, there will always be those kinds of "films". it says a lot. i'm not trying to be judgy, or a prude, or a gatekeeper: i love disturbing horror, i love psychologically challenging stuff! i even think movies like "saló", for example, have actually meaningful stuff to convey to an audience willing to be challenged; pasolini himself was very public about his discontent with society (and how he perceveid it as a queer man in the 60s and 70s). but those deeper-level iceberg movies itch me in a very wrong way. they seem to portray their characters - specially women - in a very disturbing light for shock value alone. i'm actually glad that your experience with "engineering red" was not at all that bad 'cause frankly, sometimes, enough is enough. these conversations should be held more frequently in the horror community imo

[@Esotericspirits]

I love the dark background it looks so good and also fits the theme!

[@rcordiner]

The only thing I find disturbing about 'Come and See' is that the cinematography is so beautiful it brings me to tears.

[@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026]

It's as unbearably beautiful as it is unbearably horrifying. I consider it, maybe not the most "disturbing" film I've ever seen, but WAY up there for me. It definitely affected me, mentally and emotionally, far more than any other film on this list or all the other "disturbing" film lists. The close-up tight shots of all the characters, especially Flyora as he goes through his "transformation", are incredible. It's far too beautiful, real, and historical to be in the same lists as most of these other films. Not that I can't appreciate the others. They're simply different sorts of entities. This film actually left me in a deep funk for over a week. Some films have done that to me for a day or few, but not almost 2 weeks. For me, that's impressive.

[@factualopinions5256]

❤ you Emma! Idk if I’ve ever commented on a vid before but I’ve been watching your for around 6 years now and watch so many good/weird movies because you recommend them! Thanks for the entertainment all the way from Kentucky! lol

[@spookyastronauts]

thank you for the support!

[@factualopinions5256]

@@spookyastronauts damn I’m kinda star struck with the reply lol you’re welcome!

[@JPEGTOMUSIC]

Four hour spooky astronauts video... Guess im snackin for four hours straight and also pottentially falling asleep to it

[@Snaq_music]

You gotta check in with my girl nyx fears and compare notes. Her video on a different but similar disturbing movies ice berg is iconic

[@spookyastronauts]

Oh yes I know her! I wanted to do a different one since so many people have covered what she has. Shes amazing

[@JesterGambit]

There's one movie, that never gets brought up. It's a movie I randomly heard about while looking into disturbing movies. It's called "Where the Dead go to Die" I was very depressed for a couple days after watching it. Imo, "Engineering Red" should of been replaced with that one. If you watch it, please don't judge me. It can also be a little hard to find.

[@Nocturnal_Mee]

Whenever I think of that movie I think of Alfred’s Playhouse, which is also disturbing.

[@Bleech606]

I just looked at the first few seconds of the trailer. I can totally see how an hour and a half of that would depress someone. Bleak.

[@breeannvosberg9627]

List ideas: could you take specific trigger topics and do individual lists of disturbing films in each category? Like top five or ten or each category.

[@hectorr6299]

Surprised "men behind the sun" is not on it.

[@spookyastronauts]

I didn’t make it 🤷🏻‍♀️ just found it on reddit

[@hectorr6299]

@@spookyastronauts what makes more disturbing is it was true story!

[@raychacon3391]

​@@spookyastronautsthere is another disturbing movie iceberg but way a lot more than this one and it gets a lot worse

[@MrSeedi76]

​@@todeskult2818AFAIK the cat scene was fake. The director said so himself.

[@robertpetre9378]

@@raychacon3391 isn’t most of that just snuff?

[@hekates-ladder]

I was hoping to see Come and See on this list, but am so used to people not knowing it exists. I’m so happy to see it getting attention here. I totally agree it is a masterpiece, I think everyone should give it a watch at least once

[@rutherfrogp.wilmington4907]

Same! I’ve seen Salo, Serbian Film, Martyrs, all those…but this one messed me up in a totally different way. Knowing it was based on real events and the fact it was centered on kids made it a much different experience than the stuff I know is fake

[@Whatthegayle]

The chicken coop scene is the only reason I didn’t like Pink Flamingos, it actually made me have a nightmare after I watched it, the rest of the movie was campy weirdness

[@pamelaboden]

I'm sincere when I say, "thank you". I really appreciate your synopsis of movies, in general, but most definitely when it comes to these kinds of disturbing films that I don't want to see but want to know the scuttle butt of their plots and upsetting nature.

[@spookyastronauts]

you are very welcome!

[@raspyraccoon6530]

I like the structure of this video where it’s an iceberg and then you do a come with me at the end. 😊

[@spookyastronauts]

thank you!

[@MrCheminee]

'Where the dead go to die' is also a weird one, I wonder where you would put that one on the iceberg.

[@mistersudz102]

That movie is an interesting piece for sure. And like…. Really fucked up genuinely

[@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026]

I've seen most of the films on this list and many others. I'm not easily disturbed. Out of all of them, the one that affected me the most, BY FAR, was "Come and See". It isn't gory, nor does it show many graphic on screen deaths. It's the serious subject matter, style and atmosphere, sound design, cinematography, and acting. MY GOD the acting! The fact that this film was based on true events, and the fact that many of the extras were older people who ACTUALLY lived through the sort of events depicted, then willingly reenacted it, just makes it feel so real. It's genuinely one of the best films I've ever seen. It also disturbs me more than any gory body horror splatter-fest ever could. I wept bitter tears for humanity. It left me in a dark funk for over a week. HIGHLY recommended! It's the kind of film you watch once, and then either never again, or a decade later. If you go into it like a challenge, thinking it won't affect you, it likely won't have the intended effect. You have to understand the historical context and the fact that this is like a window into one of MANY rural villages in the former Soviet Union that experienced the events shown in the film. I think the fact that I watched for the first time in my 30s, instead of when I was an edgy 17 year old, made the impact far greater for me. Without life experience, it's hard to truly appreciate just how horrific the events in this movie really are, and really were, in real life. You can find the whole movie, for free, on KZbin. It's the first result when you search "Come and See". A quote from one of the filmmakers, I think the director, was something akin to "Whatever is shown in this film, and however horrifying it seems, what actually happened was much, much worse."

[@dbuff3246]

I get people like gore and “stuff” disturbing kind of movies but I feel like movies where “stuff” happens to children or animals are just not necessary, feel like something has to be wrong with you to like that

[@jamiesalmonsculpture8599]

Wait, Henry portrait of a serial killer wasn't on this list?! What about Tetsuo, the Iron man?? Ooooookkkkk. 😅😅

[@markalaimo5858]

I had Engineering Red in my queue ready to play. Then to find out from you that it was Ho Hum. Thank you for saving time on my life

[@studentfilmed]

saw this iceberg list on tiktok, wanted to find a review of one of the movies, instead found your review of all the movies - love this for me! thanks for making this video, was a fun watch. If I could change out one of the movies at the tip, I’d probs swap se7en for bone tomahawk, that movie goes bonkers out of nowhere lol

[@maxpatrickhaynes2194]

“Hounds of Love” , and “The Snowtown Murders” . Do you think, especially you being an Aussie, two of the hardest hitting movies I’ve seen, but were EXPERT filmmaking?! I know it’s someone else’s list, but would have made my Iceberg list! Australians bring the *heat* to filmmaking!!!

[@steely10]

Good call(s). Two of the rougher movies to watch. Each based on actual events. And each well made, better than most on this list. Well, that I've seen. I stopped at Cannibal Holocaust and not interested in going below it.

[@spookyastronauts]

i mean my list would be very different this is a really small one.

[@mazokuchan]

I never see Thanatomorphose in disturbing movies icebergs and lists

[@SandraBurlew]

Another disturbing movie is the 2007 movie Frontier(s).

[@SandraBurlew]

Sorry that's Frontiere(s).

[@real_cherita]

I loooove “The House that Jack Built”. I watched it in high school and was completely bewitched with the acting, plot, and cinematography. Love it

[@Sisyphus_Must_Game.-tf3bq]

Thanks for all the suggestions. XD

[@AWCMCultMovies]

Thanks for doing this. I've seen all of these films except for "Engineering Red," which is a new one on me that sounds worth checking out. Reminds me of the old Russian Sleep Experiment and keeping dog heads alive videos. That being said, it's kind of a weird list (I know you didn't make it). Some of the films here aren't disturbing at all, and even if you cut out the more snuffy levels of the better-known iceberg, there are a lot of surprising omissions. This just seems to have been made by someone who would have nightmares over Titane or anything Cronenberg-directed.

[@brianmccaul5205]

I do love some disturbing content ❤ Great video!!

[@LisaLoves]

Fabulous video as ever. The only ones I haven’t seen on your list is the one you’ve told us to avoid (I believe you) and the one you watched last which wasn’t that bad. I think I’ll give both a miss. PS. You’re totally right! The sh*t scene in Pink Flamingoes is far from the worst part of that movie!!

[@eternalsunshine0654]

Thank you for exploring this iceberg list of movie that i will definitely NOT be watching in my life 😭😭😭😭

[@kathrynbrookes3834]

I'm always surprised the French extreme films don't feature more highly. Martyrs is often mentioned but Irreversible really got in my head and Haute Tension (I first saw it as Switchblade Romance) is a really hard watch

[@Wyrmwould]

I can't believe Martyrs ins't on this ist somewhere. Whenever I see a list like this and it doesn't include Martyrs, I always feel surprised that it was left out. Perhaps the film has become a cliche at this point or perhaps people don't find it as disturbing as I do. But I would have definitely placed it at least on the fourth level. I think level five would be most appropriate for Martyrs though. Does anyone disagree?

[@lacexv]

Martyrs is one of my favorite films but honestly I would place it on the second tier. I didn't find it nearly as disturbing as most of the other movies on this list.

[@spookyastronauts]

I feel like there are about 100 films missing tbh.

[@guibox3]

I went into Martyrs expecting the worst after all the hype, and frankly, I was actually disappointed. I've seen other movies that have disturbed me far more that I don't care to watch anymore and Martyrs wouldn't be on that list (not that I intend to watch it again, regardless).

[@vicjames3256]

I'm a big fan of the disturbing icebergs that have level 4-7 as level 1-3 and go way past that. The trouble is many of the the deeper level films on those icebergs are so hard to actually find (and many I don't wish to watch at all). Looking forward to check out August Underground. Surprised not to find things like Martyrs or Testuo on here. Come and See, though beautiful, is too low down. Find Salo and A Serbian Film more disturbing. Agree what you say about Guinea Pig films. The bottom of this ice berg is kind of a joke.

[@lcn1029]

Emma thank you for your commitment and mental sacrifice to watch these movies for us and the content🫡🫶🏼

[@marniekilbourne608]

Lake Mungo is a movie that unexpectedly REALLY disturbed me. I've only seen it once and that was enough. Surprising given I often just have to see for myself if a disturbing movie, documentary or online video is really that disturbing. It's not healthy for sure. And most often don't bother me as much as they should. So, my reaction to Lake Mungo was odd for me.

[@jnc3880]

The nastiest and most disturbing films are directed by Dora! The Angel’s Melancholy, Cannibal (2006), Debris Documentar, Carcinoma, and Blight of Humanity. Orozco the Embalmer is another hideous and grotesque film but it’s a documentary. It’s on KZbin! In September, The Profane Exhibit will finally be available to stream and will likely be in the most extreme category. August Underground Mordum and August Underground Penance are infinitely worse than the first August Underground film. I’ve never heard of Engineering Red!

[@MrSeedi76]

Mordum and Penance were so over the top that they lacked the impact of the first one IMHO.

[@Vesperfelis]

I think people are misunderstanding how icebergs are structured. They're structured based on obscurity rather than intensity. Still a great video, though!

[@nathaliedrinkstea]

Oof! I am actually glad that the last one didn't live up to it's position on the list! I feared for your sanity 😂❤

[@wolfe8421]

House that Jack Built, Mother! & Midsommar are absolutely incredible films on so many levels! Yes they're disturbing, but so incredibly intelligent! I put them in a "brilliance in cinema" category for sure. I love the disturbing element of her regaining family in midsommar. Its so smart. I found Megan is Missing incredibly disturning! I thought it was so well done (and also important in this day and age - it really puts the fear of god into you!) 7 is a 90s classic. Great movie! I'm not going ANYWHERE near the last teirs. Thanks. ( lol not lol )

[@macgirlcokey]

Cool video!! Thank you for sharing! ❤

[@andholiday]

Pink flamingo is actually the only movie I ever stopped in the middle because it was too disturbing for me and it was the chicken scene where I stopped, that just crossed a line for me and I’ve seen a lot of the movies below that on this list

[@mistersudz102]

I keep seeing People reference this scene? What happens????

[@MisshapenDeformity]

​@mistersudz102 a couple has relations with live chickens in between. I'd rather not give detail because youtube

[@ascottishwitch8133]

There’s a British film called Mum and Dad that is so disturbing and it takes a lot for a movie to actually freak me out and have that disturbing feeling stay with me, Megan is missing was disturbing as well

[@Fibonacci64]

The films of Marian Dora should be on there, like ”Melancholie der Engel”. They’re not good movies (I think), but very disturbing and disgusting. And he’s a mystery. Who is he? I was very disturbed a long time ago by ”Sweet Movie”, a bizarre comedy/drama by Dusan Makavejev, mostly because of long part with a viennese art commune doing disgusting things (and it’s for real), but also other scenes. I didn’t find it funny. ”Tumbling Doll Of Flesh” - I couldn’t make it through that one. The problem with many ”disturbing” films are most of the time that they’re really bad movies. You just can’t go on watching trash. Most directors aren’t Lars von Trier.

[@EvangeliaHeretika]

So, "trash" means low budget or microbudget? Rude.

[@EvangeliaHeretika]

Film is art and art is subjective.

[@thehackmusician]

Great work

[@HorrorMouth]

Emma, have you ever seen, or talked about, a 2005 film called Chaos? I myself have not seen it, but I remember there being a lot of controversy and discussion surrounding it when it came out, due in large part to a scathing, zero-star review by Roger Ebert. If I remember correctly, it was meant to be a sort of unofficial remake of Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left, which Mr. Ebert famously championed. If you haven't seen or discussed Chaos yet, I'd love to see a video on it from you some time!

[@guibox3]

Yes, I've never seen it but at the time it was ranking as one of the most disturbing movies made at the time. Never heard anything after that about it or seen it on any 'most disturbing movies' lists by any social media movie gurus.

[@bernardosaucedo3901]

There are movies here ill never watch. Really appreciate you for putting yourself though the ringer to warn us about whats worth watching and whats not 😊

[@joshuah9109]

I love horror and this channel is top notch 👍. I was 8 when FACES OF DEATH was released and the controversy was insane! There was no Internet, no FRIDAY THE 13th films, no CHUCKY, no FREDDY KRUGER, HALLOWEEN came out that same year. People lost their MINDS over Faces of Death. Being only 8yrs old I obviously didn't see it, but the newspaper ads ALONE made me nervous, the giant skull, the warning: "ABSOLUTELY NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ADMITTED TO THIS FILM!!" My imagination went crazy trying to imagine what this movie was all about. When I finally saw it, all I can say is it was such a mixed bag: the few actual REAL scenes were disturbing, but the fake stuff was hilariously bad!! Maybe my expectations made this movie impossible to live up to, but CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is much worse in my opinion. But, FACES OF DEATH actually launched a small franchise, it was so BEYOND controversial people couldn't help but go see it, it made $35million worldwide on a $450,000 budget. It was a midnight movie staple for YEARS!

[@babypluto1189]

Disturbing movie is so about personal experience and sensibility. I’ve been way more disturbed by Ari Aster’s films (espacially Hereditary) than with Mother! . I still want to see Come and See but that‘s it, I am certainly not trying to have PTSD by testing some spooky bad movie of the iceberg. It is very not worth it

[@sebalep]

Have you seen Funny Games? Also a German movie with a bit of 4th wall breaking.

[@Gods_bane]

Loved it ❤