There’s a horror film available on Netflix that features a scene so disturbing it’s making unsuspecting viewers nearly ‘vomit’.
Admirers of the genre are aware of how chilling the film adaptations of Stephen King’s works frequently are, and there’s one notable release from 2017 that stands out.
Showcasing a murderer inspired by a real-life killer, Gerald’s Game proudly holds an impressive 91 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Adapted from King’s 1992 book, the Netflix psychological horror centers on Jessie (Carla Gugino) and Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) as they visit a remote lakeside house to reignite their romance.
However, while they are feeling playful in the bedroom, Gerald suffers a heart attack, leaving his wife restrained to the bed without a key. Claustrophobia and panic start to arise as Jessie confronts her inner demons while facing some rather strange figures.
A chilling aspect of the film is the ‘Moonlight Man,’ a frightening presence that hovers at her edge and represents death in her thoughts.
Both Jessie and we viewers remain uncertain if he is merely a hallucination; however, the character is inspired by the actual serial killer, Ed Gein.
Similar to the Moonlight Man who possesses a collection of bones and trophies, Gein dug up bodies from a local cemetery while in a ‘stuporous condition’.
He would transport the corpses to his residence, where he utilized the skin and bones of his prey to create items such as lampshades.
Authorities also discovered a female bodysuit, which they believed Gein created to wear in order to ‘transform into his mother – to literally inhabit her skin’.
If that character isn’t unsettling enough, there’s one scene in particular that has truly nauseated viewers.
Thus, helplessly restrained to the bed, Jessie ultimately realizes she can utilize her blood as a lubricant. Yep, I mentioned it becomes unpleasant.
She subsequently breaks a glass and employs it to cut her wrist and slip out of the cuffs.
It’s a highly vivid scene that is set within an uneasy viewing experience as other scenes illustrate her previous traumas.
On Reddit, a user commented about the movie: “It seriously nearly made me vomit.” Which a film has never accomplished for me previously. “I needed to suppress it.”
Another person said: “I’m referring specifically to the moment with the hand… the manner in which the skin/flesh comes off the hand is genuinely distressing. “I have never felt such repulsion.”
