The best horror movies and other highlights from the Canadian filmmaker’s body of work.

David Cronenberg’s just-released filmCrimes of the Futureis the Canadian auteur’s first movie in almost a decade.

But which are the ten essential entries in Cronenberg’s body of often wonderfully horrific work?

David Cronenberg poses for portrait photographs for the film ‘Crimes of the Future’, at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France 2022 Crimes of the Future Portraits, Cannes, France

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You’ll find our picks below.

While indebted to George Romero’sNight of the Living Dead,Shiverssucceeds in being even more unsparing and grotesque.

to see people’s possible futures by physically touching them.

Just be careful, becausethe iceis gonnabreak!!!

(He thanked Cronenberg from the Oscar podium.)

Let history note that both supporting actor William Hurt and screenwriter Josh Olsen received Academy Award nominations.

At one point, his heavily-tattooed character defeats two assailants in a Turkish bath while he is completely naked.

This time, it was Mortensen who received an Oscar nomination for his considerable efforts.

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