For this month of Halloween, the editorial staff of Konbini is preparing a horrifying series for you. From creepypastas to little-known horror films, to curses from elsewhere, a daily article will make you shiver until Day of the Dead. Eroticism and horror have often (very often) gone hand in hand. In our Halloween selection alone, throughout the month of October, we mentioned The Predators, Thirst, or Trouble Every Day – to name but a few. We are not always on pure sexuality, more on glaucous sensuality, on a queer vision of a horrifying element, or other. And in the register, the master remains, remains and will be forever Clive Barker. If we know the guy as much for his genre writings as for his own adaptations on the big screen, Hellraiser and Candyman in mind, one work remains (unfairly) more obscure: Cabal. Not the most sexual of his works. Whatever…Also see on KonbiniMonsters do you want some? is definitely there. Here, we follow Aaron, a man tormented by nightmares and visions of monsters strewn under the cemetery of his city, and who will be the perfect scapegoat for the local serial killer who is none other than poor Aaron’s doctor. , Philip K. Decker. The latter is embodied by David Cronenberg, an immense figure of horror, mutilation, damaged and deformed bodies. Choosing the cult director to play this torturer character with a terrifying mask, he who has played very little for others, is obviously very heavy with meaning. his mask is terrible, the other characters are much more imposing and impressive. In terms of make-up, prosthesis, and special effects, you will be served by a plethora of characters, each crazier than the next. But behind the facade of this film of confrontation between the shadow world and civilization who wants the skin of the latter hides a huge subtext. That’s why if we can’t really talk about eroticism here, it’s still a rant on the LGBT community. Besides the leather and queer imagery presented all along with this hidden world that only certain characters can (and want to) explore, and who are afraid to come out into the light of day, it’s even on the themes: on the relationship between Aaron and his unconsummated doctor, on the world of political activism in underwater, on the allegory of intolerance and the fear of difference. There is so much to say, and so much that has been said, about this film which was shunned when it was released, and which has become cult for a small section of cinephiles. And which is a perfect discovery for a Halloween party. If you liked, you’ll like: all the other films of Clive Barker. Quite simply. Cabal is available on Blu-ray/DVD.
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