CONTRACTED: VIRAL DECAY AND THE TERRIFYING TOLL OF BODY HORROR
A Disquieting Descent: ‘Contracted’s’ Portrait of Bodily Horror “Don’t ignore the symptoms.” This terse piece of dialogue from Contracted, a film suffused with a clammy sense of dread, captures the essence of this 2013 horror flick directed by Eric England. As its harrowing tale unfolds, we witness a young woman’s body betray her in the…