Canadian director Brandon Cronenberg's second feature Possessor is visceral, graphic and exceedingly frightening. It tells the story of a body-spanning hitwoman (Andrea Riseborough) hired by deep-pocketed clients to kill the affluent and arrogant CEO John Parse (Sean Bean).

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Surreal, seizure-worthy visual sequences intersperse what feels like a high-adrenaline action/thriller, which is simultaneously disturbing and terrorizing like a horror movie. A good deal of the psychological 'pawing' employed by the film is related to body-horror, with scenes of face-melting, body-morphing and nudity. The musical score enhances Possessor terrifically with eerie yet hypnotic electric noise.

Fans of Cronenberg's mind-bending story will certainly find entertainment in other extreme horror movies whose content may be difficult to watch.