Acclaimed Japanese horror film Audition is set to get an English-language remake. Directed by Takashi Miike, the original 1999 film has been embraced as a classic of the genre, and is notorious ...

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Acclaimed Japanese horror film Audition is set to get an English-language remake. Directed by Takashi Miike, the original 1999 film has been embraced as a classic of the genre, and is notorious for ...

And naturally there are a great many disguises as both men slip in and out of costumes and prosthetics – including for one deliciously gruesome interlude in which Shearsmith amputates his own leg.

Why it's awesome: With their shimmering golden coats, these worms almost look glamorous — until you see their horrifying jaws, which resemble the mouth of the xenomorph from "Alien." The worms ...