I begrudge calling this list a top 5 because it's really a list of some of the worst films I've ever seen in my life; most of which don't deserve to be top of anything. Alas, some people enjoy watching bad films just to laugh at how bad they are. Those people should stop just before the top 2 though. At that point, the peculiar people with a love for extreme gore will take over and get their sick kicks.

5. Mexican Werewolf In Texas (2005)

Where do I begin. This is like any other werewolf horror film really, except the budget isn't there to make anything convincing; neither the prosthetics nor the fear in the actors. I'll be honest, if you're going to check out any film from this list, skip this one. It's just bad. I only like it for the name.

4. Gutterballs (2008)



A lovely little gorefest which features a woman involuntarily giving anti-birth to a bowling pin. Kind of has a Final Destination vibe to it, but nowhere near as polished. The killer is a guy with a ball bag on his head. Also, some people 69 to death.

3. Troll 2 (1990)



This film is notorious on youtube. Type in "worst acting ever" and you'll see what I mean. Not gory in the slightest as the killers are all vegetarian, this film is just plain funny, although it is apparently tongue-in-cheek, which kind of ruins it a bit. You need to watch this simply as a rite of passage into the world of bad films.

2. The Devil's Experiment (1985)



Now things get serious. Part of the notorious Guinea Pig series, this short Japanese film is supposed to depict an experiment in the human thresholds of pain. It's actually just a couple of men torturing a woman in some of the most disturbing violence on film. The gore is so realistic in fact, that everyone's favourite smack-head Charlie Sheen reported the film makers to the FBI because he was convinced it was real (I think his grasp on reality was a little firmer back then too!).

1. August Underground's Mordum (2003)



This is the only film which has truly inflicted on me physical empathy with the characters. I spent the entire 20 minutes I could actually handle, retching my guts up, in perfect harmony with the woman on screen. This is supposed to be a simulated snuff film. It's actually just a bunch of fucked up people with a video camera, torturing, murdering, raping, and vomiting on some tied up people. It's regarded as one of the most disgusting films ever made, but it's not a film. Not unless the plot only kicks in past the point I turned it off. It's porn for the depraved.