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* The MisterSeahorse trope in general. The male body is not equipped or designed for the production, incubation, or ''definitely'' the birthing of babies. The lack of a womb also means that a male incubating a baby would have a parasite growing in-between vital internal organs, possibly damaging them, possibly cutting off something important, and almost certainly killing either him or it. He might live if the infant gets killed, as without the protections of a womb the fetus would likely be immensely more susceptible to damage from white blood cells, physical trauma, the man bending over, etc, and the chances of the fetus not making it are just as good as the fetus killing the man, which is to say, high. If, by some miracle, both man and fetus survive 9 months, any concievable route of exit is ''even more unimaginably painful than for females''. The vagina is designed to stretch greatly to accommodate infant exit, whereas the anus and penis, the only two possible exits, are most certainly ''not'' designed to stretch much, if at all, and would as such be stressed beyond their ability to cope if an infant were to attempt passage. A male giving birth, lacking a vagina, ''will'' inevitably result in the stretching of one of those two regions. A human male doesn't have the necessary equipment to go into labor in the first place: no uterus, hence no uterine walls to do the pushing. Were a man ever to be successfully implanted with an embryo in his abdomen, he'd have to have a cesarean section like in the movie ''Film/{{Junior}}''.
** The female body may be designed for carrying and birthing babies... but only if the embryo implants inside the womb. Sometimes it doesn't. So while men can rest easy knowing that the above is purely hypothetical, it's a potential reality for any woman who is capable of getting pregnant. And then there's a mutation that causes uterine tissue to grow in place of, or near mucous membranes-ie; [[EyeScream eyes]] and [[NoseShove nose]]...
** Oh yeah, and the ultimate downside to the trope: '''''[[{{Squick}} Your penis will explode when the baby comes out.]]''''' Have fun dealing with the loss of your privates! That, or your anus will be utterly destroyed, leading to harmful bacteria entering your bloodstream and killing you by sepsis.
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* CreepyLongFingers: Permanent, personalised chopsticks.

-->-- '''WesternAnimation/TheTick''', ''That Mustache Feeling''

Welcome to the lovely land of Body Horror. Simply put, this is any form of {{Horror}} or Squickiness involving body parts, parasitism, disfigurement, mutation, or unsettling bodily configuration, not induced by immediate violence.

** BodyHorror/SCPFoundation

* GarrulousGrowth: It really DOES have a mind on its own!

* MainliningTheMonster

* MixAndMatchCritters: Combine ALL the pets!

[[caption-width-right:350:[[ADateWithRosiePalms His Saturday nights just got incredibly awkward]].]]

[[caption-width-right:300: [[TalkToTheHand This hand talks back.]]]]

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* Several cards in ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' fit this trope quite nicely. For example there is the equip spell Ekibyo Drakmord, which represents a disease that weakens its host and slowly kills it, before spreading to another one. And there is also the art for the trap card Ultimate Offering, which shows a green, troll-like demon. Only his head is blood-red. And spawning from it is another, more diabolical demon, trailing what appears to be blood behind him. And the green one is still grinning...

** CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Sometimes, [[RussianReversal cybernetics control you]]!
** FullConversionCyborg: Proving that the body horror isn't lessened by a lack of meat.
** ManInTheMachine: You are locked in a metal coffin, but at least you have internet access.
** MeatSackRobot: When the person is only skin-deep.
** UnwillingRoboticisation: That's a bit too heavy metal as far as makeovers go.
* DemonicHeadShake: When your no just won't get across.

* LovecraftianSuperpower: Body horror... Weaponized!

** SymbolicMutilation: And sometimes it's done to represent something.

** FlowerMouth: Flower shapes look less pretty when lined with teeth.
** MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily - Speaking of a dentist's nightmares...
*** ScaryTeeth: ...Sometimes his headaches are your toothaches.
** TooManyMouths: Mouths don't belong there.
*** BellyMouth: Or there.
*** NestedMouths: Or inside of other mouths.
** VaginaDentata: What a horrible phrase.

** TheBlank: When someone takes being TheFaceless a bit ''too'' literally.
** EyelessFace: Eyes do belong here...
* OddOrganUpTop: Hey, Butthead!

* ShapeshifterMashup: Become ALL of the things!... at the same time.
* ShapeshifterSwanSong: Become ALL of the things!... one after another. In rapid succession.

** TransformationOfThePossessed: When possession comes with visible side effects.

For example: Being shot in the chest and having your organs exposed is BloodyHorror, not body horror. Turning into a monster is a BalefulPolymorph, but still not a body horror. Having your chest tear open of its own free will, exposing your organs as your ribcage is repurposed as a gaping maw full of bony teeth? ''That'' is Body Horror.

* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbunche Imbuche]] is a deformed human with its head twisted backwards, along with having twisted arms, fingers, nose, mouth and ears. The creature walks on one foot or on three feet (actually one leg and two hands) because one of its legs is attached to the back of its neck.

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* The abomination called the Nuckelavee from Scottish folklore. It can only be described as some sort of rider-fused-with-horse centaur with no skin that breathes ''disease''. So even if you escape it, you've got the more common sort of BodyHorror to contend with. Depending on the description, "rider's" arms reach down to the ground and its head can be as wide as three feet, rolling back and forth on it's too small neck. Alternately the "horse" head has a single burning eye that shines with a horrible light. Burning seaweed enrages it and it causes plagues, low rainfall, crop wilting, and other disasters and worst of all it kills horses with a deadly plague called Mortasheen.
* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curupira Curupira]] has feet that are turned to face backwards, flaming hair, and green teeth.
* In Myth/CelticMythology, [[HorrifyingHero Cuchulainn's]] "warp-spasm" was said to cause his legs to twist backwards, one of his eyes to swell to an enormous size and the other to be sucked into its socket, his mouth to stretch open down to his ribcage, his muscles to bulge up, and the skin of his throat and mouth to [[NightmareFace peel back]] forming a GlasgowGrin. People were ''terrified'' of Cuchulainn, and for good reason.


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* FantasticDrug: Narcotics [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]]!

* IndependentLimb: Fetch me the remot-- oh, wait...

* AutoCannibalism: When HorrorHunger isn't just limited to ''other'' people.

* HumanoidAlien: Because clearly our form is something that the universe itself finds enviable.

* PowerUpgradingDeformation - The good news is you can now run twice as fast... the bad news is that it's because you've got twice as many legs.

* FanDisservice: We all need excitement in our lives.

* NauseaFuel: Please view on an empty stomach.

* There are plenty of examples made by [=McFarlane=] Toys, but few stuff have looked as gruesome as the Clive Barker's Tortured Souls. [[http://clivebarker.wikia.com/wiki/Tortured_Souls Both series]].

* YourHeadASplode

* BodyHorror/RealLife

* CapturedSuperEntity:

* PoweredByAForsakenChild: It's just a poor boy... Nobody loves it...

* HumanArchitectureHorror : Instead of being for people, the buildings ''are'' people.

* FantasticDrug: Narcotics InSpace

** CyberneticsEatYourSoul - Sometimes, [[RussianReversal cybernetics control you]]!
** FulLConversionCyborg: Proving that the body horror isn;t lessened by a lack of meat.

** UnwillingRoboticisation - That's a bit too heavy metal as far as makeovers go.

* FleshGolem: MacGyvering meets {{Necromancy}}.

* IndependentLimb: Fetch me the remot- oh, wait...