Body Horror/Real Life: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_19602_6-insane-last-resort-surgeries-that-actually-worked.html 6 Insane Last Resort Surgeries That Actually Worked] is about medically created,'' beneficial'' body horror. On the surface of it, yes, sewing someone's hand to their leg, growing a jaw on their back, or implanting a tooth in their eye and creating a raw-meat looking eye substitute is all pretty horrifying. But the fact is that they're better off, or will be once the process is finished.

* The Black Plague. Various white swellings that change color, puking blood, a high fever, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|the desire to fall asleep]]...yeah.

** It's also known as "Hoof and Mouth Disease". If left unchecked, it can infect the ''entire head'', and it can survive for ''six months'' in soil.

* Leprosy. Besides [[Grotesque Gallery|the obvious]], imagine having your limbs, even your head, being loose enough to ''literally fall off your body.''