‘Body horror is a genre of horror that focuses on the grotesque and disturbing transformations, deformities, and mutilations of the human body. It delves into the psychological fear and revulsion that arises when the human form is altered in unsettling and unnatural ways. In body horror, the human body itself becomes the source of terror, as it undergoes horrifying changes, often beyond the control of the individual.’

Today’s first phenomenal tale of tropical island terror is titled ‘Kalisa The Friend’, a phenomenal story by Heck Broke Luce, shared directly with me via my sub-reddit and read here with the author’s express permission: