The director who worked on the controversial horror film The Human Centipede has made an even more divisive movie.
For the past five years, the director behind The Human Centipede has been striving to bring an even more controversial film to audiences, but claims that no distributor is willing to take the risk.
Tom Six, the filmmaker known for his infamous horror series, has faced significant obstacles in getting his latest project, The Onania Club, released.
According to Six, the industry is too afraid to distribute the film, despite the demand from his fan base.
The original Human Centipede, released in 2009, shocked audiences with its grotesque premise: a deranged scientist abducts three tourists, surgically removes their knee ligaments, extracts their teeth, and stitches them together mouth-to-a**s.
For over a decade, viewers have reacted with disgust, but the film has also left a lasting impact on pop culture.
Despite being effectively blacklisted from Hollywood, Six’s influence on pop culture remains undeniable. His film has been referenced in everything from South Park to The Boys.
“It is referenced in almost every TV show, talk show, movie, [and] series, and so many fans have tattoos,” Six LADbible. “Think about it: not many indie films achieve that.”
The idea for The Human Centipede stemmed from a dark joke.
“I was watching a child molester on TV and I blurted out that the perfect punishment would be to attach his mouth to the a**s of a fat truck driver,” Six recalled.
“That idea got such horrific reactions that I began to think it would make a great idea for a satirical horror movie.”
Beyond this shocking inspiration, Six also sees the film as a critique of history.
“The Human Centipede has many layers, some of which are very personal,” he noted.
His grandfather, J.J. Six, survived forced labor camps during World War II, and the film’s villain, Dr. Heiter, was modeled after both Adolf Hitler and Dr. Josef Mengele – the infamous Nazi doctor known for his grotesque experiments on concentration camp prisoners.
Survivor Eva Mores-Kor once described how Mengele attempted to create conjoined twins by surgically connecting blood vessels and organs.
“The twins screamed day and night until gangrene set in, and after three days they died.”
Six drew on this history to develop his film’s antagonist, stating: “Those doctors often had God complexes.”
Getting The Human Centipede made was a challenge in itself.
“In my whole career as a film producer, I have never heard ‘no’ so many times,” said Ilona Six, Tom’s sister and the film’s producer.
To secure funding, she deliberately omitted the more shocking aspects of the plot when speaking to investors.
Many professionals refused to be involved. A special effects company turned them down, and an actor slated for a lead role backed out at the last minute.
Winter Williams, who played Lindsay in the film, was one of the few actors willing to take the risk – despite initially being unaware of the full premise.
She recalled seeing fellow auditioning actors storming out in disgust, warning others not to proceed.
When her turn came, Six handed her a medical diagram illustrating the concept.
“He said, ‘Are you easily shocked? What do you think of this image?’ I didn’t know what it was. I was just like, ‘OK, this seems kind of weird and medical.’”
Despite the initial shock, Williams said Six’s ‘passion’ and ‘unique concept’ convinced her to take the role. Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding the auditions had Six fearing legal trouble.
“Every time I heard sirens, I thought someone called the police on me,” he admitted.
Unlike conventional films, much of The Human Centipede was improvised.
“It was a gruelling set,” Williams recalled.
“We were on our hands and knees in the mud, rain machines coming down on us. It was cold, it was long hours. It was physically and emotionally draining, but I also felt very safe. I felt protected.”
Six maintained a collaborative environment, never forcing actors to do anything against their will.
When the human centipede was finally revealed on set, the crew was overwhelmed.
“The crew were just bawling their eyes out because it looked so real,” Williams said. “There was this excitement around it, but also this fear. You know, what are we doing? Is this gonna appeal to audiences?”
Although The Human Centipede gained a devoted following, Six still receives weekly death threats, even 15 years later.
“Nobody is forcing them to watch it,” he remarked. “But I must have done something right to make people this upset.”
Williams, meanwhile, has faced hurdles in her career due to her involvement in the film.
“I feel like there was definitely some pushback from the Hollywood elite being like, ‘Oh, we don’t want her. She’s from The Human Centipede,’” she admitted.
To distance herself, she now professionally goes by Winter instead of Ashley C. Williams.
“It’s not the reason I did it, but it does help. When you Google me, it’s not the first thing that comes up, which I’m grateful for.”
Despite its grotesque reputation, The Human Centipede remains a cultural touchstone.
“After so many years, it is still very much part of pop culture,” Six reflected. “I noticed that a whole new generation discovers The Human Centipede again, which is amazing. So, I don’t think it will stop soon.”
And now, Six has confirmed he has a follow up to the movie that could be even more divisive to audiences.
Although Six has attempted to distribute The Onania Club for five years, his reputation appears to be a major obstacle.
The film centers on a group of Los Angeles women who become s**ually aroused by witnessing acts of terrorism and human suffering 0 making it arguably even more disturbing than The Human Centipede.
“It’s the ultimate satire on our time,” Six told LADbible, mentioning themes such as ‘the elites, religion, Covid, Black Swan events, conspiracy theories, [and] the Illuminati.’
While those who have attended private screenings were reportedly ‘blown away,’ Six fears the film may never reach the public.
“Distributors have become the new censors,” he stated. “They ignore me, they ridicule me and they patronize me out of fear and total ignorance.”
Six expressed his frustration, claiming that despite ‘millions of fans screaming for this movie,’ distributors refuse to take a chance on it.
The ongoing struggle has even made him question his future in filmmaking.
“Who is going to finance my films if there is no serious distributor that wants to release them? I live for making movies. Instead of fighting for The Onania Club for the past years, I could have made at least two more films.”
His last hope lies in a ‘shocking tell-all documentary ‘ – though he declined to provide further details.
“You know what they say,” he warned. “There is nothing more dangerous than a man who has nothing to lose.”
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