The Australian supernatural body horror film Saccharine is truly horror for the Ozempic era – a time when emaciation is praised, inclusive messages about body positivity have been silenced, and weight loss is framed as virtuous, no matter the physical or psychological cost.
It is an effective exploration of one woman’s eating disorder, and a worthy entry into the growing canon of contemporary female-led horror. It also highlights some of the challenges in using the horror genre to ask difficult questions about cultural anxieties.
