Review of Eraserhead

Truly the most terrifying film I’ve seen to date. This film is David Lynch’s bizarre nightmare made real for all of us to experience. Henry Spencer (Jack Nance) is having a child. This is a life-changing experience for him, but not in a good way. His child is deformed, alien-like in its demeanor. It almost looks like a leech, and it sucks the life out of Henry. If you’ve ever seen a David Lynch movie, you know that his storytelling is anything but normal and that really keeps the feeling of a nightmare, with this weird dream-logic sulking under every element of the film. The Man in the Planet, the Lady in the Radiator, the unsettling encounter with Mr. and Mrs. X—moments and images that are forever ingrained in my mind. If you have been thinking about having a child, do yourself a favor and skip this movie because you may never again want to.