Name That Trauma:: Jared M. on a Grotesque Morphing Head

March 3rd, 2015 by unkle lancifer · 8 Comments

Hello,

I’ve had this haunting memory of a scene stuck in my head for over twenty five years. Not sure if it was a movie or TV show. I still can’t figure out what I saw, but perhaps you or my fellow readers can remember. I was a little kid when I saw it. Here I am at age 32 and still hunting.

Here’s the scene…

A guy and a girl sit down on what I believe was the edge of a bed. They’re obviously about to engage in some adult activities (didn’t comprehend that at the time). The guy is talking and gets distracted — I’m not quite sure. He turns away for a moment. As he turns back around, the girl’s head has morphed into something grotesque. I believe it was insectoid, but I’m not positive. She then proceeds to eat the guy’s head.

Thanks for whatever help you could possibly provide.

Tags: Name That Trauma!

8 responses so far ↓

1 unkle lancifer // Mar 3, 2015 at 1:06 pm

Thanks Jared! I think I’m probably taking your “insectoid” description too literally but what came to my mind was WASP WOMAN from I995. I was also thinking of SPECIES(1995) but I guess neither really fits your time frame. Sorry I could not be more help.

Here’s the trailer for WASP WOMAN…. it’s probably not what you’re looking for but it’s pretty amazing anyway…
2 JaredUnzipped // Mar 3, 2015 at 8:05 pm

Thanks unkle lancifer. ‘Wasp Woman’ was definitely not what I’m trying to remember, but thanks anyway! This movie looks like a great time — I’ll have to watch it. The unforgettable scene I saw would of been from a movie or tv show from the late eighties at the latest. I’m almost positive I was around four or five years old when I saw it (placing it somewhere around 1986-1988). Another tidbit about my memory — when the woman’s head changed, I remember it being really big. As in… much bigger than a person’s head should be. It was monstrous and, I believe, insect like. Maybe a big, exposed brain too? I’m not sure. Could my little kid eyes have been playing tricks on me? Who knows… but that part really sticks out.
3 unkle lancifer // Mar 3, 2015 at 9:29 pm

Jared, our pal Alex G. suggested this episode of MONSTERS over on Facebook….
4 unkle lancifer // Mar 3, 2015 at 9:32 pm

This image from the episode is thanks to Alex too ^^^^^^
5 JaredUnzipped // Mar 3, 2015 at 11:08 pm

Good ol’ Monsters — such a great show. I do recall this episode and unfortunately this isn’t what I’m trying to remember. We’re narrowing it down, at least!
6 kermode // Mar 4, 2015 at 10:27 am

I don’t have a link, but… is it possible this was an MTV bumper? I sort of recall something like this…
7 JaredUnzipped // Mar 4, 2015 at 10:58 am

kermode — I suppose it’s a possibility, though I don’t recall having cable at that young of an age. There’s always a chance, though.
8 scotvalkyrie // Apr 10, 2015 at 6:26 pm

I honestly think this may be Juan Piquer Simon’s “Slugs”. There is a scene in which a couple of kids are about to get to it, but the slugs overtake them. This might fulfill the “insect” description? Check out the link at about 3:30 or so.

https://youtu.be/A1oTp7G-u6U