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‘Violent, disgusting and a tour de force’: ‘Henry’, the film that held up a mirror to society

14 October 2026 at 14:11

“This is a very disturb¬ ing movie, made by some pretty disturbed people.” That was how Chris Carlo, owner of one of the first theaters to screen Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in 1990, described John McNaughton’s feature debut. Made four years earlier, the film had become a cult classic before it ever reached a movie theater. Carlo programmed it for midnight screenings where audience members often walked out, unable to endure its violence.

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A scene from 'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.'
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