- VarietyVariety2h
- SlashFilmSlashFilm3h
- VultureVulture4h
- Film ThreatFilm Threat4h
- MovieWebMovieWeb4h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend5h
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com5h
- VarietyVariety5h
- The WrapThe Wrap6h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter6h
- VarietyVariety6h
- DeadlineDeadline7h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter7h
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net7h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter7h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter8h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter8h
- ScreenCrushScreenCrush9h
- FirstShowing.netFirstShowing.net9h
- Page SixPage Six10h
- The Rolling StoneThe Rolling Stone10h
- GeekTyrantGeekTyrant10h
- The WrapThe Wrap10h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend11h
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net11h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend11h
- DeadlineDeadline13h
- PubityPubity13h
- PubityPubity14h
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net16h
I Thought The Substance’s Monstro Elisa-Sue Was Absolutely Terrifying, But I Completely Missed One Reveal
CinemablendStory by Unknown
scrn logline
Horror hit 'The Substance' hides a shocking twist about its monstrous creation, Monstro Elisa-Sue, that flips the script on the film's unsettling body horror.
beat sheet
- Director Coralie Fargeat revealed Monstro Elisa-Sue was inspired by the myth of Medusa, with the creature's snake-like hair and petrifying gaze a nod to the iconic Greek legend.
- Monstro Elisa-Sue's design was also a commentary on societal beauty standards, with the grotesque creature born from the film's protagonist, challenging traditional notions of feminine 'perfection'.
call sheet
Coralie Fargeat, Margaret Qualley, The Substance, The Substance