Kevin Chicken's claustrophobic, stylishly mounted Brit-shocker proved to be a pleasingly perverse psychodrama about a terminally twisted Tattooist's altogether sadistic fantasy that got WAY out of his tremulous hands! A fetishistic, fabulously transgressive, skin-prickingly sinister terror flick that I'm quite sure industrial music legend Genesis P. Orridge would have adored! Stunning Polish actress Natalia Kostrzewa is wholly remarkable as Katia, having to endure the most hideous travails as the unfortunate muse to the tyrannical, dangerously obsessive tattoo artist Bob (Richard Brake). This colourful creepshow might give some the needle, but it got right under my skin!

Perfect Skin: Katia (Natalia Kostrzewa) is a Romanian Au Pair who has fallen out with the host family, she is dependent on acquaintances to provide accommodation. She meets Bob (Richard Brake) a seemingly friendly tattoo artist who is anything but. When Katia is drunk he abducts her and keeps her caged in his basement while he inscribes his masterpiece on her skin. Brake is excellent as he mixes family life with his nefarious activities. A skilled sociopath he makes it look as if Katia had ripped off her inquisitive flatmate Lucy (Jo Woodstock) before he accumulates even more victims. Kostrzewa puts in a great performance as she veers from Stockholm Syndrome to desires to escape. The horror is mostly of a psychological variety but there are some very disturbing scenes. Decapitation, smothering, piercing of skin with hooks. Not a film you'll forget in a hurry. Writer/Director Kevin Chicken has plenty to crow about as he delivers this dark horror thriller. 8/10.

I really wish Richard Brake did more roles he's amazing! The music in this is trancelike which is really cool! I understand why people said Perfect Skin is boring but it's fairly enjoyable and menacing. Not your average horror movie, it's got a bit of depth to it.