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The Human Centipede is a series of body horror films created by Dutch filmmaker Tom Six, focusing on human beings being physically connected to each other through various means, sharing a single digestive system. The movies have come under much controversy, especially the 2011 film The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence). 2015's The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) was intended by Tom Six to serve as the final film in the Human Centipede trilogy.
During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they are wooed into the clutches of a deranged retired surgeon, who has a very disturbed vision.
Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.
Taking inspiration from The Human Centipede films, the warden of a notorious and troubled prison looks to create a 500-person human centipede as a solution to his problems.