Demi Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle in ‘The Substance,’ a satirical horror that focuses on the pressures of body standards.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Substance."Yeah, I'd do it too," I thought of "the substance", as I sat in the dark cinema watching Margaret Qualley's young, absolutely flawless, gleaming,

Demi Moore has provided a glimpse into how she filmed intense, gory scenes for her new horror film ‘The Substance’

The new body-horror movie "The Substance" is a wild time, It also took co-stars Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley way out of their comfort zones.

In her new film, the actress plays an aging TV star who finds a sinister potion that can give her a younger, more perfect version of herself, but at a horrifying price. Moore, now 61, talks about having suffered due to the entertainment industry's toxic expectations of beauty.

The premise and plot of “The Substance” are simple: celebrated actress and fitness guru Elisabeth Sparkle ( Demi Moore, in a scenery-chewing performance) has a star on the Walk of Fame and a popular exercise show.

Who would ever want to turn Demi Moore into a monster? That’s precisely what director and writer Coralie Fargeat does in Moore’s latest film, The Substance, which is in theaters now. And as it happens,

The Substance, starring Demi Moore, is a bright and showy body horror film about aging and the hypersexualization of the female body. But it doesn’t go much further than illustrating at great length that there are nasty cultural attitudes toward older women.

Body horror is particularly appealing to creators who would have previously found it difficult to make a living in the world of commercial film-making.

Demi Moore was a troubled member of the "Brat Pack," who overcame esteem issues and became the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, starring in such films as "Indecent Proposal," "Charlie's Angels" and "Striptease.