Melbourne-based filmmaker Natalie Erika James is stepping back into unsettling territory with her latest project, Saccharine, and the newly released trailer makes clear she has no intention of holding back.

The trailer for Saccharine offers audiences a stomach-churning dose of body horror, signalling that James is pushing the genre into viscerally uncomfortable ground with her newest work.

James has established herself as a distinctive voice in horror filmmaking, and Saccharine appears set to further cement that reputation, delivering the kind of deeply unsettling imagery that has come to define her directorial style.