RadarOnline.com can now reveal that the success of Ryan Murphy’s show has led fans to seek out 28-year-old star Cooper Koch’s previous roles – leaving them shocked to come across his poignant turn as Benjamin in the 2022 horror film Swallowed.
Directed by Carter Smith, the nightmarish film follows a wild night of drug smuggling gone terribly wrong, intertwining bugs, drugs and chaos.
The film received a critical rating of 82 percent Rotten Tomatoeswith praise for the intense horror and LGBTQ elements. While critics praised Koch as the film’s highlight, the disturbing body horror has made some viewers uneasy.
Despite the heartbreaking content, critics appreciated the sharp, chaotic portrayal of outsiders’ lives, noting how quickly things spiral into “sloppy chaos.”
One reviewer said: “Into the body horror Swallowed is a different kind of disturbing, because you have to get the drugs out of Dom somehow. It’s not for the squeamish.”