A lonely protagonist (often a mortician, a garbage collector, or a hermit) discovers a putrid object in an advanced state of decay—say, a half-skeletonized rabbit or a forgotten jack-o'-lantern from the previous Halloween. Instead of discarding it, they feel a strange pull. They begin to "care" for it: building a terrarium to contain the smell, naming the colonies of maggots that emerge, and speaking to the object as it liquefies.
In the climax of the video, the character engages in explicit, simulated or real sexual acts with the rotting animal head, covering themselves in blood as disturbing, industrial noise music plays in the background. Shock Value vs. Avant-Garde Art Putrid Sex Object Video
The protagonist’s love acts as a purifying force, "cleaning" the putrid object or helping them find their humanity again (e.g., Beauty and the Beast A lonely protagonist (often a mortician, a garbage