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A snuff film is a film that depicts an actual murder, produced explicitly for commercial entertainment purposes (and not as an incidental record of a murder committed for other purposes).
The actual existence of snuff films has been questioned, and they have long been relegated by skeptics to the realm of urban legend and moral panic. To date, no example of a film of an actual murder that was created for commercial entertainment and distribution purposes has ever surfaced, leading to a common theory that they do not exist. Institute for Psychological Therapies Journal,Volume 4, 1992
History
It is popularly believed that the first recorded use of the term snuff film was in Ed Sanders's book about the Manson Family murders, The Story of Charles Manson's Dune Buggy Attack Battalion (1971). In Sanders' book the interview subject who described the production of said films had never actually seen such a film himself. The term "snuff" meaning death is older than that. Use of the word "snuff" as a synonym for "kill" is used in Edgar Rice Burrough's fifth Tarzan book Tarzan And The Jewels Of Opar (1916), while "snuff it", meaning to die, was used repeatedly in the novel A Clockwork Orange (1962). More on [ Snuff film ]
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@TheHorrorDigest I think his films are okay, but it often feels like I'm watching a snuff porn and feel uncomfortable
scpereira (Sergio Pereira) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:00:59 -0000
@TheHorrorDigest I think his films are okay, but it often feels like I'm watching a snuff porn and feel uncomfortable
Just had a very disturbing about "snuff films", I dont think I'll be able to get back to sleep :(
mikeylaysbad (Michael Lays Bad) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:32:00 -0000
Just had a very disturbing about "snuff films", I dont think I'll be able to get back to sleep :(
@RobbiePickard 36%chance u left it on my nightstand....100%chance ive already maxed out ur creditcards & used ur identity to buy snuff films
babyraebunz (bethany rae ) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:36:53 -0000
@RobbiePickard 36%chance u left it on my nightstand....100%chance ive already maxed out ur creditcards & used ur identity to buy snuff films
Cow snuff films, cockblocking Jesus making fun of "retards"...yeah my dinner conversation is sending me *straight* to hell...
munter (Aaron Munter) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:20:02 -0000
Cow snuff films, cockblocking Jesus making fun of "retards"...yeah my dinner conversation is sending me *straight* to hell...
@RUBBERNECRO You could always try for some snuff films
GIJeRmZ (Jeremy) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:08:27 -0000
@RUBBERNECRO You could always try for some snuff films
#grewupon snuff films and Mr T cereal.
headkrack (headkrack (Raynel)) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:16:42 -0000
#grewupon snuff films and Mr T cereal.
AFU Archive: Faces of Death Review - Time-indexed analysis of purported deaths in Faces of Death, pointing out obvious fakes. Only three sequences in the 100 minute feature are considered to be probably genuine.
Planet Papers: Snuff Films - Essay about snuff films.
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Skeptical Inquirer: Snuff Film; Making of an Urban Legend - The history of the snuff film.
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The Straight Dope: Is There Such a Thing as a Snuff Film? - Cecil Adams says in the 30 years stories of snuff films have been circulation, no genuine example has ever come to light.
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Urban Legends Reference Pages: A Pinch of Snuff - Origins of the urban legend.
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