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Grimm Love (2006)
, 1h30Directed by Martin Weisz
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Keri Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, Nikolai Kinski, Anatole Taubman, Tatjana Clasing, Valerie Niehaus
Keri Russell plays Katie Armstrong, an American student in Germany studying criminal psychology. She chooses a notorious subject for her thesis: the cannibal killer Oliver Hartwin (played by Thomas Kretschmann). Oliver dreamed of eating a willing victim, and thanks to the internet, he was able to find a volunteer, a young man Simon Grombeck (played by Thomas Huber).
Evil Dead Trap (1988)
, 1h45Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television
Actors Miyuki Ono, Hitomi Kobayashi.., Shinsuke Shimada, Kyōko Hashimoto, Terumi Niki
TV show host Nami asks her viewers to send in home movies; she receives a snuff film apparently shot at a nearby factory. Taking a camera crew out to investigate, Nami finds the factory deserted. As Nami and her crew begin to scour the factory, they are murdered one-by-one in grisly fashion until only Nami remains. She ultimately discovers that the killer is Hideki, a small, fetus-like man conjoined to his fully grown, naive twin-brother, who seems unaware of the killings.
Benny's Video (1992)
, 1h45Directed by Michael Haneke
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes L'adolescence, Films set in Africa, Films about films, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Films about psychiatry
Actors Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Mühe
This film opens with a home video of the slaughter with a captive bolt pistol of a pig on a European farm. The video rewinds to play the slaughter in slow motion, which emphasizes the hand-held barrel against the pig's fore-skull and the cartridge explosion. A party centered on a game called Pilot and Passengers is broken up by Georg and Anna, when they return home while the party is in progress. The host of the party, Eva, is their daughter who lives in another part of town and who has, it turns out in questioning of Benny after the incident, taken advantage of the planned absence of Georg and Anna to host the impromptu party in their home. While watching a newscast, Georg and Anna discuss the money Eva won in the pyramid scheme she was promoting at the party. In a locker room at school, Benny encourages his friends to take positions in his own Pilot and Passengers game.
The Last Horror Movie (2004)
, 1h15Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors Kevin Howarth, Christopher Adamson, Christopher Adamson
The film follows Max Parry (Kevin Howarth), a disturbed wedding video cameraman, and his unnamed assistant (Mark Stevenson) as they perform several murders that they have videotaped. The two have used a video store tape in order to record the proceedings, breaking the fourth wall and insinuating that the copy of the film being watched is the only existing version of the tape. Throughout the film Max uses meta-references in order to show off his gruesome activities as a serial killer. The film raises questions surrounding visceral pleasure, this can be seen in one scene in particular during which the audience cannot see the victims (two at once) being murdered, Max Parry then asks the audience "I bet you wanted to see that, and if you didn't, why are you still watching?"
, 1h18Directed by Roger Michael Watkins
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television
Actors Roger Michael Watkins
Terry Hawkins (Watkins) has just been released after spending a year in state prison on drug charges. He wants to get into filmmaking, and claims he previously made stag films that he was unable to sell. Terry believes audiences want something more, so he decides to make snuff films.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
, 1h26Directed by John Erick Dowdle
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Bobbi Sue Luther, Ivar Brogger, Ron Harper, Iris Bahr, Todd Cahoon, Henry Dittman
When police raid a house in a city north of New York, they discover a profoundly disturbing record of one man's ugly crimes. Investigators find over 800 videotapes shot by the killer which present a visual record of his murders in all their horrifying details. Both state and federal law enforcement teams sift through the gruesome images, looking for clues of his identity, the identity of his victims, and where he could have gone. Repeated viewings of the materials reveal little beyond the terrible facts of the crimes, and as the authorities comb through the madman's images, they find the tapes have had a disquieting effect on them.
Snuff (1976)
, 1h20Directed by Michael Findlay
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Transport films, Motocyclette
Actors Michael Findlay
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Video Violence (1987)
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television
Unsuspecting couple Steve and Rachel become completely immersed in a town of blood-drunk crazies. Led by sickos Howard and Eli, these backwater psychopaths produce and watch their own snuff movies in which the victims are outsiders or citizens trying to leave the close-knit community of killers. One day an unmarked tape shows up in the return bin of Steve's just-opened video store, and it's the town postmaster being savagely mutilated. "Can it be real, or just a gag?" wonders Steve. He'll soon discover the horrifying answer...
The Brave (1997)
, 2h3Directed by Johnny Depp
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Films about psychiatry
Actors Marlon Brando, Marshall Bell, Frederic Forrest, Elpidia Carrillo, Clarence Williams III, Johnny Depp
The film concerns a Native American man named Raphael who lives with his wife and two children in a remote community near a rubbish dump selling whatever he can to make a living. Raphael, seeing the hopelessness of his situation and his inability to provide for his family, agrees to star in a snuff film for a large sum of money that he hopes will give his family a chance for a better life.
Tumbling Doll of Flesh (1998)
, 1h12Genres Horror, Pornographic
Themes Films about films, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Transport films, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Films about pornography
Shown almost entirely though a stationary camera and a handheld one, the film has a woman named Kana and a man named Kiku being hired to star in an amateur porno being made by two men. As the porn shoot progresses, it incorporates elements of BDSM, such as breast bondage, multiple penetration with dildoes, wax play, flagellation, and an enema. Uncomfortable with how rough the film has gotten, Kana tries to leave, prompting the director, cameraman, and Kiku to knock her out, tie her to a bed, and strip her.
Hardcore (1979)
, 1h43Directed by Paul Schrader
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Films about pornography, Films about psychiatry
Actors George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent, Larry Block, Gary Graham
Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott) is a prosperous local businessman in Grand Rapids, Michigan who has strong Calvinist convictions. A single parent, Van Dorn is the father of a seemingly quiet, conservative teenage girl, Kristen, who inexplicably disappears when she goes on a church-sponsored trip to Bellflower, California. Andy Mast (Peter Boyle), a strange private investigator from Los Angeles, is then hired to find her, eventually turning up an 8mm stag film of his daughter with two young men.
The King of the Kickboxers (1990)
, 1h39Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Sports films, Films about television, Martial arts films
Actors Loren Avedon, Richard Jaeckel, Keith Cooke, Don Stroud, Billy Banks, Sherrie Rose
Jake Donahue and his older brother Sean are in Thailand. Jake's brother is fighting for the kickboxing championship of Thailand and wins his bout. Jake and Sean leave the arena victorious and are soon attacked by Khan and his henchmen. Khan takes Sean on in a fight and subsequently kills him. He then attacks Jake and leaves him scarred for life.
August Underground (2001)
, 1h10Directed by Fred Vogel
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors Andrew Lauer, Fred Vogel
Presented as a severely degraded home movie, the film opens with a man named Peter inviting his camera-wielding friend into his basement, where he is holding a woman named Laura captive. Having already killed her boyfriend (whose castrated body has been left in a bathtub to rot) Peter is keeping Laura alive so he and his accomplice can torture her at their leisure, committing sadistic acts such as slicing one of her nipples off, and covering her in feces and urine.
Cradle of Fear (2001)
, 1h15Directed by Alex Chandon
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors Emily Booth, Eileen Daly, Stuart Laing
"The Man" (Dani Filth) is walking on a street. Suddenly, two men see that The Man is alone and start following him. One of them throws a cigarette at him and starts to brutally hit him with a chunk of wood. The other joins in and punches The Man with his fists. Just when they think he is knocked out, the first offender checks The Man's body for cash.
Forced Entry (2002)
, 2h10Directed by Lizzy Borden
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Crime, Pornographic
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Serial killer films, Rape and revenge films
Actors Jewel DeNyle, Taylor St. Clair, Michael Stefano, Alexandra Quinn, Mickey G., Brian Surewood
A man knocks on a teenage girl's door, claiming to be in need of directions. When the girl leaves to answer the phone, the man sneaks in, and grabs her when she returns. Physically and verbally assaulting the girl, the man drags her into a bedroom by the neck, and rapes her. The rapist ejaculates and urinates on the teen's face, and asphyxiates her with a bag while yelling that Richard Ramirez is his "God". Tracking the killer is obnoxious Channel 5 Action News reporter Roberto Negro, who has been receiving taunting letters from the murderer, most of them containing rants about how he worships Satan.