Snuff: Real Death and Screen Media

By: Johnny Walker and Neil Jackson and Shaun Kimber and Thomas Joseph Watson

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Synopsis: The phenomenon of so-called 'snuff movies' (films that allegedly document real acts of murder, specifically designed to 'entertain' and sexually arouse the spectator) represents a fascinating socio-cultural paradox. At once unproven, yet accepted by many, as emblematic of the very worst extremes of pornography and horror, moral detractors have argued that the mere idea of snuff constitutes the logical (and terminal) extension of generic forms that are dependent primarily upon the excitement, stimulation and, ultimately, corruption of the senses. Snuff: Real Death and Screen Media brings together scholars from film and media studies to assess the longevity of one of screen media's most enduring cultural myths. Thorough, provocative, and well argued, the contributions to this volume address areas ranging from exploitation movies, the video industry, trends in contemporary horror cinema, pornography and Web 2.0.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 304 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781628921137
Related ISBNs:: 9781628921120
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:: 03/06/21
Copyrighted By:: Neil Jackson, Shaun Kimber, Johnny Walker, Thomas Joseph Watson and Contributors, 2
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Neil Jackson
Edited by:: Shaun Kimber
Edited by:: Johnny Walker
Edited by:: Thomas Joseph Watson