Snuff films are part of the dark underbelly of cinema. Most don’t want to accept or recognize they exist but unfortunately they do. A snuff film is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as “A movie in a purported genre of movies in which an actor is actually murdered or commits suicide.” Wile Eye Releasing is releasing the out of print documentary Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera on VOD and DVD on April 21. Read on for more details.
From The Press Release
Wild Eye Releasing has announced the April 21st DVD and VOD release of Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera. Long out of print and sought after since its initial release, Paul von Stoetzel’s documentary seeks to uncover the “truth” about snuff films, and how serial killers and horror classics like Cannibal Holocaust, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre play into the pervasive cultural rumors about these taboo and near-mythical films.
Explore the disturbing urban legend of the “snuff” film, an alleged film where someone is purposely murdered on camera for profit. This compelling documentary features interviews with film professionals, FBI profilers and academics, who all help examine the myths and evidence of snuff films, and its relationship to cult horror movies, serial killers and pornography in our culture.
Order Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera on DVD
The DVD release of Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera (SRP $12.95) will exclusively include a fifth anniversary interview with the director by author/ radio host Dave Schrader and the short film Dinner Date.
