TY - JOUR
T1 - Killed because of lousy ratings
T2 - The hollywood history of SNUF
AU - Hagin, Boaz
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - The urban legend about "snuff films," in which people are the urban legend about "snuff films," in which people are really murdered on camera, has been circulating since the mid-1970s.This article critically examine the standard historical account of the emergence of this myth, which focuses on a single example in the context of exploitation films and pornography, and constructs an alternative account using Hollywood films.
AB - The urban legend about "snuff films," in which people are the urban legend about "snuff films," in which people are really murdered on camera, has been circulating since the mid-1970s.This article critically examine the standard historical account of the emergence of this myth, which focuses on a single example in the context of exploitation films and pornography, and constructs an alternative account using Hollywood films.
KW - Death in films
KW - Hollywood
KW - Journalism
KW - Pornography
KW - Snuff films
KW - Television
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77952192322&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01956050903578414
DO - 10.1080/01956050903578414
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AN - SCOPUS:77952192322
VL - 38
SP - 44
EP - 51
JO - Journal of Popular Film and Television
JF - Journal of Popular Film and Television
SN - 0195-6051
IS - 1
ER -
