I am looking for information regarding snuff films and am finding it enormously difficult to come by (not that I find this surprising). In this instance, I am not interested in critical or theoretical approaches to the concept of snuff, but rather in information surrounding its possible production and circulation. If anyone can shed light on some of the following questions or issues or knows of a source that might, please post replies directly to me. 1. Is there any kind of consensus regarding the existence (or lack thereof) of genuine snuff? (I know of the film titled "Snuff" which was later discovered to have been an elaborate simulation, and I have also read what Linda Williams has to say on the subject in *Hard Core*). 2. Presuming that such films exist, when are they thought to have been made? And where? 3. Has a snuff film actually ever come to light, and if so, where has it been documented? 4. Does anyone have any suggestions about where to go or whom to contact for information on the subject? I'm not convinced that the usual academic information sources are going to be of much help in this venture, and I'm wondering how to proceed. Many thanks for help with a not-particularly-pleasant issue. Alison McKee Department of Film and Television UCLA [log in to unmask]