Rebecca I thought I'd reply to the list because it may be of general interest. Aren't snuff films an "urban myth". A book you may know about is David Kerekes & David Slater. Killing for Culture: an illustrated history of death film from mondo to snuff. This is reviewed in Sight & Sound July 1994, p.31. I'd be interested to know whether the torture & killing of people for the cinematic pleasure of the rich & sick is in any way a reality - or whether it is simply a piece of fantasy which was assumed a sense of reality because filmmakers have chosen to indulge in exploiting this fantasy. Neil Pollock Library Manager Australian Film TV & Radio School On Tue, 12 Dec 1995, Rebecca S. Albitz wrote: > I am attempting to assist a student who is writing a paper on snuff > films, but am running into trouble finding scholarly articles on the > topic. Is anyone aware of any articles that have been published, or know > of anyone currently conducting research in this area? Please respond to > me directly--I will be happy to summarize for the list. Thanks. > > Becky Albitz > Librarian for Performing Arts and Media > New York University > [log in to unmask] > > ---- > To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]