Shivers
A captivating read...Creation's most accomplished film publication so far. This study on the way death has been treated on film is cleverly structured, well researched and lucidly written. It comprehensively covers films made as fiction - e.g. "Peeping Tom", "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" - films purporting to be real - e.g. "Faces of Death" series - and material that is all too real, such as car-crashes, autopsy films and news footage.
Film Threat
Well-researched and highly readable, Killing for Culture is a must-have.
Sight and Sound
A definitive study...thoroughly examining both traditions - mondo and snuff - and picking apart the myths surrounding the latter.
Melody Maker
Utterly unputdownable.
Empire
The definitive guide to the history of snuff.
Book Description
Definitive investigation into that controversial and inflammatory of all urban myths: the "snuff" movie. Including: Feature film, Mondo film, Death film, and a comprehensive filmography and index.
Illustrated by rare and stunning photographs from cinema, documentary and real life, Killing for Culture is a necessary book which examines and questions the human obsession with images of violence, dismemberment and death, and the way our society is coping with an increased profusion of these disturbing yet compelling images from all quarters.
