The concept of a "snuff film"—a movie where a real homicide is committed for profit—became a massive public panic in the 1970s.

The "Snuff" Genre: Historical films like the 1976 movie Snuff were marketing stunts designed to look real but were entirely scripted and fictional.

often gets lumped into these discussions, though there is no evidence of a produced film with that specific title by any legitimate studio or independent filmmaker. The Bottom Line

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