snuff film

noun

1. Slang.,  a pornographic film that shows an actual murder of one of the performers, as at the end of a sadistic act.

2. splatter film.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snuff film¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Not long ago, the decision to disseminate such footage was the anguished province of social media regulators and television editors, with open access reserved for snuff film junkies on LiveLeak.

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Because “Dangerous Animals” limits the amount of sharks we see, digitally inserting footage of the deadly creatures into scenes, the story’s central tension comes from Zephyr trying to free herself or get help before Tucker prepares his next nautical snuff film.

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This is essentially a Surge snuff film, and we focus most of our attention on it.

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The video, described by Cook as a “snuff film,” began circulating online and the Review-Journal linked to an edited version of it last Saturday.

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But the finale turned violent — an unearned non sequitur — flipping the set’s upscale resort into the scene of a shocking snuff film.

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