Warning! The faint of heart need not pay attention to this listing. This month, horror writer and podcaster Rachel Katz takes to the Black Museum stage to present her lecture on Snuff Movies and the Evolution of Genre. Get all the gory details on the genre, from its birth in the 1970s to its influence on torture porn and found-footage films, with examples from Slaughter (1971), 8mm (1999), Hostel (2005), and more.
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The Black Museum: Snuff Movies and the Evolution of Genre
A scene from Hostel, a torture-porn film with snuff elements. Image courtesy of Lions Gate Films.
- Royal Cinema (608 College Street)
- Wednesday, April 9
- 9 p.m.
- $12 advance, $15 door