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  Re: Snuff love: British nostalgia and the mythology of real death in VoD horror

  Hi all. Thanks for

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  Johnny Walker Northumbria University

  Wednesday, April 2, 2014 — 9:24 am

  Hi all. Thanks for the comments. Tina-- to my mind mind, the internet has merely permitted us to revisit the ways in which snuff has been positioned in the past. As with home video, the internet affords the snuff mythology a closeness to us (and our child ...
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  Re: Snuff love: British nostalgia and the mythology of real death in VoD horror

  Thanks Tanya. I’m also

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  Johnny Walker Northumbria University

  Wednesday, April 2, 2014 — 9:35 am

  Thanks Tanya. I'm also particularly interested in the performativity of the clip which, to my mind, is more parodic than anything. Impey is more than aware of the niche audience he is playing to, which makes his position as a "celebrity" in ...
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  Re: Snuff love: British nostalgia and the mythology of real death in VoD horror

  If truth be told, it’s the

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  Johnny Walker Northumbria University

  Wednesday, April 2, 2014 — 7:20 pm

  If truth be told, it's the British context which fascinates me the most too. I've examined the influence of the cultural memory of video nasties on horror cinema in an article for Horror Studies, but I do think there is more to be said about how ...