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A Beginner's Guide to Snuff

2016 ·1h 27m · ★ 5.3 (26)

Two brothers, desperate to break into the world of television and film, decide to enter a horror movie contest. And what could be more horrifying than the elusive snuff film?

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Director

Mitchell Altieri
8 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
100
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Content Warnings

Taboo ContentDehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

snuff

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