saynomore Wrote:I will look into "Aftermath." "Dead Alive" is the ultimate mocha, but I wish Peter Jackson would release a DVD version with extras. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is very similar to "Hostel" in that tension is derived from situations rather than gore. I stand corrected (except for the guy on the meat hook scene--that was good moch). Re: snuff: Gore for its own sake sucks. Samuel Taylor Coleridge said it best: "Beauty next to the Grotesque makes Beauty stand out, and vice versa" (paraphrased).
AC
P.S. Jack Ketchum writes good mocha. (See: Off Season).
"Dead Alive" definately needs a special edition or directors cut or anything better than that bare bones disk. Yes, I would agree with the meat hook scene, although they stopped shy of showing blood dripping into the pan below, the fact she (thought this was a girl) was hanging only by a hook in the back was enough to make me squirm big time.
Your right about "Off Season". I've been hearing very good things about J.F. Gonzalez's book "Survivor" which was just released by Leisure in paperback. From the sound of the reviews, it's got major mocha going on. Funny enough, the premise involves snuff films. Even so, I'm very tempted to read it based on the sheer amount of positive feedback it's been getting. Theres a thread over at shocklines about it:
http://p082.ezboard.com/fshocklinesforum...0278.topic