"THE BLOODIEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED IN FRONT OF A CAMERA": Conservative Politics and 'Porno Chic" and Snuff

In the 1970s, outrageous claims were made of a new blood-spattered cinematic extreme. This was the legend of the "snuff" movie, which promoted the inhuman notion that a woman had been murdered to satisfy the sexual appetite of a jaded public. Explore the history of that iconic urban legend and how it was created. Photos.