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Performing an Autopsy on the Corpus of Torture Porn

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Is horror shifting away from extreme gore, and what's the legacy of the torture porn subgenre?

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Posted October 25th, 2010, 12:10 PM by Alison Willmore

With “Saw 3D” being promised as the last in the series, are we finally seeing an end to the horror subgenre that was torture porn? This week on the IFC News podcast, we talk about the loose definitions of torture porn, whether “enjoyment” is the right word to describe the experience of watching such extreme imagery and where horror seems to be heading next.

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