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I dig the vouyeristic side to these films. Some of them have a snuff like quality where you feel like the witness to a random violent crime. This is where the amatuer cinematography/acting becomes a effective asthetic of these films. Definatley the most exploitative of all the subgenres of horror
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Yes, particularly the 70s and 80s European stuff - far more disturbing that with today's glossy photography and hyper-kinetic, blink-and-you'll-miss-it editing.
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The New York Ripper for example: the mystery killer lurches forward with his knife... cut to skin-puncturing... cut to hysterial reaction of victim... cut back to knife being withdrawn, where it's as if the killer deliberately moves out of the way so we the viewer can get right in there for a good look at the carnage.
This might sound a bit sick (psychologists could have a field day with the slasher fan), but it really delivers the goods.