True, but they were also about legal process. 8mm much less so than Emily Rose. I liked it, but it was really a courtroom drama with scenes from horror movie interspersed.

I believe that snuff films have happened and will happen again. It was only, what, 3 or so years ago that they intercepted films coming out of Indonesia that were snuff in nature. Around the world life has a different price and meaning than it does in the west. It's a fact that it's not uncommon for parents to sell their pre-teen and early teenaged kids into prostitution in many parts of the world. Better that than to see them starve to death is the logic.

Jumping back to the original question...

This goes back to an argument I've had a number of times. I don't think it's horror. I define horror and thriller as two separate genres, and don't consider a movie horror unless a supernatural or paranormal aspect is introduced. Maybe that's just me...

what about mass murder and serial killer based horror, would you consider them thriller eg devils rejects. i classify these movies as follows- if they focus primarily on the killing then they are horror and if they focus on the investigating and apprehending then they are thriller

It's a fine line.

If the film were about the creation of a snuff film it would certainly be a horror flick, but 8MM is essentially a mystery in which Nic Cage is sent to discover if a snuff film is real.

It's a mystery/thriller all the way with little horror overtones to color it in.

nicely put. i think i'll draw a line under it there. similar menacing atmosphere to seven

This movie was AWESOME. saw it 2 nights ago. very well done

if that was your first viewing then that was quite a hidden gem to find. it is a great movie. i remember when i 'found' the big lebowski, another great. isn't it great when you find a modern horror/thriller that implies most of the nastiness without the usual blood drenched gore fest shit:)