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Originally Posted by Rik  Yeah, now but at the time I don't think there was anything out there as outrageous as some stuff in the book, maybe they could make a version closer to the book since the advent of all the "torture porn" etc. films, but back then excessive gore would never have made it passed the MPAA or BBFC |
There's loads of stuff that is really strong made before 2000, mainstream and underground. The book is way overhyped anyway as to levels of gore and violence. If Ellis hadn't have been the media's flavour of the month or serial killers the thing to make films about at the time, only a few people would have even heard of the book.
If you fancy something beautifully written and extremely challenging in serial killer fiction try 'Frisk' by Dennis Cooper.
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