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Topic: torture porn

Drenched in pig's blood, Carrie White, played by Sissy Spacek, stares in shock in Brian De Palma's horror film 'Carrie', 1976. (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Gory movies are... good for you?

Matthew Rozsa
Laura Vandervoort in "Jigsaw" (Lionsgate Films)

"Jigsaw" cleaned up its act for you

Matthew Rozsa
Shawnee Smith in "Saw"

Torture porn ethical dilemmas

Gary M. Kramer