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“Graphic Sexual Horror is sexy and seductive. The images are raw, dirty and poetic.”
New York Press feature by Linnea Covington

“. . .stupefying. . . Graphic Sexual Horror almost dares you to watch, assaulting eyes from its opening frames. . .”
Linda Bernard, Toronto Star

“Impossible to dismiss or forget. Graphic Sexual Horror exists to rattle the repressed thoughts that rest deep within most of us.”
Arno Kazarian, IMDB January 22, 2009 Blog

“A journey into the absolute most outer reaches of the BDSM experience, this documentary about the Insex.com website is both repulsive and mesmerizing, often at the same time. As brave a piece of filmmaking as I have ever seen submitted to Slamdance. Imagine a documentary directed by Frances Bacon and you’ll begin to get the idea. See it before the Park City Police Department does.”
Mick Muirfield, Film Programmer Slamdance 2009

“a riveting portrait. . . A must see. Five Stars.”
Mathius Mack Gertz, Filmarcade.net

“This fair-minded glimpse into the pain-glorious performances and behind-the-scenes procedures of the now defunct hardest of the hardcore bondage Web sites is simultaneously titillating and reflective, admiring and critical”. – Kevin Langton, San Francisco Bay Guardian

BEST GENRE DOCUMENTARY
Barbara Bell and Anna Lorentzon’s Graphic Sexual Horror (Synapse Films) – There were some great genre docs out this year but GSH grabbed me and shook me to my core. The beauty and horror of the often maligned S&M underworld was captured by Bell and Lorentzon.
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Video and Podcasts
7-2009 Fantasia Film Festival Montreal - video interview of Barbara Bell
7-2009 Sound on Sight Radio Interview of Barbara Bell by Ricky D
2-2009 Reason TV Slamdance Video The Porno-Terror Nexus with Barbara Bell, Ann Lorentzon and Lorelei Lee
2-2009 Queer Lounge Slamdance with Barbara Bell, Anna Lorentzon, and Princess Donna
2-2009 Park City TV Interview with Barbara Bell and Anna Lorentzon
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Hard Copy and Online
2-2009 Film Arcade Review http://www.filmarcade.net/2009/02/graphic-sexual-horror-review-written-by.html
2-2009 New York Press http://www.nypress.com/article-19454-whip-smart.html
5-2009 Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/630274
7-2009 San Francisco Bay Guardian http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/2009/07/graphic_sexual_horror.html
8-2009 Carnal Nation http://carnalnation.com/content/24261/921/graphic-sexual-horror-documentary

2-2010 The Manitoban http://www.themanitoban.com/articles/27176
2-2010 Uptown (Winnipeg) http://www.uptownmag.com/2010-02-25/moviereviews.aspx
7-2010 Eccentric Cinema http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/reviews2010/GSH.htm
8-9-10 Twitch Film http://twitchfilm.net/reviews/2010/08/graphic-sexual-horror-review.php
8-2010 Cinema Crazed http://www.cinema-crazed.com/0-g/graphicsexualhorror.htm
8-12-10 DVD Talk http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/44180/graphic-sexual-horror/?___rd=1
8-18-10 BloodSprayer.com http://www.bloodsprayer.com/bloodsprayer-editorials/itll-end-in-tears-a-conversation-with-graphic-sexual-horror-director-barbara-bell/
8-20-10 DVD Verdict http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/graphicsexualhorror.php
8-25-10 AV Club http://www.avclub.com/articles/graphic-sexual-horror,44531/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds&utm_source=channel_dvd
10-2010 Cinema Head Cheese http://cinemaheadcheese.blogspot.com/2011/05/movie-review-graphic-sexual-horror-2009.html