"Shane Ryan’s sequel to the disturbing Amateur Porn Star Killer is a brutal calling card to all those who were enraged by its predecessor (and there were many). Ryan is a force to be reckoned with, and he’s not letting up any time soon.
The victim here isn’t a young girl. This one doesn’t just go quietly, either. She fights back. She knows she’s in trouble, but she mistakenly thinks she can get away. In other movies, she would escape and somber music would play as the credits creep up the screen. The audience would leave the theatre satisfied that the bad guy got what he deserved. They would go home feeling safe. Ryan doesn’t let anyone have such notions. He shows things as they really are. This is what a killer would film. This is how it would look, and if you didn’t know any better, you’d swear it was real. (And you still can’t be totally sure it’s not.)
Amateur Porn Star Killer 2 is not a rehash of the first film. It’s a continuation, the next step in Ryan’s world of raw horror. It has transcended the label of exploitation cinema and now has its feet firmly planted in the wet ground of artistic snuff. Bothered yet? In a little over an hour you will be, and you’ll hate Ryan for it.
Ryan, with the first APSK, eradicated the boundaries of acceptable cinema. With this film he’s taken over the territory, and it’s doubtful any other director has the guts or skills to snatch the kingdom away from him.
Prepare yourself. This is going to leave marks."
-Doug Brunell
Filmthreat.com, author of the Amazon Shorts Burning Blue and Calling the Dead
Short Version Synopsis
“Amateur Porn Star Killer 2 is not a sequel as much as it is a dark continuation of director/ star Shane Ryan’s ultra-realistic vision of artistic snuff.
There is no young female this time, though. The woman you will be watching is smart, she fights back, and she does not go quietly into death. If the first film disturbed you (and it should have), be assured this one will leave you feeling worse.
Going where few films would dare, APSK 2 sticks with you not because it is a gorefest. It sticks because it feels real. This is what would happen. This is how it would look. When it comes to this film, you aren’t a viewer, you’re a witness.
Prepare yourself. This is going to leave marks."
-Doug Brunell
Filmthreat.com, author of the Amazon Shorts Burning Blue and Calling the Dead
Snuff - a brief history
The term “snuff film” first originated in the early 1970’s. Also known as “white heat” and “the real thing.” In 1975, the FBI investigated rumors of snuff in America. For the past 30 years, thousands of people have claimed that they’ve seen an actual snuff film. To this day it remains an “urban legend.”
