One thing you all are missing is the key description of a "snuff film". A snuff film, by definition is a film made of someone being kileld / raped and then sold to any given buyer. There has always been the rumor of a black market dedicated to snuff films. I for one, would not call it a market.
Yes, there is video\'s of people being killed. There are sites with war footage. Yes, there are video\'s of people being killed, taped by serial killers. Are there video\'s of people being killed, to be sold to a buyer? I believe so - but it\'s not near as popular as the movie\'s would lead you to believe.
As for fake snuff films, I own two.
Guinea Pig Experiments - Of Flesh and Blood & one I can\'t remember.