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necrophilia sexual attraction for or sexual intercourse with dead bodies necrophilia [‚nek·rə′fil·ē·ə] (psychology) Longing for death. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The film holds an "undeniably necrophilic fascination" due to the death of its main star soon after it was made (328), and Eric's performance, by being nothing like Eric, shows Vivaldo more of Eric than Eric himself (330). The cult of Valentino's body finally extended to his corpse and led to the notorious necrophilic excesses: Valentino's last will specifying that his body be exhibited to his fans provided a fetishistic run for buttons of his suit, or at least candles and flowers from the funeral home. An excruciating compendium of banalities posing as "radical" filmmaking, the Austrian movie Funny Games suggests that celluloid serial killers have grown bored with murder sprees, necrophilic rape, and ritual sex mutilations. |
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