Traces of Death
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| Traces of Death | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jacob Smith |
| Distributed by | Brain Damage Films |
| Release date(s) | 1993 |
| Running time | 78 Min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | nominal |
| Followed by | Traces of Death 2 |
| IMDb profile | |
Traces of Death is a 1993 direct-to-video release of various footage similar to the style of Faces of Death. Unlike Faces of Death, Traces consists mostly of actual footage depicting death and torture of people and animals. Traces consists entirely of unlicensed footage from other films. It is banned in the United Kingdom by the BBFC for not having any "journalistic, educational or other justifying context for the images shown." There were four sequels, and all five films have been released on VHS and DVD. The original had a scant running time of 78 minutes. The sequels had running times of 90, 85, 66, and 92 minutes.
Among the footage seen on Traces of Death is the R. Budd Dwyer press conference suicide, footage of actor Vic Morrow's death which occurred during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie, the Sarajevo market place bombing that killed almost 100 people, montages of dead children and babies, a bicyclist flattened by an overturned bus, and a man being eaten by lions.
The scene of the Angolian tourist being eating by a lion is mentioned in the Mark Z. Danielewski book House of Leaves. It is credited in a footnote.
Beginning with Traces of Death II, the films feature the use of death metal and grindcore music to accompany the footage, occasionally giving it a surreal and bizarre feel. The original feature mostly used spooky keyboard music.
The Traces of Death series is distributed by Darrin Ramage of Brain Damage Films. Brain Damage Films specializes mostly in distributing low-budget independent horror films like Vulture's Eye, Strange Things Happen At Sundown, and Terror Toons.
