S&Man (also known as Sandman) is a 2006 pseudo-documentary film that examines the underground subculture of horror films. It combines real interviews with indie horror film makers and a scripted plot that does not immediately come into focus until the second half of the film.
Directed by J.T. Petty
underground
torture
fake documentary
found footage
voyeurism
snuff film
pseudo-documentary
nudity
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Debbie D
Self
Bill Zebub
Self
Jerami Cruise
Self
Cristie Whiles
Self
Fred Vogel
Self
Crew
J.T. Petty
Director
J.T. Petty
Screenplay
J.T. Petty
Producer
Joana Vicente
Producer
Mark Cuban
Executive Producer
Philip Gelatt
Production Coordinator
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
donkie
6.0★ · 11/17/25
nice seeing all my friends but the "hidden" subplot doesn't really work
nice seeing all my friends but the "hidden" subplot doesn't really work
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6.0★ · 11/17/25
nice seeing all my friends but the "hidden" subplot doesn't really work
nice seeing all my friends but the "hidden" subplot doesn't really work
Sabri
8.0★ · 05/11/21
Honestly a pretty interesting watch if you have any interest or familiarity in extreme horror. ik the bit about the guy who was making the titular s&man series was of course just fiction and could have been more climactic but still an engaging piece woven between the interviews with legit people. Horror is fun and I love it deeply even to the “extreme”ish extents but after watching this and thinking about some of the things said by the real people in this documentary I think we should ban cishet men from the genre😨half joking but I especially just enjoyed this because i really do love discussing the ethics and drive behind making these types of things. and just the voyeuristic appeal of it all. I love to debate it and talk about it but I would rather not with the people interviewed in this documentary. I think I’ve heard enough... Also I really love to see that all us horror fans are the same. we all want to put references in our movies and hope some other nerd gets it. I saw that eraserhead shirt at the beginning (and ik there was another reference I got excited about I forget what though). And I can’t lie. I love when I am the some nerd who understands that reference
Honestly a pretty interesting watch if you have any interest or familiarity in extreme horror. ik the bit about the guy who was making the titular s&man series was of course just fiction and could have been more climactic but still an engaging piece woven between the interviews with legit people. Horror is fun and I love it deeply even to the “extreme”ish extents but after watching this and thinking about some of the things said by the real people in this documentary I think we should ban cishet men from the genre😨half joking but I especially just enjoyed this because i really do love discussing the ethics and drive behind making these types of things. and just the voyeuristic appeal of it all. I love to debate it and talk about it but I would rather not with the people interviewed in this documentary. I think I’ve heard enough... Also I really love to see that all us horror fans are the same. we all want to put references in our movies and hope some other nerd gets it. I saw that eraserhead shirt at the beginning (and ik there was another reference I got excited about I forget what though). And I can’t lie. I love when I am the some nerd who understands that reference
Sabri
8.8★ · 05/11/21
Honestly a pretty interesting watch if you have any interest or familiarity in extreme horror. ik the bit about the guy who was making the titular s&man series was of course just fiction and could have been more climactic but still an engaging piece woven between the interviews with legit people. Horror is fun and I love it deeply even to the “extreme”ish extents but after watching this and thinking about some of the things said by the real people in this documentary I think we should ban cishet men from the genre😨half joking but I especially just enjoyed this because i really do love discussing the ethics and drive behind making these types of things. and just the voyeuristic appeal of it all. I love to debate it and talk about it but I would rather not with the people interviewed in this documentary. I think I’ve heard enough... Also I really love to see that all us horror fans are the same. we all want to put references in our movies and hope some other nerd gets it. I saw that eraserhead shirt at the beginning (and ik there was another reference I got excited about I forget what though). And I can’t lie. I love when I am the some nerd who understands that reference
Honestly a pretty interesting watch if you have any interest or familiarity in extreme horror. ik the bit about the guy who was making the titular s&man series was of course just fiction and could have been more climactic but still an engaging piece woven between the interviews with legit people. Horror is fun and I love it deeply even to the “extreme”ish extents but after watching this and thinking about some of the things said by the real people in this documentary I think we should ban cishet men from the genre😨half joking but I especially just enjoyed this because i really do love discussing the ethics and drive behind making these types of things. and just the voyeuristic appeal of it all. I love to debate it and talk about it but I would rather not with the people interviewed in this documentary. I think I’ve heard enough... Also I really love to see that all us horror fans are the same. we all want to put references in our movies and hope some other nerd gets it. I saw that eraserhead shirt at the beginning (and ik there was another reference I got excited about I forget what though). And I can’t lie. I love when I am the some nerd who understands that reference
mikeyj2
6.0★ · 01/28/15
Really interesting. I don't think anything like this has ever been done before.
Really interesting. I don't think anything like this has ever been done before.
