Anatomies of Disgust

Shame on KCOP for presenting, under the guise of a documentary, the production “Anatomy of Horror” (Aug. 22). I call it a “pseudomentary.”

The program (about the history of horror films with a preview of two upcoming fright films) should have carried a disclaimer, labeling it for what it was: nothing more than a one-hour infomercial. The premise was excellent, but it failed to even approach fulfilling its potential.

The true horror was the show.

Lyn A. Sherwood, San Juan Capistrano

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Typical. Fox Broadcasting’s “Roswell Autopsy”” (Aug. 28) program showed us graphic pictures of an “alien” autopsy, including close-ups of skin being sliced open, organs exposed, the head being sawed open and the brains removed.

But of course the genital area of the “creature” was blocked out. I think the underlying message espoused by the standards of film and television “ratings”--it’s OK to slice someone apart, but not to have sex--is both hypocritical and disgusting.

Eric Miller, Los Angeles