About
Best Gore[1] is a Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based shock site that provides uncensored graphic photographs and videos related to news stories as well as opinion pieces.
History
On April 8, 2008 the domain BestGore.com was registered by Mark Marek. The first post came on April 30, 2008 and contained a video clip of American civil engineer Eugene Armstrong being beheaded by a group of Al-Qaida operatives led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. [3]
1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick
On May 25, 2012, Luka Magnotta uploaded an 11-minute video to Best Gore entitled 1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick that depicted Luka killing and dismembering Lin Jun, an international student form China.[4] Police initially reported that Marek refused to take down the video, but Marek later stated that he took it down himself of his own accord.[5] This incident led Best Gore to enter the public spotlight as well as Marek to stand trial.[6]
Features
Best Gore sections include “All the Gore” which contains an archive of it’s stories[7], an “About” section that includes a FAQ[8], and forums.[9]
Traffic
BestGore.com has an Alexa ranking of 10,260[10].
Search Interest
External References
[1]Best Gore – Incredibly Graphic Video, Image and Movie
Galleries of Blood – NSFW
[3]Eugene Armstrong Beheading and Death Video | Best Gore
[4]1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick video proves the web is a place for good, and for gore | National Post
[5]Statement by Mrek – Best Gore
[6]Mark Marek, Best Gore site owner, committed to stand trial – Edmonton – CBC News
[8]About Best Bloody Gore | Best Gore
[10]Alexa – bestgore.com Site Overview