Hurtcore, a portmanteau of the words "hardcore" and "hurt", is a name given to a particularly extreme form of pornography (most often child pornography), usually involving degrading violence, bodily harm, and torture, typically relating to child sexual abuse.
[1][2][3][4] Eileen Ormsby, Australian writer and author of The Darkest Web,[5] described hurtcore as "a fetish for people who get aroused by the infliction of pain, or even torture, on another person who is not a willing participant".
Some dark web forums are dedicated to the discussion, and sharing of images and videos, of hurtcore.
[8] The case of Matthew Falder was the UK National Crime Agency's first successful hurtcore prosecution.
[9] Although hurtcore is usually child porn, adult hurtcore also exists, which usually comes in the form of genuine rape pornography or filmed domestic violence, and can also overlap with BDSM.