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I think strangulation is the most sought form of death in this genre, and there have been a lot of comments about it in the past. My curiosity lies with the tool used to do the strangling.What preferences do you have?

Rope? Wire? Stocking? Ribbon? Bare hands? Or something else? This is about the tool, not how it’s used.

I'm flexible as long as it looks taut and the actress performs accordingly, and those are the tricky parts. If I see any slack and the performance doesn't match, you've lost me.

Short, thin, black or metal cord/garrote. It's always a delight to see it dig and engrave itself into the neck. I like it be short because it keeps the victim close, then the way victim claws at it and tries get their fingers underneath but it just doesn't budge

I tend to like stockings or materials that stretch a bit. It’s seems a bit easier to create the illusion of tightness without hurting the actress.

I think pretty much any tool for this is a good tool :-)
One tool I find appealing is zip ties... for several reasons. 1. The subject knows they're pretty much permanent once tightened ... it's not easy to cut or remove them... once it's tightened to such a degree that she cannot breathe... she is done for. 2. Set and forget, so to speak. After the killer tightens it, they don't have to be concerned with maintaining required pressure, even if the subject attempts to struggle. The killer can then use their hands to do... other things...

Fantasy only.

Strangulation doesn't have the same phallic symbolism as say a bullet or a penetrating weapon such as a knife, or an arrow, etc.

However, in a male to female strangulation, I prefer manual strangulation. It is much more up close and personal.

Ric delCampo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:49 pm Fantasy only.

This is a given, Ric. We don't need to preface our positions. The whole board is fantasy only.

Anything really, though I would prefer to see as much of the neck as possible. So, if I had to pick just one, it would probably be a parachute cord. They are strong and make a nice indention.

DarkLime wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:54 pm Short, thin, black or metal cord/garrote. It's always a delight to see it dig and engrave itself into the neck. I like it be short because it keeps the victim close, then the way victim claws at it and tries get their fingers underneath but it just doesn't budge

I'm with this. A earbud or phone charging cord is just right. But it has to have that indentation.

I am old-fashioned and like to see a nice fat piece of rope actually squeezing the Lovelie's neck, and the same with hanging. A bonus is that it need not hurt the lady's tender neck to look tight, because it makes a broader indentation looking tight and does not cut in while doing it. It should be placed high on her throat above the windpipe so that does not get painfully crushed. Right up under her jawline as if she were hanged looks like a "proper" throttling......................elsullo

Interesting ideas. Thanks. We may try a few.

Max5s … your question caught the attention of my wife and myself: “I think strangulation is the most sought form of death in this genre …My curiosity lies with the tool used to do the strangling. What preferences do you have? Rope? Wire? Stocking? Ribbon? Bare hands? Or something else?”

Hope you don’t mind in my response, but the implement for faux strangling my wife and the way in which it is used is intimately related …

Lin and I have been play-acting murder scenes for our own pleasure for quite a while, mostly involving Lin as the victim by strangulation, gunshot, or stabbing. These days, Lin definitely prefers faux strangulation especially for those little playlets that she composes and directs while my choice varies between throttling Lin to death or blasting her with a (fake) gun. Unless we are staying on our remote ranch by ourselves, where we can be outdoors in warm weather, we do few little scenes with a (fake) knife … Lin likes the feel and I like the look of (fake) blood to accompany a fatal wound, but that makes too much of a mess in the house.

Implements of playing at strangulation that Lin favors, in order of sexy hotness for her: 1 - silk scarf; 2 - soft bra; 3 - silk or nylon belt of a sexy lace robe (black, red or dark blue robes); 4 - belt from shortie, white cotton bath robe, and 5 - nylon garter belt.

No-no’s after trying them out: 1 - man’s leather belt, 2 - nylon stocking, and 3 - telephone cord or similar. Reason? Left a faint reddish mark on her neck by rubbing (even if not pulled on), and uncomfortable texture.

Maybe’s: soft and thick cotton rope if handled carefully to prevent bruising. Clothes line is much too narrow and stiff.

Impractical: Panties and thongs. Grasped in each hand, I can (gently) press sexy panties against her throat, but they are too small to wrap around her neck without actually choking Lin. Lin really wants the feel of a garrote, without choking, and that requires a longer fabric, like a scarf or soft bra or wide fabric belt.

Manual strangulation is OK, either from front or rear. While standing, clasping one hand or both hands around the neck and pulling her body in close is a preferred manual method, although she is willing to die standing from a rear arm strangle. A rear strangle also is favored when she is seated at her make-up table. Manual floor or bed strangles while on her back as I straddle over her are also OK with Lin, but we don’t do those very often any more.

If Lin’s scene only requires that she pose as if dead, she is quite willing to wrap anything around her neck. For my visual benefit in a posed scene, we sometimes add some faint dark red lipstick lines to represent bruising on her neck from the ligature or hands.

What else? Add a full-length mirror as part of the stand-up scene when strangled from the rear. Lin loves to watch herself slowly expire.

The first time that I brought up the subject of play-acting a death scene, Lin already had moved into the ranch house for several months and our relationship had become serious. One evening, while seated on a sofa in half-naked foreplay, I mentioned that I wanted to strangle her … quickly assuring my intention that it was play-acting as part of sex foreplay.

Lin replied, “Play-acting? Are you serious?”

I said yes.

Lin replied, “That’s because you want to f… my supposed dead body?”

I said yes.

Lin said, “Then, we better get to the bedroom. It will be easier in bed.”

In the bedroom, I fetched a red and white striped silk scarf and slid it under a pillow. A few minutes later, it was wrapped twice around Lin’s neck and she executed an agonized death as I pretended to mightily tug on the scarf with both hands.

We still have the scarf.

--Brock

Ric delCampo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:49 pm
Strangulation doesn't have the same phallic symbolism as say a bullet or a penetrating weapon such as a knife, or an arrow, etc.

That's because death fantasy isn't always a metaphor for sex. In fact, some of us prefer to keep sex out of it. ;)

I'm with Nyghtfall on this. Whatever is used, it has to appear to be tight. Too often, it's evident that the actors are trying to be safe, a little too safe to the point where the killing scene is ruined. In many cases, it becomes blatantly obvious the cord isn't making any real fit around the actress' throat, and no matter how nicely the actress performs, the whole thing ends up looking like a sham.

Nobody has mentioned a nice silk necktie? Soft, smooth, no harsh edges, and it looks tight even when it is not! Shopping thrift stores for old-fashioned WIDE neckties is a fun couple's adventure! (check for smoke stink). Nice for fake hanging too.

I also suggest bath towels: simply held length-wise and wrapped around a neck you can pull as hard as you are able and STILL nobody is getting strangled even though it looks like they should! TWO people pulling hard could not strangle one in the middle! Snug and cozy pressure yes, a lovely pleasurable tight wrap feel, but nothing tight enough to actually compress the neck! It is hilarious how films and TV show women killed with a towel, but it is impossible. No need for an extra-plush towel, an ordinary weave bath towel looks like it is really tight, but it is still soft!....................elsullo

Bare hands the only way for me.

It's not the first choice of many production companies, though. :(