Jomega@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 months agoThis rule is inspired by true events.imagemessage-square133linkfedilinkarrow-up1449arrow-down12
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minus-squareSmokedBillionaire@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoSo true, the more it happens the more I have been thinking the approaches used writing the absurd and the horrific must have a ton of overlap.
minus-squareTotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI also think it’s the sort of person both fields attract. Comics are often cynical and edgy while still having a lot of empathy for people, which is a really helpful perspective for writing great horror.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.socialBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoOr they’re all actually monsters and you just don’t find out about the rest
minus-squareTotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThere are plenty of insufferable assholes in comedy, but I doubt those people would have an interesting perspective for good horror
So true, the more it happens the more I have been thinking the approaches used writing the absurd and the horrific must have a ton of overlap.
I also think it’s the sort of person both fields attract. Comics are often cynical and edgy while still having a lot of empathy for people, which is a really helpful perspective for writing great horror.
Or they’re all actually monsters and you just don’t find out about the rest
There are plenty of insufferable assholes in comedy, but I doubt those people would have an interesting perspective for good horror