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Re-Animator 1985 | Stuart Gordon

love that the horror tag is now orang. i know itll stop being that way once halloween passes but i wish it would stay that way forever

#cactus says things #horror

enigmaticpink

I think some people forget that some literature and some media is meant to be deeply uncomfortable and unsettling. It's meant to make you have a very visceral reaction to it. If you genuinely can't handle these stories then you are under no obligation to consume them but acting as if they have no purpose or as if people don't have a right to tell these stories, stories that often relate to the darkest or most disturbing parts of life, then you should do some introspection.

vsaintsin

I’ve read some things that deal in sad/dark/actually depressing and disturbing subject matter. I’ve loved them and the points they make without endorsing the events portrayed.

It’s always disappointing to get online and see that the conversation is “X thing shouldn’t exist” on the grounds that it made somebody feel badly. It was meant to make you feel that way and it’s normal that it did - it’s okay that you stop reading it or don’t finish it but I am BEGGING you to consider why it made you uncomfortable and why the author felt the need (if the answer isn’t immediately obvious, as it can be). There isn’t shame in something putting you off so badly that you shelve it.

The sterilization of reality is a detriment to all who exist within it. To censor stories with painful themes is to erase the reality that such stories are based in some horrific truth and works to erase the reality that many people have endured.

This trend or whatever we want to call it has gotten so bad that I listened to an entire lecture from somebody about how awful a book was and how it shouldn’t exist at all, how the author was a terrible person for concocting it and how it hurt people. When I asked what the book was, this person not only could barely recall the name but HAD NEVER READ IT. I bought the book. I read the book. It accomplished its task beautifully and I found it to be a cathartic experience. I also understood how it could make people so uncomfortable and would never judge anybody for setting it down.

It’s okay not to like something and distance yourself from it. Remember that those rules apply only to you, though, because they speak only to your own psyche.

tlbodine

Periodic reminder that one of the many roles of fiction is microdosing on big scary feelings so you build resilience, empathy, understanding, and defense against the real thing.

#i like horror cuz it explores dark themes and deep seated fears #i enjoy the discomfort because its in like. a controlled and fictional environment

skurrd

#horror

babizzxx

a weird side effect of having a parent die at 32 is that i feel an indescribable frustration when people in their 30s act like their lives are over. like i cant bring that up without sounding like im projecting, but just saying "girl youre not that old" comes across like im still young and dont know anything. which is fair, i am young and i cant imagine how ill feel when im in my 30s, but i sure as hell know if i die by then ill be dying young.

anyway if youre in your 30s youre not old.

#more personal but something thats been bothering me #death #cactus says things #like people call themselves old at 30 but if i tell them my mom was 32 when she passed all of a sudden its “oh thats so young”#i get it but girl. please

squeakitties

kiwi-rocks33

forgot where I got this from. it’s been on my phone for years and brings me great comfort in times of sadness

byjove

ADHD sucks so bad. You’ll finally do that task you’ve been putting off for weeks or months and then be like “Oh my God, I’ve been laying in bed at night wracked with guilt and disgust at my inability to clean my bathroom sink and it wasn’t even difficult. I’m so stupid.”

byjove

Dishes will make me come to the conclusion I am worthless as a human being.