I found where my violent stories come from.

[49greg]

I've gone 'bad' in several stories, mostly ones I haven't completed. They just went into a dark corner of violence and pain, and I had no intention to do so.

Yesterday I was working on my Nano story, and took a break. I watched the last episode of "Fargo" the TV series that I had on DVR, then had a short nap. After that I went back to my laptop. And spewed out a bunch of mayhem and murder and torture.

Now I know where it comes from. I'm suggestible. And sometimes I watch violent movies, and my wife likes to watch the 'true crime' murder shows in the TV - the ones like "Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda", "Murder Book", "Forensic Files" and other such shows on TV.

My brain percolates what I've seen, and sends it through my finger tips. And I let it happen. And all this time I thought I was original. Hah!

 

[Hypoxia]

My brain percolates what I've seen, and sends it through my finger tips. And I let it happen. And all this time I thought I was original. Hah!

The easy cure: Kill your TV. Take a shotgun to it. Blast the bloody shit out of it. Take out all your aggressions where they'll do some good. Then settle in for some nice long pr0n sessions. Get in the mood. Write smut and be happy.

 

[Arngrim]

The easy cure: Kill your TV. Take a shotgun to it. Blast the bloody shit out of it. Take out all your aggressions where they'll do some good. Then settle in for some nice long pr0n sessions. Get in the mood. Write smut and be happy.

But if I do that, how will I settle in for a nice, long pr0n session when all my pr0n is on VHS?

 

[lovecraft68]

But if I do that, how will I settle in for a nice, long pr0n session when all my pr0n is on VHS?

Just had a flashback of my favorite 80's porn scene. Victoria Paris and Tori Welles with Peter North....reverse, fast forward, reverse fast forward....

 

[HandsInTheDark]

The easy cure: Kill your TV. Take a shotgun to it.

This. There's been nothing worth anyone's time since they cancelled Firefly and that was a long time ago. I don't have a TV, haven't in years, and I don't miss it.

 

[sr71plt]

Of course taking a shotgun to your TV would just be extending your impulse to engage in violence.

 

[lovecraft68]

Not to put a disturbing thought in your head, but its my opinion that TV shows/movies/books etc do not create that darkness or influence you to write that way, but they tap into something already there beneath the surface.

My own violent stories stem very simply from a long ago violent past. I feel the urge to write things like that on occasion are the last vestiges of that-and a safe way to express it- so perhaps you have some nasty little things deep down you lock away.

Feeding the beast is the expression I'm looking for I guess.

I have to agree with Handsinthedark....TV, like most movies, is a pile of re-hashed copy cat crap. Aside from Football and some baseball I only watch one or two shows and generally binge watch on netflix.

Speaking of Dark...anyone watching Gotham? Not your dad's Batman for sure.

 

[sr71plt]

I stopped watching Gotham when the eyeball popped out.

 

[lovecraft68]

I stopped watching Gotham when the eyeball popped out.

They killed her off end of season one

This season is even more violent. Getting to that contrived shock level stage. Their proto type joker character was excellent though.

 

[Handley_Page]

Of course taking a shotgun to your TV would just be extending your impulse to engage in violence.

And sometimes it's the only answer when the programme is real cr@p; if you cannot find the remote and the nearest thing to hand is your shotgun.

 

[sr71plt]

And sometimes it's the only answer when the programme is real cr@p; if you cannot find the remote and the nearest thing to hand is your shotgun.

With Gotham, it was a balancing act--balancing what I found interesting in the program with what I found gratuitously violent--and having it go out of balance when it jumped the shark (in my view--it wasn't just the eye pop, it was an unbelievable situation where they negotiated with her for no particular reason other than TV drama value).

I sort of think that the bottom line is that you don't have to watch violent programs if the violence bothers you. It does me when it goes to a certain point, and I just dump that program. I don't have enough time to watch TV anyway and I don't get the channels that most of the higher-quality programs are on anyway. (I order them from Netflix if I'm really interested.)

 

[lovecraft68]

With Gotham, it was a balancing act--balancing what I found interesting in the program with what I found gratuitously violent--and having it go out of balance when it jumped the shark (in my view--it wasn't just the eye pop, it was an unbelievable situation where they negotiated with her for no particular reason other than TV drama value).

I sort of think that the bottom line is that you don't have to watch violent programs if the violence bothers you. It does me when it goes to a certain point, and I just dump that program. I don't have enough time to watch TV anyway and I don't get the channels that most of the higher-quality programs are on anyway. (I order them from Netflix if I'm really interested.)

I dumped Game of thrones for the reason you mentioned. It's now just 'look how cruel and vicious our characters can be' and it doesn't even flow with the story anymore.

Gotham is pretty heavy on the violence, a little overly so, but if one looks at the characters it does fit so I'm still in. GOT on the other hand not every single little thing needs to be shown.

 

[JaxRhapsody]

What the hell is too much violence?

 

[GoldenCojones]

This. There's been nothing worth anyone's time since they cancelled Firefly and that was a long time ago. I don't have a TV, haven't in years, and I don't miss it.

I like food network. "Beat Bobby Flay" and "Cutthroat Kitchen" are two of my favorites and no they aren't nearly as violent as their names

 

[sr71plt]

What the hell is too much violence?

You have to answer that one for yourself.

 

[Hypoxia]

What the hell is too much violence?

Depends on the context. You can blow up planets and kill billions of sentient creatures, even humans. But you can't think too hard about self-mutilation. Laurel rejected Like a Hole in the Head several times before I made it clear that the narrator was not drilling for brains -- not yet, anyway. I'm still trying to get her to accept The Pharmacist which features a woman exploding on the protagonist's rapidly-expanding cock. It's not really snuff but it's not really pleasant, either.

Where do my violent stories come from? Old underground comix mostly.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'm still trying to get her to accept The Pharmacist which features a woman exploding on the protagonist's rapidly-expanding cock. It's not really snuff but it's not really pleasant, either.

How the hell do you think that's not snuff?

 

[sr71plt]

All you have to do is attach the expanding cock on a vampire, and it goes through OK.

 

[lovecraft68]

All you have to do is attach the expanding cock on a vampire, and it goes through OK.

Yeah the mythical creature device is the end around for pretty much everything.

I was rejected for snuff once a few years ago and at first I couldn't figure it out because it was a flashback and no sex during the killing. Then it dawned on me it was because the woman became sexually aroused while telling the story.

You live, you learn.

 

[GoldenCojones]

Yeah the mythical creature device is the end around for pretty much everything.

I was rejected for snuff once a few years ago and at first I couldn't figure it out because it was a flashback and no sex during the killing. Then it dawned on me it was because the woman became sexually aroused while telling the story.

You live, you learn.

Long ago in a previous life I got a snuff story passed for a while. It was called "Predator." After it had been up for a while it got pulled. My guess is that it slipped through and then got complaints. Way back then I don't think it was even called snuff (I actually had to look up the term) and when I posted it, I didn't think about it being bad. The dude that was killed was a rapist so in that context I didn't, and don't, consider him human. He also happened to be the main character in the story and no there was no rape in the story but the intended victim did kill him with sex, so I get the point for pulling the story.

I need to find an alternate place where I can post that story.

 

[Hard_Rom]

In early twenties made a snuff flip clip animated cartoon. Where you draw succeeding frames on corner of note pad and flip through. Guy kills prostitute with gun. More plain murder. No idea where that came from. Never been my thing. A-bomb explosion with growing devils face was another flip clip. Maybe the noir and the simple page flip.

Currently play an ADD 2nd edition CN witch who I get inspiration from Bellatrix Lestrange and the witches from Conan. Rather bad tempered demon cult witch. A tiny hair N of being CE. My DM is dying to force the change. But party fears me too much as a CE character. My fireballs, meteor storms and chain lightning spells have caused friendly fire casualties.

 

[lovecraft68]

In early twenties made a snuff flip clip animated cartoon. Where you draw succeeding frames on corner of note pad and flip through. Guy kills prostitute with gun. More plain murder. No idea where that came from. Never been my thing. A-bomb explosion with growing devils face was another flip clip. Maybe the noir and the simple page flip.

Currently play an ADD 2nd edition CN witch who I get inspiration from Bellatrix Lestrange and the witches from Conan. Rather bad tempered demon cult witch. A tiny hair N of being CE. My DM is dying to force the change. But party fears me too much as a CE character. My fireballs, meteor storms and chain lightning spells have caused friendly fire casualties.

ADD man, I remember being so excited to buy the first box sets of D&D red for beginner the blue box was for expert/advanced. I still have first editions of all the monster manuals and other books. Including my favorites the first "Fiend Folio" and Deities and Demi Gods. They'd fetch a nice price, but I won't part with them.

I can't into it anymore though. Closest I came was running some Call of Cthulhu campaigns when I had the comic shop, but it wasn't the same. I took too many years off from it I think.

I still do role playing games, but they're um, a little different now.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Neenya 16th lvl witch Chaotic Neutral

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[lovecraft68]

The Vader Hitler comparison left me no choice but to post this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnjqVzQaM1g