Why is there so much murder porn?

[Mayne]

There is literally hundreds of tv shows about murder? My sister is addicted to it, I just don't find the appeal of it. Is it a woman thing?

Why would you want these stories in your head? and especially going to bed afterwards.

 

[Mayne]

i'm not saying porn ..just the addicting qualities of it.

 

[blankslate]

Punisher Season Two



It's awesome.

 

[Mayne]

I'm talking about dramatizations or recreations of actual murders.

 

[blankslate]

I'm talking about dramatizations or recreations of actual murders.

Oh sorry but nope don't watch those unless I'm stuck in a waiting room of some sort with no cell signal or wi-fi


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[Mayne]

Oh sorry but nope don't watch those unless I'm stuck in a waiting room of some sort with no cell signal or wi-fi


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where the hell are you hanging out?

 

[Jaepheth]

It appeals to people who like puzzles; both the ones that think they'd make good detectives, and also to the casual psychopaths who would never actually kill someone but fantasize about how they'd get away with it.
I would suppose it can also give a low level adrenaline kick.

 

[IronWing]

Crows have needs.

 

[snoopy7548]

I used to love watching Unsolved Mysteries when I was a kid. Life can be boring, so some people need an escape, and stuff like this gives them a rush.

 

[destrekor]

Mysteries of any kind get many people hooked. There's an inquisitiveness about us that plays a major roll, as we are incredibly curious about a) what happened (after we've been sufficiently teased by these master story tellers), how/why did it happen, and how the hell did the perp get away with it for so long (or remains free to this day)?


If there's a competition, I suppose it's better that perhaps people are more inclined to watch "murder porn" and they are "torture porn."

I admittedly really dug the Saw series and movies like Hostel. There were always many (most) scenes that made me squirm uncomfortably and look away, but that curious side of me would still force me to look after looking away, then squirm again, look again, rinse and repeat. I just had to see it. Now granted, I thought there was a certain artistry that really made this work so well, master-class thriller/horror work with some themes, messages, well designed scenes, quality writing, and solid direction/a solid director that brought it all together. There was also a time in my life that I was seeking the next thriller, expanding my horror horizons, looking for that next adrenaline fix. Much like I love rollercoasters but still find myself sufficiently freaked once at the top of a hill, there are some things that just come with being human and having some freedom to do just that, be human. We all get off in the strangest of ways.

edit:
But I will say that, generally these days, I don't watch much of that anymore. Especially real-life mysteries. I will catch them on occasion, and once I get to reading about something on the internet I tend to geek out and dive right in. But having found enough of this topic in real life by just watching the news and having my eyes open to the world, I've become much more interesting in seeking the true escapes, going right to fiction and skipping this kind of thing. I want real escapes.

 

[sao123]

I enjoy Matlock and Law and Order, but neither of those is porn... so i don't know what you watchin...

 

[darkswordsman17]

OP you're pretty far behind on South Park, or were you just watching reruns?

 

[whm1974]

I think very few people actually want to murder or even torture other Human beings. I think Murder and Torture Porn is fine as long as it is only a Fantasy and an not an actual desire to do those things.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[sswingle]

Really shows who watches South Park and who doesn't lol.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I never understand murder / action movies much. Same boring plot lines with the same typical endings.

I pretty much stick to comedy and politics... Even better when the 2 go together.

 

[Ichinisan]

I watched as the "informative murder porn" TV networks "clicked" with my sister while she was in my apartment for 2 years. She introduced it to some of her friends and they were absolutely captivated by Investigation Discovery and those other two networks.

Definitely clicks with women more than men, but some dudes like it too.

Now watch "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst"

1) It's the only thing close to this genre I have enjoyed.

2) It's the most compelling piece of television I have ever watched.

New evidence came to light during the documentary and the guy was getting arrested as the finale aired.

WATCH IT ASAP

 

[Ichinisan]

Regarding the typical "informative murder porn" "documentaries" they show on TV networks like Investigation Discovery, they usually change the names of individuals and places. That is supposedly done to protect the identities of those involved, but I suspect the real reason is this: Those stories are so interchangeable, they can present the same case to you as 10 different cases if they wanted to.

 

[whm1974]

I never understand murder / action movies much. Same boring plot lines with the same typical endings.

I pretty much stick to comedy and politics... Even better when the 2 go together.

I wounder just popular such movies/shows would be if the murderer or serial killer gets away with it?

 

[whm1974]

What? No else is wondering about the above?

 

[snoopy7548]

There are some movies where the killer gets away, I think.

 

[sportage]

Just look a the movie advertisement i.e. COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Guns guns guns.
Every movie poster has some mean dude pointing a gun.
And we wonder why our kids are so screwed up.
And why little Billy is one day watching Mr Rogers and Big Bird, and the next witnessing society pushing the guns, the sex, and politicians and movie stars shaking their willie at women and grabbing their girly parts.
And the third day little Billy shoots himself with dads gun.
And we wonder why.....

 

[lxskllr]

Crows have needs.

 

[Ichinisan]

Just look a the movie advertisement i.e. COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Guns guns guns.
Every movie poster has some mean dude pointing a gun.
And we wonder why our kids are so screwed up.
And why little Billy is one day watching Mr Rogers and Big Bird, and the next witnessing society pushing the guns, the sex, and politicians and movie stars shaking their willie at women and grabbing their girly parts.
And the third day little Billy shoots himself with dads gun.
And we wonder why.....

A lot of people in this thread misunderstand what "informative murder porn" is.

It's a colloquialism that refers to those tedious drawn-out "documentaries" on TV networks like Investigation Discovery. They almost always involve lovers, betrayal, and murder. The term was probably coined by a particular episode of South Park.

 

[zinfamous]

A lot of people in this thread misunderstand what "informative murder porn" is.

It's a colloquialism that refers to those tedious drawn-out "documentaries" on TV networks like Investigation Discovery. They almost always involve lovers, betrayal, and murder. The term was probably coined by a particular episode of South Park.

This is basically what Dateline NBC has been for the last 10 or so years, right?