User blog comment:Gbr10013wrrw/Absolute WORST cliches?/@comment-26475800-20160312033931

excessive gore. So many stories rely on showing what the inside of a person/animal look like and disregard actually putting a story together. Dating Game, Clockwork: Your Time is Up, Laughing Jack, and many more rely on the gore to get cheap thrills.

Also Rape. Rape is a horrible thing and is used so casually that it is offensive to everyone. I understand that rape is one of the scariest things that can happen to a person, but come on. You should be able to write a story without having to delve into that subject. And, if you feel the need to go there, do it with some tact.