Talk:The Sandman/@comment-24115679-20140528205506

I'm getting tired of all the people saying that the Sandman is a rip-off of the Rake (or worse, that it's actually supposed to be the Rake). There are certainly supeficial similarities, but the creature in this story scares me way more than the Rake ever did. This story works so well because it tricks you into thinking you're reading a typical pasta about just another child eating boogeyman, and then it drops that twist on you. Fear of the Rake isn't substantially different from fear of a rabid dog. Fear of the Sandman is much more profound and psychological, at least for me. If you see the Rake in your bedroom... it doesn't really mean anything. Other than "I guess the Rake got hungry." If you see the Sandman in your bedroom, you know that it's there for a reason, and you know that whatever happens, you brought it on yourself. That's fucking scary.