User blog comment:ShawnCognitionCP/Pushing the Limits? (Mini open collaboration, in a sense part 2)/@comment-26030957-20150127034618

The most limit pusing topic would definitely be torture of children. It's hard for even me to read about. It's funny how Dracula has become such a common place classic but you rarely ever here about the infantcide that occurs in the beginning when Dracula offers his wives an infant in place of Johnathon Harker. You never see contemporary images of that infamous count with a crying, wailing, baby in his hands, about to offer it to his blood hungry concubine. It's as if society has whitewashed the story of that taboo.

The next would have to be sexual torture and rape. I'll be frank with you, these two subjects-torture of children and rape- make me nervous as a writer. I often strive not to be gratuitous, (though I am a sick fucker and true horror lover) or shocking for shocking sake. But, you know, if the story takes you there and it feels natural and is well written- go for it!

The old fall back, of course, is cannabalism. But since everyone, deep down inside loves a good cannibal story, it is less shocking.

Please keep me posted on your progress and I'd love to contribute in anyway.

HumboldtLycanthrope (talk) 03:46, January 27, 2015 (UTC)