User blog comment:AsculaRiddle/???3/@comment-28266772-20170411141726

We don't consider this a "fandom" because it's not dedicated to a single work. It's just a bunch of unrelated stories. Most of the famous classic pastas aren't even viewed positively by most people (me included) and any attempt to cross them over or demonstrate that they all coexist in a single universe is considered unnecessary and pointless.

And to answer your first question; a story is a story. It's not real. It can startle and frighten you but it doesn't hold a candle compared to what the real world can put out there. So it makes sense we can get used to scary stories but it's way way way harder to convince ourselves to ignore a strange sound in our house late at night. One is fake. One is real. Even if the real one is extremely unlikely, it's still at least possible. After all, the world can be a scary place and bad things do happen.

To me, it's like asking "why do I enjoy rollercoasters but get scared when a plane experiences turbulence?" and the answer is "because once in a while, a plane actually crashes".