Talk:Normal Porn for Normal People/@comment-24390275-20140111044114/@comment-1216259-20140113003436

"I was referring to the fansite, not the one described in the story."

Okay, but I was also referring to the stuff like licking the dryer. Taken on its own, yeah it's just silly, but I thought it was enjoyable how all of the apparent zaniness came together in a twisted sort of way at the end.

"Well, no. It's an excuse because the writer didn't have any stuff ready for "evidence", something in common with practically all creepypastas; it just happens to be a better one due to the more realistic nature of this story, fitting in with the liability thing mentioned. And sure, most sites."

I don't think it is, but I guess I would have to ask, & the author seems to be very inactive.

"But what about... you know, sites that specialize in stuff like the videos mentioned?"

Well, you've got me there, I don't know how prevalent genuine snuff film are. I've seen that there are few "officially verified" ones, but of course, there could be many that don't get that kind of notoriety.

"Christo. If it's not supposed to take place in our reality it should have said so, or at the very least made it a bit more obvious (Of course, if it doesn't then part of the tension-building is destroyed anyways: why should you care if this occurs? It's not in our world.) And simply being a horror story doesn't excuse such glaring flaws."

I don't follow this at all. The default assumption is that a story is just that--a story. This isn't something like the Slenderman mythos, which takes great pains to say, "No, seriously guys, this is totally happening & he could be coming for you next!" When I read "Call of Cthulhu," at no point did I think, "Uh-huh, & I bet I won't find any record of this investigation on Wikipedia. This story is such bullshit!" If I shouldn't care because it is not real, then I should NEVER care, because I know for a fact that these stories are fake. But that is what suspension of disbelief is for.