Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-2240864-20140401232334/@comment-24077689-20140422173148

The Damn Batman wrote: Red Hood 22 wrote: Dont bother. the pasta is good i think, yes hes not realistic, but still. Pastas dont have to be Realistic. Thats why its Called "horror". It's not that it isn't realistic, it's because there's a ton of plot holes and grammar mistakes. It is a classic pasta, and has a decent concept, but it needs a bit of refurbishing. That's putting it lightly.

And the idea that it doesn't have to be realistic is just plain silly. Just because it's horror doesn't suddenly mean that you get to throw basic concepts of chemistry, physics, anatomy, etc. out the window. Part of what makes horror, horror, is that it often doesn't simply play on our fears but that it is, in some way, based partially in reality. That's what makes stories such as The Comfy and Cozy Cabin so unnerving, it's based solidly in reality, and then an even happens that tears that reality down. I challenge you to find any top-tier story that isn't in some way at least partially rooted in reality, of course that's excluding stories such as Dogscape which is pretty clearly based in an alternate future.