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[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 106 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I know you’re mostly joking but from what I understand it’s this:

True crime: tries to answer the “why” and there’s the invisible carrot of “justice” that you hope to get in the end. Unsolved mysteries leave you with a crack itch of thinking you can “figure it out,” like a puzzle.

Gore horror: no “why,” no “justice,” no puzzle, just a brutal description of human suffering. There’s no closure.

That’s just my hypothesis though ¯\(ツ)

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago
[–] Xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

This is the best explanation of this type of content I have seen!! Totally makes sense!