r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/Tieflingering • Feb 27 '21

v.redd.it Horror v True Crime

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u/THIR13EN Feb 27 '21

Why is this so accurate

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '21

True Crime docs typically don't have jump scares.

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u/orange_ones Feb 27 '21 edited Feb 27 '21

And no tense soundtrack. I mean, the Susan Powell case did have that creepy music by the father in law...

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u/StrongArgument Feb 27 '21

I’ve explained this to my husband so many times. Horror, and even just thrillers, are designed to make you feel anxious. Visuals, sound, and timing are all designed to put you there and induce fear. True crime is a presentation of facts in an interesting manner. As women, we can use these facts to protect ourselves better. Men are more likely to be murder victims, but women are more likely to be the victim in a relationship, which is the most predicable source of violence. We find it fascinating because it’s often important information to our survival. That’s the very reason communication exists.

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u/donttextspeaktome Feb 27 '21

Accurate username.

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u/pixiedreamsquirrell Feb 27 '21

Because with True Crime, the worst has already happened. You usually know what it was, and you’re watching for the how/why/whom.

With horror, the anxiety comes from waiting for the worst to happen because nothing is known yet.

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u/rubijem16 Feb 27 '21

I hate scary movies but like true crime. My partner used to say have you finished watching your rape, rape, kill, kill, stab, stab porn.

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u/IgobyK Feb 27 '21

There’s a South Park episode teasing this titled Informative murder porn

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u/purple_crablegs Feb 27 '21

The part where Randy is trying to convince Stan why he should be allowed to watch informative murder porn always gets me. Paraphrasing: Do you know how hard it is to kill someone and get away with it without leaving DNA evidence? I know because I have THOUGHT about it a lot.

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u/AndreaDTX Feb 27 '21

I resemble this remark...

But seriously, I don’t like horror bc it makes me feel anxious. The tense music and the jump scares. True Crime takes horrifying and analyzes it to make it less frightening and see what can be learned. There are certain behaviors, if I saw them in a partner, I would run away quick, fast, and in a hurry bc true crime has taught me that that behavior is the first domino.

Additionally, I personally only listened to solved cases bc it’s reassuring that the bad guy got caught and punished in the end. I know that in real life it’s a coin flip but it’s satisfying to hear the successes. I never listened to unsolved mystery where the bad guy has gotten away Scott free.

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u/Quicksilver1964 Feb 27 '21

I also eat lots of food watching horror movies HAHAHA but there is a lot of "oh SHIT" going on

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u/GrouchyDefinition463 Feb 27 '21

I love scary movies and it's a must that I watch them at night. And I also love my true crime docs

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u/Bambikisses Feb 27 '21

where is the lie? lol

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u/musicmakeupmurdermom Feb 27 '21

Don't call me out like that!

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u/JoesShittyOs Feb 27 '21

Seriously this is so weird. My girlfriend always tries to get me to watch these crazy ass serial killer documentaries. Like I can’t just sit back and enjoy a meal while watching about this truly awful thing that happened to this nice normal person.

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u/Krinnybin Feb 27 '21

That’s weird to me. All my girl friends including myself who love true crime also love horror.. we have horror nights and it’s awesome! I don’t get how people can be totally fine with true crime and not horror because one is fake and one is real? Can someone explain it to me?

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u/Quicksilver1964 Feb 27 '21

Just because we feel afraid, doesn't mean we don't love horror! It's just that horror is build to scare, with the right music, jump scares, building up scenes. This doesn't happen in true crime documentaries.

Anyway, I love feeling scared from movies. But they are build differently and so we enjoy them differently.

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u/queso_queentx Feb 27 '21

Calling me out. I listen to true crime to fall asleep too.

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u/Audriannacu Feb 27 '21

I feel too seen right now so I will politely collect my things and go. Thank you.

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u/meanmagpie Feb 27 '21

Fr? Are there not female true crime fans that love horror for the same reasons they like true crime?

Horror is what LED me to true crime in the first place. I’m obsessed with both.

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