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scarletwoman

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6. "Done to death" - perfect!

Reply to libodem (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 21, 2014, 07:11 PM

Aug 2014

I'm cool with grumpy, nothing wrong with that.

I do like murder mysteries, but only the ones that present a well-crafted puzzle to solve. Just a simple dead body as a starting point, and then the painstaking process of figuring out whodunnit. No long, lingering descriptions of terror and torture, just good solid detective work.

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I am thoroughly fed up with psycho serial killers as a plot device. [View all] scarletwoman Aug 2014 OP

I know what you mean. Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #1

Thank you. I think the psycho serial killer trope is a cop-out. (so to speak) scarletwoman Aug 2014 #2

I've stopped reading these because they are creepy and disgusting. Chemisse Aug 2014 #3

I totally agree with you about tarnishing the psyche by reading that kind of sick stuff. scarletwoman Aug 2014 #5

I dislike it very much as well libodem Aug 2014 #4

"Done to death" - perfect! scarletwoman Aug 2014 #6

Exactly shenmue Aug 2014 #7

I know what you mean - I find this is true in films, too. closeupready Sep 2014 #8