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Originally Posted by EricDallaire
Agreed. Just as movies like Saw have an audience. I do think implying that kind of violence and leaving certain graphic elements up to the reader is a more powerful way of storytelling, and allows you to move along the pacing.
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As a teenager I remember debating with a friend whether "When a Stranger Calls" (the original movie) was scarier than "Friday the 13th". The latter is of course a so-called "slasher" movie whilst the former, which I thought was a lot scarier, leaves much to the imagination. Whilst I myself have never been a particular fan of "slasher" type movies, the point is that my friend was and probably still is. The OP has a good point provided that the point made does not extend to imposing his own views on others by way of censorship.
I have no problem with the suggestion of some sort of classification system for the purpose of informing people of the nature of what they are considering reading so they can make an informed decision whether to do so.