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[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I disagree for the most part and I present as exhibits the highly popular "Marvel Zombies" fad as well as, coincidentially, the similar "Death Troopers" thing in Star Wars. The Old Republic MMORPG used to reek of "rakghoul" events and such space zombies barfing over everyone as part of rather hyped events in that game that made it insufferable for a while.

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Zombies

https://swtorista.com/articles/rakghoul-event-guide/

Also, Harry Potter had edgy fanfic spinoffs, including "Methods of Rationality" (that also had zombies, including awooga with Herminone's zombie!)

You know WAY more about these fandoms than I do, more than most FANS I know do. Your anti-fandom seems to have more fervor than most of the fandom has.

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

In this particular case, it's because I am a jaded ex fan of much of the above.

You wanted evidence of those fandoms being receptive to edginess, so I gave it to you.

[-] danisth@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I read HPMoR back in the day, I don’t remember any grimdark shit, but he was still writing it when I stopped reading so I’m not surprised to hear it went that direction.

It was so weird to hear the author of HPMoR come up in a recent TrueAnon episode, but not at all surprising to learn that he’s an ai grifter these days.

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

I don’t remember any grimdark shit

There's a pretty long and exhaustive comprehensive list of the grimdark shit in it, especially as it proceeds to its Randian "the entire cosmos is just a bunch of exploitable resource nodes for the taking" fever dream ending, but what I already mentioned was (CW: necrophilia, CSAM)

spoilerthe part where Herminone is killed but magically reanimated in a way where Big Yud dares the reader to enter his magical fetish realm by narratively stating how Hermione's magic zombie lacks volition but can still responds positively to sex and his fucked up "rationalist" version of Harry Potter is cool with that and very horny for the zombie.

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