thomblake comments on If You Demand Magic, Magic Won't Help - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 07 March 2012 03:13:30PM * 1 point [-]

"Let's be honest: all fiction is a form of escapism."

Hell no. Try reading "Voices From the Street". Why would I ever want to escape from my wonderful life to go THERE?

Comment author: thomblake 07 March 2012 04:17:17PM 0 points [-]

You might want to check out Noel Carroll's Philosophy of Horror.

(Aside: I never noticed before - the cover looks like a Vampire: The Masquerade splatbook)