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Why is "whimisical and dark" humour needed to offset the dark and depressed theme of Out of the Abyss?
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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 6690866" data-attributes="member: 40177"><p>Absolutely. Personally, I'd also add the story "Flowers for Algernon", which, while not about madness or horror, still uses a lot of humour to underline the main sadness of the overall story. </p><p></p><p>Steven King, called the American "master" of horror, uses a LOT of humour and whimsy in his stories. "The Mist", probably his scariest story in my opinion, has some very lovercraftian bits, but it's also sort of funny and whimsical - a bunch of people hiding from tentacled beasts in an old grocery store while a "Flat Earth Society" decides to use Christian Theology to justify human sacrifice. Yeah, it's scary... but it's also really funny.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Fair. And I agree with you. I don't really buy 'em myself, or the DRAGON magazines that come out in April. But I don't mind jokes in the actual printed work, or a few joke NPCs. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Wait. You mean they DON'T change NPC names to something stupid or punny? Can we trade!?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't forget the authour, who should have a say in what he thinks is needed for his creative works. And this one clearly wants to go in that direction. Good for him. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Couldn't agree more. I don't know why this thread topic needs to come up three different times, when the end result is always "if you don't like it, change it".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wik, post: 6690866, member: 40177"] Absolutely. Personally, I'd also add the story "Flowers for Algernon", which, while not about madness or horror, still uses a lot of humour to underline the main sadness of the overall story. Steven King, called the American "master" of horror, uses a LOT of humour and whimsy in his stories. "The Mist", probably his scariest story in my opinion, has some very lovercraftian bits, but it's also sort of funny and whimsical - a bunch of people hiding from tentacled beasts in an old grocery store while a "Flat Earth Society" decides to use Christian Theology to justify human sacrifice. Yeah, it's scary... but it's also really funny. Fair. And I agree with you. I don't really buy 'em myself, or the DRAGON magazines that come out in April. But I don't mind jokes in the actual printed work, or a few joke NPCs. Wait. You mean they DON'T change NPC names to something stupid or punny? Can we trade!? Don't forget the authour, who should have a say in what he thinks is needed for his creative works. And this one clearly wants to go in that direction. Good for him. Couldn't agree more. I don't know why this thread topic needs to come up three different times, when the end result is always "if you don't like it, change it". [/QUOTE]
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