Last weekend I was invited to a friend's apartment for a night of
murder mystery games. The evening started off with one of Hitchcock's classics, Vertigo after which, my friend pulled out the murder mystery games. I was amazed at the violent and somewhat creepy minds of the the people around me of whom I call my friends. When it came to inventing horrifying stories that ended in violent and tragic death, the people I spend the majority of my time with were quite good at being creative. It made me start to wonder why humanity loves to embrace the tragic, the gore, and the violent. When it's presented to us in the form of fun and games when are more than happy to embrace it and make it the center of our entertainment for an evening. Whether it's watching Saw IV with all of your friends and younger siblings, or pulling out the
murder mystery games, people love to be shocked, as was demonstrated by my friends with these murder mystery games. What worries me is that those exposed to a great extent of violent material, especially at a young age, could become immune the shock when they see someone in pain in reality. It's a growing problem. Blame the media, it's an easy excuse.
