User blog comment:Inferno Pendragon/Horror, Grimdark and Ethics/@comment-25008763-20150824033530

well you're not really wrong, however it has been noted even by media that The Tortured was far too mean-spirited and cruel, even for a horror.. these types of films / stories crop up a lot but my advice is don't let the needlessly mean films or stories detract from the fact their are still a lot of writers and directors who try and make decent enough stories with what they can.

audiences tend to have a poor attention-span these days (information overload and all that) and so film-makers especially seem to feel a story is "wasted".. but it hasn't stopped some from making pretty decent stories regardless.

torture films are always nasty and unethical.. I suggest trying to look into supernatural / psychological horrors instead.. leave the torture porn to its intended audience (even if you dislike it).