/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9090026

The horror angle makes me think it'd be a good in route. I have to imagine there's a sub-culture for horror stuff in cosplay (pyramid head and all that shit) that would be a good avenue to go down. Speaking of anime/manga, why not try and check up some horror anime/manga? I can't imagine people cosplay Junji Ito but maybe some of the stuff that dabbles in elements of horror - berserk, gantz(? I dunno if that is good or has horror but some of the pics I've seen is rather spooky in that eldritch way), lots of the new stuff I dunno of like that parasyte thing.

Unfortunately creepy types exist in the fandom world and I think it's fair to say doubly so among us guys for you gals. Most are harmless beyond making your nerves curdle, but I can't speak to better ways to see red flags or avoid them. I guess the best approach is to just be able to firmly and quickly cut off ties if they start setting of flags - I'd think most people will turn away someone who goes 100% creepy right away but the problem is when they slowly start to reveal it, most people not being good at 'breakups'.

Maybe a good way is to continue down that route of larger groups you can flit in and out of. I hate to say it but it may be a hangup of that fear of befriending anyone for fear of them being a creeper that is a real strong hindrance. Friendship is normally two-to-tango. You gotta approach as well as be approached. Sometimes you'll be really lucky and have a good gregarious genki person to go and pull you in - but they can be bad juju too.