/lit/ - Literature

>Be looking at other authors on Instagram (just reposts from TikTok but I don't use TikTok so...)
>Usual shit like "When you're writing and your cat wants snuggies"
>Come across one post by a guy writing some scifi thriller
>Says the book is really messed up
>Shows pic related
>Comments are full of people saying they're hyped + hooked
What the fuck is wrong with people these days? I know horror/thriller books in general a dime a dozen and typically really corny but christ this is bad.