Cupcakes

Okay, I just read it last night and I’ll give my opinion. Personally, I’m not really all that into gore stuff, at least while reading, so it probably had a bit more of an affect on me than others. I’ve read countless comments and reviews saying that it’s overrated, poorly written, and unscary, but I disagree. You have to remember, when it first came out, it was one of the first MLP horrors from the new show. At the time, it really was darker than anything else in that particular fandom. And maybe, it’s infamy helped inspire many of the darker and more disturbing fanfics that have come out since. It’s kind of like the original “Friday the 13th”. When it came out, it was criticized for supposedly over the top violence. But now it is severely out classed in gore and violence by countless movies that have come since. But both still deserve credit for helping to ignite some of those more violent ones. And sure, there’s way worse stuff on the internet and in other fandoms, but this is really specific to MLP. Actually knowing the characters, I thought it was a decently executed fanfic, and it succeeded in what it was trying to do. Is it the most disturbing thing ever? No, not by a long shot. But does is still succeed in being disturbing? For the most part, I think yes. A lot of the people who say they’ve read worse stuff and weren’t affected by it, well, maybe that’s partially your fault. It may not seem as bad in comparison to other stuff, but it is still torture and murder. No matter how you slice it, that is still pretty fucking bad. And again, at the time, no one had really done that with the supposedly cute and innocent MlP characters. It helped to pave the way for some of the darker fanfics, creating/exposing a market for them. Some people say it’s badly written, but I disagree. I actually thought that it was decently written. I mean sure, it could’ve had a little more time to breath, but I still found the torture scenes to be detailed and disturbing. Again, I’m sure there are worse out there, but I just don’t think it deserves the hate that people throw at it. Also, what I think works is the idea, that again, at the time was at least somewhat original, of seeing a darker side to these characters. Pinkie has been portrayed as completely insane so many times by now, but this was one of, if not the first, to do so. And what was really so memorable about it wasn’t that despite being a murderous psychopath, Pinkie was still being Pinkie. She was still random, still cracked jokes, still threw parties, just with a lot more murder. And I personally really like the concept. Overall, I think that it’s a pretty good darkfic. You just have to have the right mindset. Because remember, everyone has their own tastes and opinions. If you like really dark and scary stuff, then go find some of the much more disturbing stories that there. If you hate the idea of the characters and show being “corrupted”, then give it a ten mile radius. But if you want a quick read, something dark  and gory, but not too bad, then it’s a great choice. And yeah, it’s got psychotic killer party pony Pinkie Pie! Overall, it’s not the absolute worst, but it ultimately still deserves it’s reputation as a dark but classic fanfic that has had a big influence. Sorry for the long comment, I just had a lot on my mind.