Quote - I would be so relieved when all the gory horrible halloween images are gone from the Poser sites. I may be squeamish but I really hate this stuff. I realise that Poser/Daz images lend themselves well to the halloween and horror themes because it enables you to exploit the uncanny valley effect and not have to try to avoid it. Personally I couldn't look at some of these things long enough to even compose an image for rendering.

I did not grow up with halloween, it is not really celebrated in my country, but I thought it was fairly harmless fun stuff for kids. Apparently I underestimated the dark side. Some of the themed products have really profoundly disturbing images, and while they may be artistic they don't make me want to buy anything. I don't have a use for the horror stuff and I don't enjoy having it thrust at me. I think next year I'll stay away from the Poser sites during this season. Carved pumpkins I can handle but rotting oozing zombies, and blood-drooling vampires no.

 

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”  H.P. Lovecraft

I don't really understand the whole idea that everything must be bowdlerized because somebody, somewhere might become offended.

It may not be your cup of tea, but it speaks to others.  Not all bad art needs to be variations of Elvis on black velvet, dogs playing poker, or NVIATWAS - now those are truly distasteful.