so recently I’ve been really interested with stories in which there is some sort of entity that can usually only be perceived by the main character, thats manipulative and controlling. themes like corruption, autonomy, trust, control and vulnerability, abuse, etc. those really terrify me in stories, and well, I love being terrified. the psychological horror that it brings is intense.
i especially liked how it was done in the play Be More Chill and the game Tales From The Borderlands, in both there was a holographic AI that only the main character could see that would manipulate them to do evil. I really loved the sci fi touch to it too. other examples of what I mean are the weird route in deltarune, and the video game that recently got a kickstarted called Downhill.
but honestly the genre doesn’t matter, even the medium, if it’s a book, game, visual novel, movie, cartoon, ngl idc just recommend it to me (if it’s against the rules to mention a non book on this sub just dm it to me). I just find it fascinating, to see naive characters get tricked and corrupted, making deals with devils they shouldn’t trust. I don’t mind what angle the story takes, i dont mind how wildly different the circumstances of the story may be, as long as it explores its themes interestingly and satisfyingly, please rec!
while possession where the main character has zero control at all can be interesting, if possible I prefer the kind where the character actually initially has full control and it’s mainly the cunning words of whatever entity is tricking them that leads them to strife, they just have that much of a silver tongue and can identify the weaknesses of their host’s psyche and prey on it.
yknow, tom riddle and ginny style (Harry Potter), how tom initially had no control over ginny but ginny gave more and more control to him just cos he was so charming?
I know I sound super specific but anything that gets too specific is just a preference, just throw at me anything that explores the general themes interestingly even if it doesnt specifically match. book movie game whatever
by WishboneSolid1233