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Why We're Drawn to 'Paradise Turns Dark' Stories
There's something almost compulsive about a story set somewhere beautiful where everything goes horribly wrong.
The perfect village. The idyllic small town. The close-knit community where everyone knows everyone's name and the gardens are immaculate and the local Facebook group buzzes with bake sale announcements and lost cat appeals. We're drawn in by the prettiness of it — and then we can't look away when the cracks appear.
Why? What is it about paradise that makes darkne
Tracy Buchanan
Jul 93 min read
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