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Caution: I am about to spoil the ending to\u00a0You\u00a0<\/em>on Netflix.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why does the horror genre persist? In a sociopolitical climate where headlines are bleak, why bother seeking out fictionalized but similarly disturbing content?<\/p>\n

As someone who is made anxious by CNN notifications daily but also spent much of the past weekend watching Netflix’s new seriesYou\u00a0<\/em>(a series of ten episodes following a man who uses information gleaned through stalking to make a woman fall in love with him)\u00a0I am not qualified to answer. On January 10, thirteen year old Jayme Closs was discovered<\/a> almost 90 days after disappearing following the murder of her parents. The man accused of the murder and kidnapping is suspected of specifically targeting Jayme. Eleven days later, another New York Times\u00a0<\/em>article<\/a> attempted to parse out why\u00a0You\u00a0<\/em>has become such a fast favorite for binge watchers.<\/p>\n