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Research Lynne Rush, Shona Hilton and Lisa McDaid BJGP Open 21 January 2020; bjgpopen20X101005. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101005 Abstract Background A recent drive to improve sepsis awareness has been accompanied by prolific media reporting about its management in children. Media reporting is known to influence public understanding of health issues and subsequent health-seeking behaviour.
According to The New Yorker, it’s a not-guilty pleasure. The allure of true crime is hard to define; finding entertainment in the darkest and most violent acts humans can commit shouldn’t be this easy. And yet, that darkness is compelling. When you bring true crime to the status of trash tabloid coverage, something new is born. It’s difficult to quantify exactly why the circus and chaos of tabloid crime is so luridly attractive.
The ‘80s brought us plenty of childhood nightmare fuel, like the Skeksis from The Dark Crystal and Pee Wee’s Large Marge. But one of the biggest offenders in the “Are you sure this is a children’s movie?” category is, hands-down, The Neverending Story. On its face, the story of a shy unicorn-loving nerd who experiences a magical adventure thanks to a mysterious book should be a slam dunk.
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