Published by deborah.woehr on 11 Mar 2007 at 09:09 am
Gruesome Research
Have any of you ever heard of Rotten.com? My husband heard about this site from a good friend in 2002 and told me about it. It is not for people who have weak stomachs. I came away from it physically nauseated and disturbed by some of the photos. The worst were the kids. Back then, the site was open for anyone. Today, thankfully, you have to register with a credit card.
Why am I mentioning this?
Last night, I was writing an exit scene for one of the minor characters, who was instrumental in trapping Amanda in Prosperity. This woman was a victim of an accidental shooting. I not only wanted a visual of the wounds, but some facts on how the body reacts when a bullet from a .38 revolver pierces it through the stomach. I watched part of a documentary where they showed a dummy getting shot by a .45 Magnum. The force of the bullet made the dummy fly 5-10 feet and hit the wall. I’ll have to go to AskAnExpert.com to get my answer, perhaps.
In the meantime, I wound up writing a generic reaction (i.e., She grunted with pain and turned white.), which will have to suffice for now.
michaelm on 12 Mar 2007 at 5:34 am #
I remember rotten.com…
Definitely a disgusting site.
The credit card registration should cut down on the nightmares many kids have had.
~m
deborah.woehr on 12 Mar 2007 at 3:49 pm #
Yes. I’m glad that my kids were oblivious to the Internet back then. Now is an entirely different story.
fred charles on 16 Mar 2007 at 6:53 am #
I’ve never heard of that site, but I may have to check it out…on an empty stomach of course.
Hope you are doing well.
deborah.woehr on 16 Mar 2007 at 2:00 pm #
Yes, check it out on an empty stomach.
Steve on 01 Apr 2007 at 4:53 pm #
Never heard of that one. Just checked it out. I do have a strong stomach, and I think the site could be a great research tool.
If I need to know how a specific wound etc would look I usually use DearDeath.com (http://deardeath.com/). They have section that contains crime & autopsy photos. It is a pay to view facility and accepts paypal. Dear Death has quite a lot of other information on the subject of death. They have a sister site called Mostrous.com. It also useful for research purposes.
deborah.woehr on 01 Apr 2007 at 4:57 pm #
Thanks for the links, Steve. I’ll check those out.