Genuine answer, I like reading it for the same reason people watch serial killer documentaries that tell you all the gory details. It's also like a completely outlandish yet hyper realistic depiction of horror in a way a lot of people are scared to touch or explore with media - and it's almost like it's so extreme and over the top, you read it for morbid curiosity to see just how much worse the abuse and torture can get, and how other people are very capable of doing that. The porn side is simply another aspect of horror that people can and will do that to you if there's the right motivation and incentive. It's stark, and very possible - like home invasion horror. Just a more intimate one that arguably is a lot worse.
That's why I read it at least. I'm not aroused by it.
can anyone into this please explain the thrill of reading stuff like this? it just looks like torture porn disguised as a story with plot.