I think one reason is morbid curiosity about how bad other people can be. Many of the stories there are just incomprehensible that a person can behave like des

I think one reason is morbid curiosity about how bad other people can be. Many of the stories there are just incomprehensible that a person can behave like described in the story and then when met with a boundary act as if they're the one who's been momentously wronged. Kind of makes one sad how little punishment there is in the world vs how much wrong.