i'm pretty old. back in the 80's, when i was a kid, there were no gory video games yet, and i was too small to watch bloody and sexy exploitation movies of the 70's. but many movies, cartoons and comics had this recurring trope of a pretty girl (usually the hero's crush) tied to an altar or a post by villians, about to be murdered/sacrificed, by stabbing in her tits or have her heart ripped out, or some other cruel way... of course the hero would always come just in time to save her. spoilsport.
still, i must have been born with it. otherwise i wouldn't enjoy those movies and comics in the first place.