| Title | : | Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror (Hot Blood, #2) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0671701495 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780671701499 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 |
| Publication | : | First published January 2, 1991 |
Richard Laymon... Lisa W. Cantrell... Stephen Gresham... Ray Garton... Gary Brandner... Graham Masterton... Chet Williamson... Karl Edward Wagner... Rex Miller... Nancy A. Collins and a cast of masters of the ghastly arts are here to entice you into the nether realms of horror. Here, for your pleasure, are grisly whimsy, the lubricious and the grotesque. Here to arouse, amuse and abuse your senses are twenty-four-all-new stories of nocturnal submission, impossible vices and eyes-open nightmares, in which compromising position takes on a screaming new meaning.
Shiver as a geek wreaks a hideous revenge... a devil's deal is gruesomely updated when a rock star sells his soul for success... and the stuff of men's dreams lives after them.
Read if you dare, stop if you can...
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror (Hot Blood, #2) Reviews
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I thought for sure that I'd rated this book a while back. I guess not. This is the second in the series from the 90s that lasted about 10(?) books. I remember buying them as each one came out. The 1st book in the series, Hot Blood, is good but it's all reprints. Hot Blood #2 is loaded with all original stories (all copyright 1991) by lots of horror writers that have since made names for themselves in the genre. Here, they're all having a blast, turning out titillation and gore with equal enthusiasm.
I remember liking all of the other volumes that followed, but this one is the best. Dang! Hard to believe it's been almost 24 years since this came out. A lot's changed. What passes for erotic horror now is probably perusing the selfies posted on The Dirty...how sad is that? -
Not nearly as good as the first volume, too many amateur-hour clunkers mixing sex and violence in the most obvious, tritest manner possible. However, the last story, “The Braille Encyclopedia,” by Grant Morrison, is *fantastic*! It was nominated for at least one genre award and Glenn Danzig adapted it for his Verotika comic way back when. Couple other stories were pretty ok, I guess. Worth getting tho for that Morrison story alone!
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A collection of short stories that are more erotic than horror. Recommended
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This second collection outdid the first. There are lots of memorable stories here, very graphic, very crude, and some that are quite erotic.
The most memorable tales, to me, were "The Tub" by Richard Laymon, "The Best," by Paul Dale Anderson, and "A Hard Man is Good to Find" by R. Patrick Gates.
If you can stand graphic horror mixed with sex then this collection is definitely for you. -
Some interesting stories. Totally messed up but still well written. A couple I still have no clue what they are about.
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Oh don't look at me like that!
Especially you! Yes you, the one reading this right now! Just because you have hangups doesn't mean that I do.
So it shouldn't be a surprise that horror and eroticism often go hand in hand, skipping down the street until they trip and entangle themselves in a 69. Let's be honest here, if something exists, we'll inevitably find a way to fuck it. And sometimes I just want to read something you hide between your undies where you think your mum will never find them but she inevitably does and you have to come up with some piss-poor excuse and ANYWAY HERE'S THE REVIEW!
Nocturne by John L. Byrne
Edelman is in love with Rachel, a neighbour in his apartment complex. But he's painfully shy and not quite right in the head. And then one day he finds a magical grimoire.
This one is a short, simple piece that gets right inside Edelman's head and its not a great place to be. The plot goes about as you'd expect and doesn't do too much outside of predictable. Despite the character Edelman is, the sex never really feels exploitative and the violence is suitably shocking.
The Tub by Richard Laymon
Joyce's hubby is out for the weekend, so she decides to invite Kenny around for a bit of rumpy-pumpy. She wants to have sex in the bathtub and Kenny's happy to oblige. Then he has a heart attack on top of her, trapping her in the tub.
Not much to speak of here. This is Laymon for better or worse. Sleazy, sloppy goofiness. A discount Gerald's Game like a greasy hamburger with a side of fries. The ending was a shocker the first I read it though, if only because it came out of nowhere.
The Picture of Health, by Ray Garton
Caryl loves the singer Hawk, with his good looks and great music. She also happens to live a very sheltered life with her religious mother. So when she sneaks away to a Hawk concert and becomes his latest conquest, she realises that something is very wrong.
If you know Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" you'll know this story. The plot has a lot of parallels to that piece with a grungy dose of HIV imagery included. You really get the impression this was written around the time of the HIV scare of the 90's and the ending feels a little bit like a moral play on that. If anything, Hawk's character feels a lot more sinister in our current times. Decent, but nothing that stands out.
Change of Life by Chet Williamson
Leonard Drew checks into a motel and discovers that maybe he is too adaptable.
This one isn't so much horror as it is black comedy. Short and simple, feeling more like a ten minute skit than a full story. Pleasant and funny, with a little sex thrown in for good measure. One of the more creative ones that takes advantage of a simple turn of phrase.
Demonlover by Nancy A. Collins
Sina is horny, not for her milquetoast husband but for the wild life she used to live. Her lovers, her abusers, the demons she used to fuck. And then she meets Feral and she learns what a true demonlover is.
The title of this one should have been something different because it all but spoils the plot in one quick shot to the eyes. Above all else, its mainly a character study of Sina and her fractured psyche. I'll give Collins for really digging into Sina's mind and finding out what makes her tick, which gives the story some much needed depth, but the ending is predictable and leaves me feeling a little like I've been thrown off the bed.
Confession by Kurt Busiek
Roger - not his real name - is a vampire living in New York, dealing with his hunger and the unnatural attraction he inspires in women.
Another character piece, more an existential drama than straight horror. The first person narrative lets you get inside Roger's head and realise how much his undead life is hell. A solid savage piece that feels like a short one-episode TV drama.
Wolf in the Memory by Stephen Gresham
Dyson Bonner reminisces about the 1960's and his new music teacher, Ms. Lavenia Wolf.
This one isn't really horror so much as it is a coming of age piece akin to Stephen King's The Body with the horror coming from being set around October/Halloween. The writing is actually a bit flowery which isn't bad given that it adds so much needed weight to Dyson's musings, given that he's a horny little bugger looking to get his rocks off. Overall aside from a pretty tense confrontation late in the story, it's a relaxing tale.
To Have and to Hold by Gary Brandner
Harry Croft loves his wife Lilian, but their sex life sucks. Except now it's awesome, but something's wrong with Lilian.
This one is a slow burn. It spends a lot of time building up Harry as a character, the problems with his life and marriage etc. It's around the time that the cops show up that you know something is wrong and Brandner does a decent job of seeding the story with hints so when the ending hits you, it feels appropriate and shocking.
Cruising by Lisa W. Cantrell
Danny loves his car more than life itself. He's always up for some Saturday night cruising except this time he finds Karen, the girl he loves. Except she's shagging someone else. And Danny's pissed.
Reads a bit like a Tales from the Crypt story. More violence than sex, although there is some, it's just not the main focus of the story. Fun and disposable.
Dream on Me by Mick Garris
Andy and Martika's relationship is complicated. They love each other by Andy's constantly tormented by the memories of his former lover Linda. Then there's the matter that Andy can project his dreams onto other people.
I mainly know Mick Garris from his work on Stephen King adaptations and while I can appreciate his sincerity, I've always felt his work is a little too melodramatic for my taste. This short story is a distillation of that. So much of the story divides its time between Andy and Martika proclaiming their love, struggling with Linda, with Andy's dreams. The ending does feel appropriate given the nature of the story but by that point I was too bored to care.
DeVICE by Stephen Gallagher
The protagonist is a gigolo who's just been hired by a rich old man to be an observer to a machine that will draw out some of his sperm for future use. Except the machine also happens to be some nightmarish masochism machine.
This one is bizarre. The protagonist is never really more than an observer to the old man running through his life story and ultimate end and while the final scene is suitably nasty, it also just feels kind of lacking. Interesting idea but ultimately disposable.
The Best by Paul Dale Anderson
Ralph Bergstrom is a homicide detective on the case of a killer, someone who brings out violent tendencies in people during sex. And shit's about to get personal.
A sleasy little piece that starts hot, gets hotter, then gets sad, then hot again with a shocking twist. Sharp, quick and exactly what you's expect.
Something Extra by J.N. Williamson and James Kisner
Ron tells his coworker Monica that he thinks of her during sex with his wife. The next day, she tells him that she did the same with her husband. And then things get weird.
A strange little piece that feels more like surreal horror. Interesting but confusing towards the end.
Juice by Kiel Stuart
Rory is a boxer. Something strange is going on in his life, especially with his mate's new squeeze.
Forgettable. I had to skimread the story again to get a sense of things and I still don't really remember much about it. Didn't work for me.
Surprise by Rex Miller
Warren is in a shitty marriage with a loveless wife. But his mistress....
Another piece that feels more like drama than horror. Much of the story revolves around contrasting Warren's shitty marriage with his sex life with his mistress. The ending is kind of predictable but there is some interesting moments, like the change in tone in building up to an orgasm and I can't believe I just wrote that sentence. WTF?!
Rococo by Graham Masterton
Margot sees a man on the street who gives her a present. Her coworkers start acting strangely around her. Then he gives her another present. And another....
If you know Masterton's style, you know how this works. Bouncy boobs, strange quirky dialogue, predictable setups combined with some decent gore. Pretty typical of his work.
Dear Diary by Elsa Rutherford
A series of diary entries between a woman and her psychologist.
A quick interesting tale of a woman with more than a few bats in her belfry. Solid writing, distinct voice and tone and an interesting little twist at the end.
The Splicer by Don D'Ammassa
Scott works at a cinema where somebody has been splicing pornographic images into the movies. And he's going to find out who.
An interesting setup with a somewhat predictable payoff. Another Tales from the Crypt style story.
A Good Man is Hard to Find by R. Patrick Gates
Lisa is a nympho, but no man has ever been able to satisfy her. Until she discovers the ultimate way to get her rocks off.
Now this one threw me for a loop. Another one right smack in the big throbbing vein of black comedy, except this one doesn't just jump over the line so much as it blows a load all over it. One of the better ones.
Bedroom Eyes by Michael Newton
Milo's is a regular at the Ectasy Arcade Peep Show. And then he discovers a woman who captivates him. And she's got her eyes on him to.
What starts out as a bit of a sleazy romp into a seedy underbelly gets weird by the end. The ending is a little ambiguous but given the suggestive hints in the writing, it could either way.
Atrocities by Lucy Taylor
Something's wrong with Derek's kids.
An insidiously creepy little piece that always makes you feel on edge. Something is wrong in this house and while the cause is never fully explained, that ends up making the scenario all the creepier.
Pearldoll by John Shirley
Candy's moved on from Frank, or at least she thought she did. Frank was too hung up on Pearldoll after all. Except now Frank's come back. But he was dead.
This is probably one of my favourites. Creative plot, well-developed characters, horrifying setpieces and a gruesome conclusion. Recommended.
The King Men Like by Karl Edward Wagner
Chelsea Gayle is writing a report on the model Kristi Lane. Kristi Lane was a sensation. But she was also something else and Chelsea has her own reasons for finding her.
An interesting piece that feels like a character drama. Kristi really is the star of the story as Chelsea doesn't get much characterisation until the end. A solid piece with a neat little twist at the end.
The Braille Encyclopaedia by Grant Morrison
One day out of the blue, Patricia is whisked away from society. She is never seen from again. Except Patricia has been recruited for a noble cause. To be a part of the titular Braille Encyclopaedia.
The GRANT MORRISON?! Apparently so, and like his work, this one's weird as fuck. It has all the hallmarks of his writing. Strange worlds, strange characters, strange concepts and ideas but for the most part it all works and makes something that feels a little Clive Barker-ish.
So overall, none of them are what you'd call bad, but a number of them aren't really horror either. Hell some of them aren't really what you'd call erotic horror either. But there's nothing offensively bad and of the better ones, Pearldoll, The Braille Encyclopaedia and A Good Man is Hard to Find were the standouts for me.
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Favorite stories: “Dear Diary,” by
Elsa Rutherford (who is she? I can’t find anything about her), “DeVice,” by
Stephen Gallagher, and “Rococo,” by
Graham Masterton. There were others that I liked parts of, but got too nasty. “Rococo” gets nasty, too, actually.
This collection was not as good as the one before it or the one after it. Most of the stories were written in a very conventional, straightforward way. Sometimes I liked the style but not the content, as with “Pearldoll,” by
John Shirley.
There was some really tasteless stuff in here, e.g. “The Braille Dictionary,” by
Grant Morrison. It starts with a blind girl, and has her lured, deceived, degraded, humiliated, exploited, and eventually deprived of three other senses. Yecchh.
Edit: I just reread the book on rulit.me. I really like "The Splicer," too (
Don D'Ammassa). And I'm not sure why I wrote that "DeVice" was one of my favorites. It's a good story, but it didn't stand out as much.
"Change of Life" by
Chet Williamson is probably the funniest story in the entire series.
"Nocturne" (
John L. Byrne) is creepy in a good way.
Gary Brandner's "To Have and To Hold" is a gasper. I enjoyed it, even though I'm not sure how everything happened.
I can't believe I left out "The Kind Men Like," by
Karl Edward Wagner. That was a real stand-out!
It bothers me that "The Braille Encyclopedia" was the story most lauded by reviewers. It even won an award. -
Some very interesting tales between these covers, all with a great twist at their respective ends , some well known authors and some not so well known but if erotic horror is your thing then this is well worth your time, be warned though ... as if your squeamish / easily offended then you may be best off advoiding this one as theres plenty of violence with some sexual content thrown into the mix. This is also a great way to read some stuff by less known authors and who knows you may even become a fan and read some of their other work. Jeff does a great job here and this collection of stories well deserves the 4 stars. Give it a go, you won't be disappointed.
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Project Hot Blood, part 2
The Hot Blood series are tales of erotic horror, which is the best combination ever. When something as personal and sensitive as sex is mixed with horror, what could possible scare you shitless more? So I set out to explore them all, all 13 books of the series, thus Project Hot Blood.
First, some info about my rating system. The level of paranormal of each story is one to five, one meaning it surely can happen in real life, five meaning it’s utterly something paranormal. The level of sex describes how graphic is the sex in each story, one to five, one being tame a bedtime story told by a nun, five being a detailed script for a hardcore porn movie. My rating’s from one to ten, it’s based on the balance of horror and erotic, so getting five in ‘level of sex’ doesn’t automatically mean an above average rating from me. It’s based on the wtf-ness of the ending, how freaked out I am, how nightmare-generating it is. One being rubbish, ten being masterpiece.
Nocturne
Richard Laymon - author of
the Best House Chronicles and
Richard Laymon's Collection.
Hotter Blood was actually the first book out of the series that I read. The Tub is one of few that I remember clearly, it left such a huge impact. It was brutal and it hits that primal fear that I believe everyone has in their core (you know, being buried alive, being eaten alive and such). In The Tub that kind of fear manifested in an unusual but nonetheless terrifying way. While reading, it felt like a thousand bugs crawling on your skin. The ending was somewhat anti-climatic, cos it should have gone with the most brutal assumption the reader was making, but I still like it a lot.
Length: 20 pages
Level of Sex: 2 The sex itself was very brief, and what came after that I sure as hell won't count as sex.
My rating: 9 out of 10 Would have been a ten if not for pussying out a little bit in the end.
The Picture of Health
Ray Garton - an author of fine horror books such as
Live Girls.
The modern day Dorian Gray. It is quite predictable because it was quite clear from the start what was going on. One thing I can't quite stand in horror is stupidity. How freaking stupid you can be to do all those stuff that our 'heroine' did? I didn't even feel bad for her in the end which was very sad for the mother though.
Length: 28 pages
Level of Sex: 3 Decent amount and quality.
My rating: 5 out of 10 If only I could get around all that stupidity.
Change of Life
Chet Williamson
An extremely strange story. No explanations, it just happened. And what happened wasn't very interesting either. And the sex seemed like something the author threw into the mix just to get into the Hot Blood series.
Length: 4 pages
Level of Sex: 1 Just because there was a little bit of sex.
My rating: 3 out of 10 At least it was short, so I didn't waste too much time.
Demonlover
Nancy A. Collins - author mostly known for her vampire novels.
Some girls just won't settle for normal guys, after all they're merely mortals, dirty meatbags. So if you're in need of something extraordinary, who knows what your needing might invite. In this case, our girl Sina found just what she needed. It's a beautiful love story really, and since it's in Sina's point of view, she got her happy ending. Only we readers, we outsiders, find the relationship disturbing.
Length: 10 pages
Level of Sex: 4 However disturbing, the sex was very erotic.
My rating: 8 out of 10
Confession
Kurt Busiek - another comic author (Avengers among others)
Confessions of a vampire who refuse to take the vein of a living creature. After all, what difference there is between human and animal if you obey your primal desires, right? The story was well-written, it's just we're heard one too many times about the struggles of vampires; the constant temptation, the thirst, the underlying beast within and bla bla bla. Booooooring! Thank the gods the ending saved the whole story.
Length: 12 pages
Level of Sex: 1 There was sex? I can't recall.
My rating: 6 out of 10 Thanks to the nice touch at the end.
Wolf in the Memory
Stephen Gresham
I really don't get it. It's about a young boy's fantasies about his teacher. But the rest of it? I just don't get it.
Length: 17 pages
Level of Sex: 1 Strictly speaking, there wasn't any.
My rating: 1 out of 10
To Have and to Hold
Gary Brandner - author of
the Howling.
Funny little story. Very predictable, which was a pity. It was nicely built till the end. Only if I didn't guess what was going on right at the beginning... I blame my sick twisted imagination.
Length: 7 pages
Level of Sex: 3½ The fact that I guessed what was happening turned me off a bit.
My rating: 7 out of 10 For entertaining me.
Cruising
Lisa W. Cantrell
A story that has become a classic as it has been told so many times. You know, boy meets girl. Boy gets rejected and so on. The author didn't add anything new to the table.
Length: 8 pages
Level of Sex: 0
My rating: 5 out of 10 It wasn't bad, but it's just the same old story.
Dream On Me
Mick Garris (Author of 'Chocolate', an odd little story from Hot Blood - book 1)
The author's story in Hot Blood - book 1 was quite pretty, until it turned violent very unexpectedly. I kind of expected his second entry to the Hot Blood series to be along the line, but it seemed to be written from a different person. I get what the author tried to accomplish, but the atmosphere was left wanting. The sex describe here was quite good though, however creepy it was.
Length: 13 pages
Level of Sex: 5 The strangeness of it all add to the already graphic encounters.
My rating: 6 out of 10 When the sex part is the best part, the story can be better.
DeVICE
Steven Gallagher
The story was slow-paced and peaceful, though the DeVICE was quite innovative. If not for the brilliant ending, I wouldn't rate this so high.
Length: 13 pages
Level of Sex: 1 Quite disgusting.
My rating: 8 out of 10 Excellent ending.
The Best
Paul Dale Anderson
Interesting premise, could have been much better. Maybe I just don't like the main characters, especially the main male character is the opposite from my type.
Length: 11 pages
Level of Sex: 4 Graphic but still at the realm of vanilla.
My rating: 6 out of 10 More if not for the predictability.
Something Extra
J.N. Williamson and
James Kisner
What the hell did I just read? The beginning was quite boring, potential adultery and office romance and bla bla bla. But when it became interesting, it became strange and I just didn't get it.
Length: 9 pages
Level of Sex: 3
My rating: 5 out of 10
Juice
Kiel Stuart
Why are there so many stories that I didn't fully comprehend? This one is about wrestlers, not the most interesting theme for me.
Length: 14 pages
Level of Sex: 0 There was sex?
My rating: 2 out of 10
Surprise
Rex Miller
About having it all and losing it all. The story didn't quite live up to its title. I wasn't that surprised.
Length: 10 pages
Level of Sex: 2 Quite tame.
My rating: 5 out of 10 Entertaining enough.
Rococo
Graham Masterton
The whole story has this nightmarish quality. Everything was absolutely absurd and ridiculous. I want to know more about the process, the how.
Length: 16 pages
Level of Sex: 2 Disgusting but quite brief.
My rating: 6 out of 10 A story straight from a nightmare.
Dear Diary
Elsa Rutherford
This is quite a unique piece. Filled with diary entries of famous powerful women who reveal their girly fantasies. I just wish if could have been longer.
Length: 5 pages
Level of Sex: 0+ Quite innocent just like a maiden's daydream.
My rating: 6 out of 10 For its uniqueness.
The Splicer
Don D'Ammassa
Interesting little piece especially fascinating for classic horror film lovers. I liked the way the story was built towards its climax. Now that I think about it, I should have guessed where the story was going, but I didn't see it, not until it surprised the shit out of me. The Splicer is one of those stories that makes you fall in love with the Hot Blood series. That is, if you like the twisted kind.
Length: 15 pages
Level of Sex: 3 It's more of suggestion and build-up than actually describing anything too graphically. It's like watching a clip of staged 'chikan'.
My rating: 9 out of 10
A Hard Man Is Good to Find
R. Patrick Gates
Two great stories in a row! This one doesn't start strong, but it gets real good and creepy. And nasty too. A girl's got to do what a girl's got to do. Lisa's solution surprised me, but that was the thing that made the story so gruesomely excellent.
Length: 9 pages
Level of Sex: 4 Female orgasms described quite in details. At least it still stayed in the realm of being realistic, unlike some Twilight fanfiction out there.
My rating: 9 out of 10 Excellent ending that makes you want more.
Bedroom Eyes
Michael Newton
Too long and quite boring. The build-up was long, but the 'climax' it let to was a disappointment. All in all, just a strange little story.
Length: 12 pages
Level of Sex: 1 Nothing really happened.
My rating: 3 out of 10 Points for trying.
Atrocities
Lucy Taylor
This creepy as hell little story is one of those reason I'm never gonna get kids. You just wouldn't know when they're gonna flip the fuck out. And I'm also glad I don't have siblings.
Length: 9 pages
Level of Sex: 0 Leaving it all to imaginations.
My rating: 7 out of 10
Pearldoll
John Shirley
A bit like a Stephen King story. After you've read through 550 pages of quite boring shit, you get to the final 50 pages. And that's when it all goes to hell, and stuff gets interesting. Then when you finally finish the story, you would be like 'What the fuck just happened'. Pearldoll is exactly like that, except that John Shirley is no Stephen King.
Length: 14 pages
Level of Sex: 4 That's just nasty.
My rating: 5 out of 10
The Kind Men Like
Karl Edward Wagner
The build-up was actually way more interesting than the actual big revelation. And that's never a good thing.
Length: 14 pages
Level of Sex: 2 Soft porn only
My rating: 6 out of 10 For the great build-up
The Braille Encyclopaedia
Grant Morrison
This is the Holy Grail of Hot Blood stories. I just couldn't imagine how big this series would've gotten if all of their stories are like this one. Absolutely terrifying, claustrophobic atmosphere that also explore our deep-rooted fear of absolute darkness and our willingness to do absolutely anything to avoid that. But what you want is never what you need, is it now? And don't even try to tell me that you don't want to read the whole encyclopaedia! This story was also been made into a comic book.
Length: 15 pages
Level of Sex: 5 I almost gave this a three and say that it's not that graphic. But then I remembered the little boy.
My rating: 10 out of 10 Absolutely terrifying.
Review of the whole book:
24 stories
Average rating: 5.8
Stories with a rating below 5 out of 10: 10
Stories with a rating 6-7 out of 10: 8
Stories with a rating 8-9 out of 10: 5
Best story: The Braille Encyclopaedia
Most erotic stories: Dream on Me & The Braille Encyclopaedia
Most memorable stories: The Tub & The Braille Encyclopaedia -
More of the same. See
Hot Blood 1: Tales of Erotic Horror if you wish to see my comments as they also fit this installment. -
It didn't say "erotic" anywhere on the front or back cover, so I didn't know what I was getting into when I picked it up. The stories aren't even scary, so no compensation there. Far more erotic than horror.
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Fine stories in here. Quite thrilling, extremely well composed anthology of horror stories. Recommendation!
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Good anthology. Also included a story by one of my all time faves, Karl Edward Wagner 💞
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That Richard Laymon story...OMG!
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Well, yeah. This kind of book... not really my thing. I'm not a big erotic horror fan at all (just the erotic genre in general, I just feel it is unnecessary). It was good, but I really feel like a lot of these stories would have been so much better if it were not in the erotic category of horror. A few of these short stories should have just remained as thoughts in the authors' heads, as they were just a waste of paper. Not much to say here, but I do have to mention that I think the crowning glory of all these stories was the last one, "The Braille Encyclopaedia" by Grant Morrison. This one was a little less on the erotic side, but it really reminded me of something akin to Clive Barker's Books of Blood, and a little of Hellbound Heart. Pretty good stuff. Otherwise, it's just not for me.
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Continues the trend of extreme horror short stories.
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Pretty much as expected when reading a book of short stories, some good, some not so good and a couple of belters!
It is these that definitely make it worth a read a little something for everyone. -
"The Tub" that story will haunt me for the rest of my days...
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So I can't say too much about the individual stories and plots featured in this anthology, as this would result in a review made of spoilers. So, I am just giving my general thoughts!
This erotic horror anthology features a range of short stories from contemporary horror to supernatural terrors. All stories have some erotic component to them, but don't worry, this doesn't undermine the scare or creep factor! In most cases, it actually makes the story more creepy.
This was a great anthology that introduced me to so many new authors. I loved the mix of erotic and horror themes, as I'm interested in genre-bending stories and all the strange and bizarre places our imaginations can go. I really enjoy both erotica and horror on their own, and while I was a bit skeptical about if they would mix well, this anthology showed me that these two genres/themes mix incredibly well under the right circumstances.
The stories ranged from very scary and shocking to not scary at all. I found a few of the stories were good overall, but I don't think they were suited for a horror anthology. On the other hand, some stories introduced me to concepts and ideas I'd never ever thought of! Many of the authors were very creative and original, and this resulted in me adding even more books to my to-read list.
I definitely want to read the other erotic horror collections in this anthology series. I recommend this to fans of erotica and horror fiction who want to see an interesting blend of the two. If you want to discover new authors in these genres, this would be a great pick for you. -
It's erotic horror short stories. Naughty!
Grant Morrison wrote a story in here, which is why come I bought it off eBay ages ago. -
Much better than the first volume. Here, I really had the feeling that the authors took time to flesh their stories out.
