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erotic horror short stories, Naughty!
Grant Morrison wrote a story in here, which is why come I bought it off eBay ages ago, 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 thestars, Give it a go, you won't be disappointed, "The Tub" that story will haunt me for the rest of my days, . . That Richard Laymon story OMG! More of the same, See sitelinkHot Blood: Tales of Erotic Horror if you wish to see my comments as they also fit this installment, A collection of short stories that are more erotic than horror, Recommended Good anthology. Also included a story by one of my all time faves, Karl Edward Wagner HOW MUCH TERROR CAN YOU TAKE

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 twentyfourallnew stories of nocturnal submission, impossible vices and eyesopen 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, . . Some interesting stories. Totally messed up but still well written, A couple I still have no clue what they are about, 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, 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, Much better than the first volume, Here, I really had the feeling that the authors took time to flesh their stories out, I thought for sure that I'd rated this book a while back, I guess not. This is the second in the series from thes that lasted aboutbooks, I remember buying them as each one came out, Thest book in the series, Hot Blood, is good but it's all reprints, Hot Bloodis loaded with all original stories all copyrightby 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 almostyears 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


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.
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, 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.
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 pisspoor 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 rumpypumpy.
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'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 oneepisode TV drama,

Wolf in the Memory by Stephen Gresham
Dyson Bonner reminisces about the'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, welldeveloped 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 Barkerish.


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.


Now you'll have to excuse me, I think I need to see my psychologist for a whole new host of fetishes I didn't know I had, .