A sexy new repackaging of the extremely popular anthology of vampire erotica, edited by acclaimed author Poppy Z. Brite.
The classic horror tale is about fear. But in the last few years a new literature of the macabre has arisen, one that goes deeper than horror, beyond fear, to explore our darkest, most intimate hungers. The ones even lovers are forbidden to share.
Acclaimed dark fantasy author Poppy Z. Brite has brought together this genre's most powerful and seductive authors in an original collection of vampiric erotica, a shameless celebration of unspeakable intimacies. It is not for everyone.
Ashley S. (aek81) from SULLIVAN, MO wrote on 5/23/2007...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed some of the stories, but most of them bored me. Definitely not for someone with a weak stomach. Not really all that erotic.
Not recommended
Elizabeth H. from BURLINGTON, MA wrote on 5/7/2007...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was a bit of a disappointment for me. The stories were strange, hard to follow, and many were not even very erotic.
Carla Q. (puppyluv) from TEMPLE, TX wrote on 3/22/2007...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Some of the stories were a little too "artsy" for me; nothing really to do with vampires in any sense that I could relate to. The book got better as I continued through the stories and I really enjoyed several of them. Overall, an interesting read.
My cover is different.
Donna S. (OneGroovyMama) from TOPEKA, KS wrote on 11/9/2005...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not at all what I thought it would be like. I didn't really get into any of the stories. Not authored by PZB, only edited by her.
Susan F. (Luckeyisis) from FLORENCE, KY wrote on 11/5/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not what I am looking for in erotica
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S W. (TakingTime) from EAST MOLINE, IL wrote on 7/2/2007...
Not Anne Rice...20 short stories, by as many authors.. all pertaining to vampires. Some good...some unusual...some not so good....typical book that houses a number of short stores.
Christa B. (romeo) from LAWRENCEVILLE, IL wrote on 6/30/2007...
The classic horror tale is about fear. But now there is a controversial new literature of the macabre that goes deeper than horror, beyond fear, to explore our darkest, most intimate hungers. The ones lovers are even forbidden to share.
20 Original Tales of Vampire Erotica
Amber M. (babygyrl) from BELLMAWR, NJ wrote on 5/24/2007...
not what i suspected at all
Angela M. from TONAWANDA, NY wrote on 3/18/2007...
Beyond fear, beyond horror, beyond temptation, there is a realm of the senses that only the boldest may enter. An acclaimed master of the dark fantastic, author Poppy Z. Brite has brought together the genre's most powerful and original writers to reinvent the literature of the macabre and give it a distinctly erotic spin.
A shameless celebration of unspeakable intimacies, the stories within explore our most sinister and irrepressible hungers, those that even lovers are forbidden to share.
Prepare to experience sensuality that entices, enslaves, terrorizes, and destroys. It is not for everyone. But neither is the night.
Cherie H. from EVERETT, WA wrote on 5/8/2006...
Tales of vampiric love, lust and longing.
Please note: this book has a different cover than the one shown.
Frances H. from VAN NUYS, CA wrote on 4/10/2006...
This is a really good book I enjoyed it alot.
Amber R. (Amberlani) from PHOENIX, AZ wrote on 4/10/2006...
Not my type of Vampire stories.
Laura H. (BelleEpoque) from ASHTABULA, OH wrote on 1/25/2006...
From Booklist
Like scotch or very dry martinis, these 20 servings of "vampiric erotica" may be for many a resistible acquired taste. Those who do wind up enjoying this controversial new literature that goes "deeper than horror, beyond fear, to explore our darkest, most intimate hungers" may, however, find this anthology intoxicating. In it, the beast is beautiful, a situation probed by Charles de Lint, Gene Wolfe, and less-known others. Celebrating "unspeakable intimacies," the stories explore the subversive appeal of vampirism in all its manifestations as readers meet a color-blind veterinarian mysteriously--and, without regular refills, only temporarily--restored to a world of color by a strange elixir from a prostitute's third nipple; a vampire whose dying, mortal wife has nourished him for years by allowing him to hurt her, then draw her sensations of fear and pain from her for his own sustenance; and a pair of lesbians who literally copulate the father of one to death. Not as mainstream as Ann Rice, this anthology might be most comfortable in extensive and specialized horror collections. Whitney Scott
Carissa Z. from PROVIDENCE, RI wrote on 1/24/2005...
Though it says it is authored by Poppy Z. Brite, it is only edited by her and contains twenty original vampire erotica stories from different authors. Not the run-of-the-mill vamps either!