What is fear fetish erotica?
And is it for you?
Fear fetish erotica, which encompases edgeplay, involves sexual activities that include fear to create sexual arousal. We normally experience sexual pleasure from a rush of endorphins. The fear fetish also aims to trigger a release of adrenaline, in the same way we get a thrill from reading scary novels.
Fear and edgeplay are types of BDSM, sexual activities which include significant physical or psychological risk. Two common examples are castration play and breath play. Others include kidnapping, knives, medical equipment, whipping, spanking and so forth.
As a reader, ask yourself this: Do you like your erotica Safe, Sane and Consensual (SSC), or are you open to Risk-Aware Consensual Kinks (RACK)?
In storytelling, you can make the following comparison:
SSC = Mainstream Erotica
RACK = Taboo Erotica
What’s the difference?
Mainstream erotica has plots with safe activities, with all characters entering into each situation with full consent. This includes stories with safe, consensual BDSM.
Taboo erotica has plots with unsafe scenarios, with characters entering into each situation aware of the risks. As a writer, this appeals to me because it gives me the freedom to create situations with strong conflict, and to give characters higher stakes with what they have to lose.
What does taboo erotica include?
Typically, taboo erotica can include any of the following:
Incest or pseudo-incest
Bestiality
Rape for titillation
Age Play
Dubious consent (dubcon)
Non-consensual sexual slavery
Extreme fetishes
So, to answer the question asked in the title, is fear fetish erotica for you? The answer is yes if you’re a RACK reader who is open to reading about any taboo topic listed above. If you’re a SSC reader and prefer your erotica clean and consensual, then fear fetish won’t be for you.
Sadly, the word ‘taboo’ is plastered across nearly every 18+ book published these days, which is quite misleading for readers. I always read the disclaimer before I buy a book. If it claims to be ‘taboo’ and the first thing I read in the disclaimer is words to the effect of saying it’s SSC, I won’t buy it on principle.
Everyone wants something different from erotica, just like any other genre. My brand of taboo erotica is entirely for thrills and entertainment. I write the kinds of stories I enjoy reading. They’re pure escapism, the naughty fantasies we sometimes play out in our mind but would never do in reality. And they don’t take themselves too seriously either.
But I draw the line with certain subjects. I will never write about children or minors. Pedophilia is illegal and for very good reason. It has no place in our society and no place in fiction either. I’m not interested in beastiality. It leaves me cold. And I’m not into extreme fetishes with gore or violence either. For my taste, they belong in horror books, not erotica.
I’m always keen to hear about other people’s taste in erotic fiction. What kind of erotica gets you hot and bothered in all the right ways?
Fear fetish erotica, which encompases edgeplay, involves sexual activities that include fear to create sexual arousal. We normally experience sexual pleasure from a rush of endorphins. The fear fetish also aims to trigger a release of adrenaline, in the same way we get a thrill from reading scary novels.
Fear and edgeplay are types of BDSM, sexual activities which include significant physical or psychological risk. Two common examples are castration play and breath play. Others include kidnapping, knives, medical equipment, whipping, spanking and so forth.
As a reader, ask yourself this: Do you like your erotica Safe, Sane and Consensual (SSC), or are you open to Risk-Aware Consensual Kinks (RACK)?
In storytelling, you can make the following comparison:
SSC = Mainstream Erotica
RACK = Taboo Erotica
What’s the difference?
Mainstream erotica has plots with safe activities, with all characters entering into each situation with full consent. This includes stories with safe, consensual BDSM.
Taboo erotica has plots with unsafe scenarios, with characters entering into each situation aware of the risks. As a writer, this appeals to me because it gives me the freedom to create situations with strong conflict, and to give characters higher stakes with what they have to lose.
What does taboo erotica include?
Typically, taboo erotica can include any of the following:
Incest or pseudo-incest
Bestiality
Rape for titillation
Age Play
Dubious consent (dubcon)
Non-consensual sexual slavery
Extreme fetishes
So, to answer the question asked in the title, is fear fetish erotica for you? The answer is yes if you’re a RACK reader who is open to reading about any taboo topic listed above. If you’re a SSC reader and prefer your erotica clean and consensual, then fear fetish won’t be for you.
Sadly, the word ‘taboo’ is plastered across nearly every 18+ book published these days, which is quite misleading for readers. I always read the disclaimer before I buy a book. If it claims to be ‘taboo’ and the first thing I read in the disclaimer is words to the effect of saying it’s SSC, I won’t buy it on principle.
Everyone wants something different from erotica, just like any other genre. My brand of taboo erotica is entirely for thrills and entertainment. I write the kinds of stories I enjoy reading. They’re pure escapism, the naughty fantasies we sometimes play out in our mind but would never do in reality. And they don’t take themselves too seriously either.
But I draw the line with certain subjects. I will never write about children or minors. Pedophilia is illegal and for very good reason. It has no place in our society and no place in fiction either. I’m not interested in beastiality. It leaves me cold. And I’m not into extreme fetishes with gore or violence either. For my taste, they belong in horror books, not erotica.
I’m always keen to hear about other people’s taste in erotic fiction. What kind of erotica gets you hot and bothered in all the right ways?
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