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The House
TWO OF EDWARD LEE'S MOST INFAMOUS NOVELLAS IN ONE BOOK! THE PIG: You know, the traditional tale of a man with big city dreams and how one wrong deal can put you in the woods filming porn with junkie whores, sexual freaks, psycho mobsters and, oh yeah...a pig. THE HOUSE: Thirty years ago a lot of very bad things happened in the way out in the woods. Things that scarred this house forever. Now Melvin is there to investigate the so-called haunted house. He doesn't believe. But he soon will as his dreams smash head first into the memories of a man sentenced to film the most atrocious sex acts imaginable and to experience the nightmare all over again.
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First published July 17, 2010
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Edward Lee
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Edward Lee is an American novelist specializing in the field of horror, and has authored 40 books, more than half of which have been published by mass-market New York paperback companies such as Leisure/Dorchester, Berkley, and Zebra/Kensington. He is a Bram Stoker award nominee for his story "Mr. Torso," and his short stories have appeared in over a dozen mass-market anthologies, including THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF 2000, Pocket's HOT BLOOD series, and the award-wining 999. Several of his novels have sold translation rights to Germany, Greece, and Romania. He also publishes quite actively in the small-press/limited-edition hardcover market; many of his books in this category have become collector's items. While a number of Lee's projects have been optioned for film, only one has been made, HEADER, which was released on DVD to mixed reviews in June, 2009, by Synapse Films.
Lee is particularly known for over-the-top occult concepts and an accelerated treatment of erotic and/or morbid sexual imagery and visceral violence.
He was born on May 25, 1957 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Bowie, Maryland. In the late-70s he served in the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division, in Erlangen, West Germany, then, for a short time, was a municipal police officer in Cottage City, Maryland. Lee also attended the University of Maryland as an English major but quit in his last semester to pursue his dream of being a horror novelist. For over 15 years, he worked as the night manager for a security company in Annapolis, Maryland, while writing in his spare time. In 1997, however, he became a full-time writer, first spending several years in Seattle and then moving to St. Pete Beach, Florida, where he currently resides.
Of note, the author cites as his strongest influence horror legend H. P. Lovecraft; in 2007, Lee embarked on what he calls his "Lovecraft kick" and wrote a spate of novels and novellas which tribute Lovecraft and his famous Cthulhu Mythos. Among these projects are THE INNSWICH HORROR, "Trolley No. 1852," HAUNTER OF THE THRESHOLD, GOING MONSTERING, "Pages Torn From A Travel Journal," and "You Are My Everything." Lee promises more Lovecraftian work on the horizon.
Edward Lee is an American novelist specializing in the field of horror, and has authored 40 books, more than half of which have been published by mass-market New York paperback companies such as Leisure/Dorchester, Berkley, and Zebra/Kensington. He is a Bram Stoker award nominee for his story "Mr. Torso," and his short stories have appeared in over a dozen mass-market anthologies, including THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF 2000, Pocket's HOT BLOOD series, and the award-wining 999. Several of his novels have sold translation rights to Germany, Greece, and Romania. He also publishes quite actively in the small-press/limited-edition hardcover market; many of his books in this category have become collector's items. While a number of Lee's projects have been optioned for film, only one has been made, HEADER, which was released on DVD to mixed reviews in June, 2009, by Synapse Films.
Lee is particularly known for over-the-top occult concepts and an accelerated treatment of erotic and/or morbid sexual imagery and visceral violence.
He was born on May 25, 1957 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Bowie, Maryland. In the late-70s he served in the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division, in Erlangen, West Germany, then, for a short time, was a municipal police officer in Cottage City, Maryland. Lee also attended the University of Maryland as an English major but quit in his last semester to pursue his dream of being a horror novelist. For over 15 years, he worked as the night manager for a security company in Annapolis, Maryland, while writing in his spare time. In 1997, however, he became a full-time writer, first spending several years in Seattle and then moving to St. Pete Beach, Florida, where he currently resides.
Of note, the author cites as his strongest influence horror legend H. P. Lovecraft; in 2007, Lee embarked on what he calls his "Lovecraft kick" and wrote a spate of novels and novellas which tribute Lovecraft and his famous Cthulhu Mythos. Among these projects are THE INNSWICH HORROR, "Trolley No. 1852," HAUNTER OF THE THRESHOLD, GOING MONSTERING, "Pages Torn From A Travel Journal," and "You Are My Everything." Lee promises more Lovecraftian work on the horizon.
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January 23, 2009
There are few authors in the world of horror as "hardcore" as Edward Lee. Known for his extreme use of bloody violence, perverted sex, and every other manner of obscenity; Lee has developed his own cult-like following of avid readers. Amongst the favorites of these fans are gore-filled sex romps such as The Bighead, Header, and Splatterspunk. Lee has mostly existed in the expensive world of small press, with the occasional mass-market paperback from Leisure Books. Necro Publications has been kind enough to give fans affordable paperback editions of some of Lee's more gruesome works. The House is the latest in Necro's paperback line and all fans of extreme horror should rejoice.
The book contains two novellas. The first novella, entitled "The Pig", is one of Lee's classic works. Originally published in 1997, it is about aspiring filmmaker Leonard D'arava. Whom, after a series of very unfortunate events, is making illegal pornographic films for the mafia. When a pig is brought to the safe house for the purpose of making another movie, things go from very bad to hellish for the doomed characters. "The Pig" is notorious as being one of Lee's more sexually demented works. Rape, sexual torture, and bestiality are all on constant display to sickening effect. A cast-iron stomach is required for this story.
The second novella, the brand new "The House", is not nearly as disgusting as the first story, but it does contain some dry heave inducing scenes. The story follows journalist Melvin and his investigation into a rumored haunted house. A house that he understands the mafia used to film some very nasty movies in. While the "The Pig" constantly assaults the reader with gross-out gore, "The House" develops at a slow pace creating an overwhelming sense of dread as Melvin uncovers the mysteries of the house.
A self-described "modern-pulp author", Lee's work is normally filled with monsters, serial killers, and all manner of perversion. His work may sound like it is aimed to appeal to the lowest common denominator, but it contains an undeniable literally quality. The House is a wonderful example of the power Lee holds over prose. His descriptions and word-play delight the reader, while at the same time inducing the gag-reflex. The plotting is extremely tight, as the reader will be compelled to find out the fates of Leonard and Melvin. This is no paint-by-the-numbers work of hackery like most of what is considered "extreme horror", but is a complex plot with many surprises to delight and thrill the reader.
Edward Lee manages to walk a very precarious line, he writes works of extreme horror but never lets the blood, guts, and bodily fluids detract from the plot. Each sickening scene propels the plot forward, a talent that many lesser horror writers would kill for. Necro Publications deserves commendation for printing these two stories in an affordable paperback (the previous publication of this book was a limited-edition hardcover). If you are a fan of extreme horror, you need to buy this book. If you have never delved into the darkest parts of the literary horror world, prepare yourself. You might be offended and you might be grossed-out, but you can be sure you will never forget The House.
The book contains two novellas. The first novella, entitled "The Pig", is one of Lee's classic works. Originally published in 1997, it is about aspiring filmmaker Leonard D'arava. Whom, after a series of very unfortunate events, is making illegal pornographic films for the mafia. When a pig is brought to the safe house for the purpose of making another movie, things go from very bad to hellish for the doomed characters. "The Pig" is notorious as being one of Lee's more sexually demented works. Rape, sexual torture, and bestiality are all on constant display to sickening effect. A cast-iron stomach is required for this story.
The second novella, the brand new "The House", is not nearly as disgusting as the first story, but it does contain some dry heave inducing scenes. The story follows journalist Melvin and his investigation into a rumored haunted house. A house that he understands the mafia used to film some very nasty movies in. While the "The Pig" constantly assaults the reader with gross-out gore, "The House" develops at a slow pace creating an overwhelming sense of dread as Melvin uncovers the mysteries of the house.
A self-described "modern-pulp author", Lee's work is normally filled with monsters, serial killers, and all manner of perversion. His work may sound like it is aimed to appeal to the lowest common denominator, but it contains an undeniable literally quality. The House is a wonderful example of the power Lee holds over prose. His descriptions and word-play delight the reader, while at the same time inducing the gag-reflex. The plotting is extremely tight, as the reader will be compelled to find out the fates of Leonard and Melvin. This is no paint-by-the-numbers work of hackery like most of what is considered "extreme horror", but is a complex plot with many surprises to delight and thrill the reader.
Edward Lee manages to walk a very precarious line, he writes works of extreme horror but never lets the blood, guts, and bodily fluids detract from the plot. Each sickening scene propels the plot forward, a talent that many lesser horror writers would kill for. Necro Publications deserves commendation for printing these two stories in an affordable paperback (the previous publication of this book was a limited-edition hardcover). If you are a fan of extreme horror, you need to buy this book. If you have never delved into the darkest parts of the literary horror world, prepare yourself. You might be offended and you might be grossed-out, but you can be sure you will never forget The House.
April 13, 2021
This might be the most fucked up book I've ever read. It's extreme, it's vile, it's completely debauched and depraved, and, oh yeah, did I mention, it's completely -- I mean completely! -- fucked up? Because it is. I've heard about Edward Lee and how extreme he is, in much the same way I'd heard about the notoriety surrounding Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door. It's one thing to hear about something versus actually experiencing it, though.
I knew about the gag-inducing opening to The Pig, for instance, years before I finally, this week, cracked open my Kindle copy, and yet that opener really only scratches a small part of the surface of just how far Lee is willing, and so often does, go. And holy shit, does he ever go there, and then goes past it, leaving a long, terrible streak of blood, body parts, and seminal fluid in his wake.
Leonard is an aspiring film student who makes the stupid-ass decision to borrow $4,000 with 100% interest from the mafia so he can film his script and submit the movie to a film festival. When he can't pay back the eight large a week later, he's muscled into using his camera skills to make underground pornos for the mob starring a pair of skeezy, filthy, washed-up heroin addicts who can no longer turn tricks hooking as prostitutes for the crime family. Their co-stars range from dogs to mules and, of course, the titular pig, while Leonard is also forced to occasionally film the random scat, snuff, and necrophile feature. All of which Lee goes into exhaustingly graphic detail of, and with incredible gusto and rather a bit too much zeal for my tastes.
The second novella in this double-header, from which the book takes its title, The House, is set 30 years after the events detailed in The Pig. Melvin, a pencil-necked 33-year-old virgin, is assigned to write a feature on a house once used by the mob to film underground pornos and is reportedly very, very, very haunted. Melvin meekly takes the assignment and is coerced into taking his bombshell mother-in-law with him so she can work on her art in the woods and spend much of the book bare-ass naked, giving Lee plenty of opportunity to wax poetically about her pubic hair and big tits.
The House is a more serious affair than The Pig and oftentimes feels more sedate until Lee pulls the rug out from under you in an effort to shock and disgust. In The Pig, Lee spends damn near every page figuring out new ways to disturb and twist reader's stomachs with his very rapey scenes of blood-and-not-always-human-semen, but by the time he gets up to similar antics in The House such schtick has worn thin and feels tiresome more often than not. Or maybe I was just growing desensitized to, or perhaps more likely bored of, the lengths Lee goes in order to shock. I can only imagine the number of times Lee must have sat at his word processor wondering what filth to smear across the page next and then cackling in disturbed glee as a lightbulb moment hit.
For as much as you feel bad about and dirty, dirty, dirty from reading The House as a whole, Lee does somehow manage to keep an oddly spry lightness about it all. Deft humor and wry snarkiness worms its way through, and for as dark and icky as these two stories are, you can feel Lee having fun with it all, leavening the gross-out scenes with some witty zingers. He wants to push way past any boundary of good taste and leave it about a thousand miles in the rearview mirror and make you puke your guts out, but he also wants you to have a few laughs along the way. As if a little bit of sugar will help the Shake-A-Puddin' go down...
I knew about the gag-inducing opening to The Pig, for instance, years before I finally, this week, cracked open my Kindle copy, and yet that opener really only scratches a small part of the surface of just how far Lee is willing, and so often does, go. And holy shit, does he ever go there, and then goes past it, leaving a long, terrible streak of blood, body parts, and seminal fluid in his wake.
Leonard is an aspiring film student who makes the stupid-ass decision to borrow $4,000 with 100% interest from the mafia so he can film his script and submit the movie to a film festival. When he can't pay back the eight large a week later, he's muscled into using his camera skills to make underground pornos for the mob starring a pair of skeezy, filthy, washed-up heroin addicts who can no longer turn tricks hooking as prostitutes for the crime family. Their co-stars range from dogs to mules and, of course, the titular pig, while Leonard is also forced to occasionally film the random scat, snuff, and necrophile feature. All of which Lee goes into exhaustingly graphic detail of, and with incredible gusto and rather a bit too much zeal for my tastes.
The second novella in this double-header, from which the book takes its title, The House, is set 30 years after the events detailed in The Pig. Melvin, a pencil-necked 33-year-old virgin, is assigned to write a feature on a house once used by the mob to film underground pornos and is reportedly very, very, very haunted. Melvin meekly takes the assignment and is coerced into taking his bombshell mother-in-law with him so she can work on her art in the woods and spend much of the book bare-ass naked, giving Lee plenty of opportunity to wax poetically about her pubic hair and big tits.
The House is a more serious affair than The Pig and oftentimes feels more sedate until Lee pulls the rug out from under you in an effort to shock and disgust. In The Pig, Lee spends damn near every page figuring out new ways to disturb and twist reader's stomachs with his very rapey scenes of blood-and-not-always-human-semen, but by the time he gets up to similar antics in The House such schtick has worn thin and feels tiresome more often than not. Or maybe I was just growing desensitized to, or perhaps more likely bored of, the lengths Lee goes in order to shock. I can only imagine the number of times Lee must have sat at his word processor wondering what filth to smear across the page next and then cackling in disturbed glee as a lightbulb moment hit.
For as much as you feel bad about and dirty, dirty, dirty from reading The House as a whole, Lee does somehow manage to keep an oddly spry lightness about it all. Deft humor and wry snarkiness worms its way through, and for as dark and icky as these two stories are, you can feel Lee having fun with it all, leavening the gross-out scenes with some witty zingers. He wants to push way past any boundary of good taste and leave it about a thousand miles in the rearview mirror and make you puke your guts out, but he also wants you to have a few laughs along the way. As if a little bit of sugar will help the Shake-A-Puddin' go down...
March 1, 2017
Meine Meinung:
Ich muss gestehen, dass mich das Buch gar nicht so sehr angesprochen, dennoch war ich auch neugierig was sich hinter der Geschichte verbirgt und wie mir der erste Festa Extrem Band der Reihe gefallen wird. Das Buch ist wieder nichts für schwache Nerven und Mägen!
Die ersten 20 Seiten haben mir nicht so gut gefallen. Ich kam überhaupt nicht in die Geschichte rein und kam auch mit dem Schreibstil des Autors nicht ganz zurecht. Doch als ich mich dann erst einmal an alles gewöhnt hatte, konnte ich das Buch in einem Rutsch lesen.
Das Buch ist wieder voller Brutalität, Sex und Gewalt. Es ist definitiv nichts für schwache Nerven und Mägen, denn hier fließt viel Blut und es gibt einige Szenen, die unter die Haut gehen. Für mich persönlich war dies aber noch in einem guten Rahmen und nicht zu krass.
Was aber auch daran lag, dass mir die Charaktere im Prinzip egal waren. Für mich waren sie viel zu klischeehaft und stumpf dargestellt. Das hat dafür gesorgt, dass es mir relativ egal war, was mit ihnen passiert. Hier hätte ich mir weniger Klischees gewünscht.
Am Ende gab es eine Wendung, mit der ich nicht gerechnet habe und die mir gut gefallen hat.
Fazit:
“Das Schwein” ist ein kein schlechter Extremband, richtig überzeugen konnte das Buch mich aber nicht. Die Charaktere waren mir einfach zu flach und somit war mir relativ egal, was mit ihnen passiert. Fans von Edward Lee wird dieses Buch aber bestimmt gefallen. Für mich ein typisches Buch, dass man lesen kann, aber nicht muss.
Ich muss gestehen, dass mich das Buch gar nicht so sehr angesprochen, dennoch war ich auch neugierig was sich hinter der Geschichte verbirgt und wie mir der erste Festa Extrem Band der Reihe gefallen wird. Das Buch ist wieder nichts für schwache Nerven und Mägen!
Die ersten 20 Seiten haben mir nicht so gut gefallen. Ich kam überhaupt nicht in die Geschichte rein und kam auch mit dem Schreibstil des Autors nicht ganz zurecht. Doch als ich mich dann erst einmal an alles gewöhnt hatte, konnte ich das Buch in einem Rutsch lesen.
Das Buch ist wieder voller Brutalität, Sex und Gewalt. Es ist definitiv nichts für schwache Nerven und Mägen, denn hier fließt viel Blut und es gibt einige Szenen, die unter die Haut gehen. Für mich persönlich war dies aber noch in einem guten Rahmen und nicht zu krass.
Was aber auch daran lag, dass mir die Charaktere im Prinzip egal waren. Für mich waren sie viel zu klischeehaft und stumpf dargestellt. Das hat dafür gesorgt, dass es mir relativ egal war, was mit ihnen passiert. Hier hätte ich mir weniger Klischees gewünscht.
Am Ende gab es eine Wendung, mit der ich nicht gerechnet habe und die mir gut gefallen hat.
Fazit:
“Das Schwein” ist ein kein schlechter Extremband, richtig überzeugen konnte das Buch mich aber nicht. Die Charaktere waren mir einfach zu flach und somit war mir relativ egal, was mit ihnen passiert. Fans von Edward Lee wird dieses Buch aber bestimmt gefallen. Für mich ein typisches Buch, dass man lesen kann, aber nicht muss.
February 3, 2025
Shake-A-Puddin! 🤮
October 26, 2014
To those in the know, Edward Lee is THE original of hardcore horror, bar none. But what sets him apart from others of that ilk is his sharp and intelligent prose, dark humor and wit, along with twist endings.
This slim novel is actually two interconnected novellas, the first set in the 70's, the latter 30 plus years later. A ramshackle house in upstate New York with an unimaginable past, both in hardcore porn and occult murder, and Lee deftly weaves both narratives seamlessly together. Fans of Lee who have yet to read this will not be disappointed, and uninitiated readers should take note: this isn't for the casual horror reader.
Highly recommended!
This slim novel is actually two interconnected novellas, the first set in the 70's, the latter 30 plus years later. A ramshackle house in upstate New York with an unimaginable past, both in hardcore porn and occult murder, and Lee deftly weaves both narratives seamlessly together. Fans of Lee who have yet to read this will not be disappointed, and uninitiated readers should take note: this isn't for the casual horror reader.
Highly recommended!
July 19, 2019
Loved it!
Well I'm stuck for words as all I can think of for the first book is sick, grotesque, macabre but also brilliant amazing great gob smacking etc. I absolutely loved the first book The Pig it was constant gore and sick to the stomach churning. With an amazing storyline to boot. It is definitely not for the easily offended but if you like that thing then The Pig is definitely a book worth reading and if definitely recommend. The 2nd book good story that follows straight on from the first sick in parts but not as much so as the first. But a great follow on. But The Pig definitely my favourite.
Well I'm stuck for words as all I can think of for the first book is sick, grotesque, macabre but also brilliant amazing great gob smacking etc. I absolutely loved the first book The Pig it was constant gore and sick to the stomach churning. With an amazing storyline to boot. It is definitely not for the easily offended but if you like that thing then The Pig is definitely a book worth reading and if definitely recommend. The 2nd book good story that follows straight on from the first sick in parts but not as much so as the first. But a great follow on. But The Pig definitely my favourite.
December 18, 2023
The Pig - Throwing down the pig semen even the pig was appalled. A mob safe house in the middle of nowhere, a place where the most perverted, sickest, most depraved porn was filmed. animals, fluids, pure debauchery for jerk off fucks. Leonard was a budding film maker caught up in a debt to the mob and forced to make this crap. Two smack head. skinny, used up whores were exploited to do the stuff. Leonard would eat dog food and try to survive this nightmare. Axes cutting whores in half, blood soaked carpets, walls, one of the most infamous books of the 90s.
The House - Melvin social basket case never laid, wouldn't know what to do with it is going to write an article on the infamous mob safe house. The mob house has become the most haunted house in America. A women visiting the house was 6 months pregnant and miscarried, the fear. the stench, the evil of the house doing its thing. Melvin and his dad's smoking hot stepmother with be consumed by the dirt.filth, fluids, animals, nightmares/realities. Twisted extreme disgusting scenes smashing your senses in the face.
The House - Melvin social basket case never laid, wouldn't know what to do with it is going to write an article on the infamous mob safe house. The mob house has become the most haunted house in America. A women visiting the house was 6 months pregnant and miscarried, the fear. the stench, the evil of the house doing its thing. Melvin and his dad's smoking hot stepmother with be consumed by the dirt.filth, fluids, animals, nightmares/realities. Twisted extreme disgusting scenes smashing your senses in the face.
March 28, 2018
I enjoyed both of these gag inducing stories very much. The gore and grossness didn’t seem pointless and all fitted into the story nicely somehow. What I didn’t like however, was the random demon/monster ending to The Pig and the weird little story in The House in which the demon crawled into the woods and died. It all felt a bit cheesy and unnecessary and I feel that the story would have been just as good (if not better) without these additions.
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April 24, 2020
Entweder man kann es ab oder man kann es nicht ab. Es ist schon ziemlich krank und das Ende... reden wir nicht drüber xD Edward Lee ist eine Sache für sich, aber ich finde seine Bücher klasse.
April 6, 2023
Absolutely love this book!! The house was my introduction to Edward Lee, and definitely one of my favorites.
May 13, 2021
Was hab ich da gerade gelesen ?! 😱
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April 21, 2013
I was a little concerned when I read my first Edward Lee novel, that he was an author that might be mistaking hooliganism and thuggery for horror. That novel was called 'The Bighead' and it was about an inbred human so I gave him the benefit of the doubt because the violence and degradation and so on actually fit quite well with the story and characters, but then we come to 'The Pig and The House' and I begin to wonder if our Mr Edward Lee has nothing else to offer but that thuggery and purposely in-your-face violence.
So I picked up this next novel. A novel that got rave reviews. I thought if I was to get a really good horror novel from Mr Edward Lee then this must be it. So, it seems to be about a man forced to make extremely hard-core pornographic videos for the mafia to pay off a debt. All very well you might think, but where's the horror? Oh don't get me wrong, after passing the 20% mark in what is actually the first of two novellas there's been plenty of disgusting activity and plenty of scenes that seem to be saying 'look at how disgusting I can make this bit', but apart from that nothing that I recognise as 'horror'. It's horrible, yes. It's certainly disgusting, yes. But it isn't what I recognise as horror.
Maybe I gave up on it too soon. Maybe the real horror story kicks in a little later. Or maybe it's just a vile progression of violence and scenes intended to further disgust the reader, I don't know really, and I've no real desire to find out now. I'll just point out at this juncture that I always give any novel a good try before ditching it as wasting my time. The 20% mark seems fair as far as I'm concerned. If after reading 1/5th of the novel it hasn't got any better then I feel fully justified in casting it aside.
I'm going to try one more before I give up on Mr Lee. I've read a synopsis of a novel called 'Flesh Gothic' which sounds like it could be quite interesting, so I'm going to give that one a go.
Suffice to say, this one turned my stomach, but for reasons other than those I was looking for. The part of it I read didn't impress me at all and makes me wonder how it got so many great reviews.
Not good. A complete waste of my time. Try something else.
So I picked up this next novel. A novel that got rave reviews. I thought if I was to get a really good horror novel from Mr Edward Lee then this must be it. So, it seems to be about a man forced to make extremely hard-core pornographic videos for the mafia to pay off a debt. All very well you might think, but where's the horror? Oh don't get me wrong, after passing the 20% mark in what is actually the first of two novellas there's been plenty of disgusting activity and plenty of scenes that seem to be saying 'look at how disgusting I can make this bit', but apart from that nothing that I recognise as 'horror'. It's horrible, yes. It's certainly disgusting, yes. But it isn't what I recognise as horror.
Maybe I gave up on it too soon. Maybe the real horror story kicks in a little later. Or maybe it's just a vile progression of violence and scenes intended to further disgust the reader, I don't know really, and I've no real desire to find out now. I'll just point out at this juncture that I always give any novel a good try before ditching it as wasting my time. The 20% mark seems fair as far as I'm concerned. If after reading 1/5th of the novel it hasn't got any better then I feel fully justified in casting it aside.
I'm going to try one more before I give up on Mr Lee. I've read a synopsis of a novel called 'Flesh Gothic' which sounds like it could be quite interesting, so I'm going to give that one a go.
Suffice to say, this one turned my stomach, but for reasons other than those I was looking for. The part of it I read didn't impress me at all and makes me wonder how it got so many great reviews.
Not good. A complete waste of my time. Try something else.
December 6, 2020
Because of my busiest daily life it took me more then 2 weeks to finish this sick but packed with full of twist novella. Containing 2 short story it was enough to give me the real headache which I really had no intention to dealing with...
The Pig is about some sick, freaking porn show. That's in how I could place it in one sentence. There's almost nothing to scared about or be afraid of, if you know what I mean by that. But yeah it was in way sick enough for me to enjoy. Yeah this novella can only be named with Sick syllable...
The House on the other hand I can say not like The Pig but more than that. Where Melvin wants to explore that haunted house and write an article about it. But instead while he was in there alongside with her beautiful stepmother, the more he spent in that house the more unexplainable events occurred in there. One character from this story I liked really much was Squirrelly, I don't know why despite the fact she was not a decent women to be liked or loved. The ending was mess to me as I just couldn't grope with the ferocity of the tale. Gore and Sick as f**k that's all I can think of it...
4 from me...
The Pig is about some sick, freaking porn show. That's in how I could place it in one sentence. There's almost nothing to scared about or be afraid of, if you know what I mean by that. But yeah it was in way sick enough for me to enjoy. Yeah this novella can only be named with Sick syllable...
The House on the other hand I can say not like The Pig but more than that. Where Melvin wants to explore that haunted house and write an article about it. But instead while he was in there alongside with her beautiful stepmother, the more he spent in that house the more unexplainable events occurred in there. One character from this story I liked really much was Squirrelly, I don't know why despite the fact she was not a decent women to be liked or loved. The ending was mess to me as I just couldn't grope with the ferocity of the tale. Gore and Sick as f**k that's all I can think of it...
4 from me...
September 23, 2021
I have read some very dark and twisted books before, but this one is far and above some of the most twisted and perverse things I have ever read. Some acts were even too much for me. The story was decent, but more or less just focused on perverse sex acts. The plot was a little thin. Decent flow through and defiantly a lot of shock value. The second half of the book, with the writer, was less depraved but also not much of a story in the end either.
February 9, 2024
enttäuschend langweilig für Edward Lee
January 12, 2015
I'm usually not very fond of haunted house books. They're just not that scary, or offensive at all. But that can't be said about this book. It's scary as fuck. And OMG is it brutally offensive in every way.
I had just finished reading The Pig, and figured, what the fuck, I might as well read this book, which is the story of what becomes of the farm house that The Pig was set in. Because the end of The Pig was quite horrific. So of course, The House is haunted as fuck.
It's 30 years later, and geek-nerd Melvin has been sent to The House, to write a piece for the newspaper, about life in rural, upstate New York. Sounds simple enough. He drives to the house with his new hot-as-fuck stepmom. His dad says she's got the best tits in New York, and soon enough, Melvin gets to see them with his own eyes.
Because shit gets crazy, and his new stepmom ends up banging a whole biker gang, because apparently she's possessed by one of the whores that used to live in the house 30 years earlier. So, Melvin spies on his stepmom, while she bangs a bunch of bikers. While some other whore's foot is deep in her ass.
Melvin watches, as his stepmom eats someone's fresh, steaming shit, off a pool table, as she's banged in the ass by more biker guys. So this book is pretty standard Edward Lee porn. But, I have to say, it's a bit more original that usual. I've read several of his books, and this is the first time I've read about some hot bitch getting fucked in the ass, then pissed the ass, then squirting chocolate syrup into her ass, to make a nice chocolate piss shake.
It's amazing to me that nerdy Melvin remains a 30 year old virgin, throughout all the debauchery happening around him. Hell, a whore even offers to suck him off for 20 bucks. She even offers her pussy to him instead, but he just keeps getting distracted by all the horrifying visions from the haunted house.
I get it man, it's pretty sick and twisted, what happened in that house. But come on... Get your priorities straight. Fuck that whore. Bang that pussy man. Pop that cherry. Then, and only then, should you worry about all the crazy visions from that fucked up house. Just sayin'.
I had just finished reading The Pig, and figured, what the fuck, I might as well read this book, which is the story of what becomes of the farm house that The Pig was set in. Because the end of The Pig was quite horrific. So of course, The House is haunted as fuck.
It's 30 years later, and geek-nerd Melvin has been sent to The House, to write a piece for the newspaper, about life in rural, upstate New York. Sounds simple enough. He drives to the house with his new hot-as-fuck stepmom. His dad says she's got the best tits in New York, and soon enough, Melvin gets to see them with his own eyes.
Because shit gets crazy, and his new stepmom ends up banging a whole biker gang, because apparently she's possessed by one of the whores that used to live in the house 30 years earlier. So, Melvin spies on his stepmom, while she bangs a bunch of bikers. While some other whore's foot is deep in her ass.
Melvin watches, as his stepmom eats someone's fresh, steaming shit, off a pool table, as she's banged in the ass by more biker guys. So this book is pretty standard Edward Lee porn. But, I have to say, it's a bit more original that usual. I've read several of his books, and this is the first time I've read about some hot bitch getting fucked in the ass, then pissed the ass, then squirting chocolate syrup into her ass, to make a nice chocolate piss shake.
It's amazing to me that nerdy Melvin remains a 30 year old virgin, throughout all the debauchery happening around him. Hell, a whore even offers to suck him off for 20 bucks. She even offers her pussy to him instead, but he just keeps getting distracted by all the horrifying visions from the haunted house.
I get it man, it's pretty sick and twisted, what happened in that house. But come on... Get your priorities straight. Fuck that whore. Bang that pussy man. Pop that cherry. Then, and only then, should you worry about all the crazy visions from that fucked up house. Just sayin'.
September 10, 2014
b If you can make it through the The Pig you are a brave soul. As a new fan of Edward Lee I read Creekers and then found The Pig/The House. Lee is a splatterpunk legend and as I read The Pig I was thrust into this vile story of Leonard a guy who wants to be a filmaker but because of a loan he ends up making porn for the mafia. Reading the book blurb is enough but reading the first novella is a shock to the system.
It's disturbing and shocking yes but Lee is a master story teller and by the end of the novella you become almost desensitized to the brutality that Lee has presented us. The story is supposed to focus on Leonard and his misfortune. By the end you're just glad it's over. The ending itself is almost comical and given what Leonard had been subjected to it seems fitting.
The House
While the pig was a shock to the system The House is quite mild when you compare it to The Pig. There are still shocking moments but this is a subtle ghost story with an Edward Lee twist.
What's nice is that you can bece absorbed in the story and this is one creepy story. Fans of the hardcore Pig may feel cheated but it's still an interesting novella
It's disturbing and shocking yes but Lee is a master story teller and by the end of the novella you become almost desensitized to the brutality that Lee has presented us. The story is supposed to focus on Leonard and his misfortune. By the end you're just glad it's over. The ending itself is almost comical and given what Leonard had been subjected to it seems fitting.
The House
While the pig was a shock to the system The House is quite mild when you compare it to The Pig. There are still shocking moments but this is a subtle ghost story with an Edward Lee twist.
What's nice is that you can bece absorbed in the story and this is one creepy story. Fans of the hardcore Pig may feel cheated but it's still an interesting novella
February 8, 2015
I must admit I didn't finish it. I made it up til p. 88 of 153 but this stuff was just way too sick for me... It's not that it was particularly bad writiting but it was just so... ewww~... I couldn't bring myself to finish it nor give it more than 2 stars...
January 1, 2009
True backwoods horror.
September 17, 2011
Wow... wow... wow... Need Chlorine bleach to sanitize my eyeballs. Would describe this as literary equivalent of torture porn.
Compelling, riveting, disgusting, horrifying, fascinating... LOL
Compelling, riveting, disgusting, horrifying, fascinating... LOL
June 12, 2014
Ekelig, abstoßend und pervers. Aber irgendwie auch spannend und fasznierend. Nur das Ende ist etwas zu absurd geraten, für das, was vorher stattfindet.
December 4, 2017
*Inhalt*
"Man nehme:
- einen skrupellosen Pornoproduzenten
- ein auf Perversitäten spezialisiertes Studio mitten in der Einöde
- zwei abgefuckte, drogenabhängige Prostituierte
- dumme, aber liebenswerte Hinterwäldler
- einen naiven Filmstudenten aus der Großstadt
- eine sexsüchtige Sektenbraut
- einen allzeit willigen Schäferhund
- ein Hausschwein mit besonderen Talenten
Und fertig ist die größte literarische Sauerei des Jahrhunderts." (Quelle: Amazon)
*Erster Satz des Buches*
"Sissy schaute auf das Schnapsglas voller Schweinesperma und kippte es auf ex."
*Infos zum Buch*
Seitenzahl: 160 Seiten
Verlag: Festa Verlag
ISBN: Keine ISBN, da Privatdruck
Preis: 12,99 € (Taschenbuch) / 4,99 € (E-Book)
Reihe: Festa Extrem 1
*Infos zum Autor*
"Edward Lee (geboren 1957 in Washington, D. C.). Nach Stationen in der U.S. Army und als Polizist konzentrierte er sich lange Jahre darauf, vom Schreiben leben zu können. Während dieser Zeit arbeitete er als Nachtwächter im Sicherheitsdienst. 1997 konnte er seinen Traum endlich verwirklichen.
Er lebt heute in Florida und hat mehr als 40 Romane geschrieben, darunter den Horrorthriller Header, der 2009 verfilmt wurde. Er gilt als obszöner Provokateur und führender Autor des Extreme Horror.
Festa warnt ausdrücklich: Edward Lees Werke enthalten überzogene Darstellungen von sexueller Gewalt. Wer so etwas nicht mag, sollte die Finger davon lassen. Für Fans dagegen ist Edward Lee ein literarisches Genie. Er schreibt originell, verstörend und gewagt – seine Bücher sind ein echtes, aber schmutziges Erlebnis.
Bighead wurde das »most disturbing book« genannt, das jemals veröffentlicht wurde. Mancher Schriftsteller wäre über solch eine Einordnung todunglücklich, doch nicht Edward Lee – er ist stolz darauf." (Quelle: Amazon)
*Fazit*
-> Wieso wollte ich dieses Buch lesen?
Ich bin gerade dabei, meine "Extrem"-Sammlung nach und nach zu komplettieren - und natürlich möchte ich die auch gerne alle lesen. Außerdem mag ich Edward Lees absolut kranke Ideen, die jedes Buch zu einem Erlebnis machen.
-> Cover:
Eigentlich ist das Cover ein wenig irreführend, dennoch passt es meiner Meinung nach wirklich gut zur Geschichte.
-> Story + Charaktere:
Die ersten etwa 20 Seiten fielen mir unerwartet schwer, denn eigentlich war ich von Lee recht leichte, interessante Kost gewohnt und kein großartiges Geschwafel, drumherum. Nachdem ich die ersten, eher uninteressanten, Seiten jedoch überwunden hatte, begegnete mir der altbekannte Lee: grausam, blutig, schamlos.
Wer die Extrembände des Verlages kennt, der ist schon so einiges gewohnt und genau aus diesem Aspekt heraus muss ich sagen: so schlimm fand ich dieses Buch gar nicht. Auch wenn es für den ein oder anderen nervösen Magen möglicherweise ein wenig brechreizfördernd sein mag, so bin ich durch die Bücher des Festa-Verlages wohl schon so einiges gewohnt und kann nur sagen: ich hab schon schlimmeres gelesen. Erstleser im Bereich des Horror sollten sich den Griff zu "Das Schwein" jedoch gut überlegen - es ist nicht umsonst ein "Extremband"!
Auch wenn die Sparte "Festa Extrem" für Splatter-Romane steht, so hatte das ein oder andere Buch aus der Reihe dann doch ein klein wenig Anspruch, was man von "Das Schwein" überhaupt nicht sagen kann - aber das macht gar nix. Auch wenn der Anspruch niedrig war, war die Geschichte dafür umso unterhaltsamer und ich amüsierte mich stellenweise köstlich! Besonders gut gefiel mir die Stelle, an der dem Leser erst klar wird, wieso dieses Buch "Das Schwein" heißt - absolut genial!
Auch das Ende gefiel mir - genauso überdreht und abnormal, wie man es von Lee gewohnt ist - es macht einfach Spaß!
-> Schreibstil:
Einfache, gut verständliche Sprache, flüssig zu lesen und trotz fehlendem Anspruch absolut lesenswert!
-> Gesamt:
Mir gefiel Lee's "Schwein" richtig richtig gut und ich bin schon sehr gespannt darauf, wie es in "Das Snuff-Haus" weitergehen wird!
"Man nehme:
- einen skrupellosen Pornoproduzenten
- ein auf Perversitäten spezialisiertes Studio mitten in der Einöde
- zwei abgefuckte, drogenabhängige Prostituierte
- dumme, aber liebenswerte Hinterwäldler
- einen naiven Filmstudenten aus der Großstadt
- eine sexsüchtige Sektenbraut
- einen allzeit willigen Schäferhund
- ein Hausschwein mit besonderen Talenten
Und fertig ist die größte literarische Sauerei des Jahrhunderts." (Quelle: Amazon)
*Erster Satz des Buches*
"Sissy schaute auf das Schnapsglas voller Schweinesperma und kippte es auf ex."
*Infos zum Buch*
Seitenzahl: 160 Seiten
Verlag: Festa Verlag
ISBN: Keine ISBN, da Privatdruck
Preis: 12,99 € (Taschenbuch) / 4,99 € (E-Book)
Reihe: Festa Extrem 1
*Infos zum Autor*
"Edward Lee (geboren 1957 in Washington, D. C.). Nach Stationen in der U.S. Army und als Polizist konzentrierte er sich lange Jahre darauf, vom Schreiben leben zu können. Während dieser Zeit arbeitete er als Nachtwächter im Sicherheitsdienst. 1997 konnte er seinen Traum endlich verwirklichen.
Er lebt heute in Florida und hat mehr als 40 Romane geschrieben, darunter den Horrorthriller Header, der 2009 verfilmt wurde. Er gilt als obszöner Provokateur und führender Autor des Extreme Horror.
Festa warnt ausdrücklich: Edward Lees Werke enthalten überzogene Darstellungen von sexueller Gewalt. Wer so etwas nicht mag, sollte die Finger davon lassen. Für Fans dagegen ist Edward Lee ein literarisches Genie. Er schreibt originell, verstörend und gewagt – seine Bücher sind ein echtes, aber schmutziges Erlebnis.
Bighead wurde das »most disturbing book« genannt, das jemals veröffentlicht wurde. Mancher Schriftsteller wäre über solch eine Einordnung todunglücklich, doch nicht Edward Lee – er ist stolz darauf." (Quelle: Amazon)
*Fazit*
-> Wieso wollte ich dieses Buch lesen?
Ich bin gerade dabei, meine "Extrem"-Sammlung nach und nach zu komplettieren - und natürlich möchte ich die auch gerne alle lesen. Außerdem mag ich Edward Lees absolut kranke Ideen, die jedes Buch zu einem Erlebnis machen.
-> Cover:
Eigentlich ist das Cover ein wenig irreführend, dennoch passt es meiner Meinung nach wirklich gut zur Geschichte.
-> Story + Charaktere:
Die ersten etwa 20 Seiten fielen mir unerwartet schwer, denn eigentlich war ich von Lee recht leichte, interessante Kost gewohnt und kein großartiges Geschwafel, drumherum. Nachdem ich die ersten, eher uninteressanten, Seiten jedoch überwunden hatte, begegnete mir der altbekannte Lee: grausam, blutig, schamlos.
Wer die Extrembände des Verlages kennt, der ist schon so einiges gewohnt und genau aus diesem Aspekt heraus muss ich sagen: so schlimm fand ich dieses Buch gar nicht. Auch wenn es für den ein oder anderen nervösen Magen möglicherweise ein wenig brechreizfördernd sein mag, so bin ich durch die Bücher des Festa-Verlages wohl schon so einiges gewohnt und kann nur sagen: ich hab schon schlimmeres gelesen. Erstleser im Bereich des Horror sollten sich den Griff zu "Das Schwein" jedoch gut überlegen - es ist nicht umsonst ein "Extremband"!
Auch wenn die Sparte "Festa Extrem" für Splatter-Romane steht, so hatte das ein oder andere Buch aus der Reihe dann doch ein klein wenig Anspruch, was man von "Das Schwein" überhaupt nicht sagen kann - aber das macht gar nix. Auch wenn der Anspruch niedrig war, war die Geschichte dafür umso unterhaltsamer und ich amüsierte mich stellenweise köstlich! Besonders gut gefiel mir die Stelle, an der dem Leser erst klar wird, wieso dieses Buch "Das Schwein" heißt - absolut genial!
Auch das Ende gefiel mir - genauso überdreht und abnormal, wie man es von Lee gewohnt ist - es macht einfach Spaß!
-> Schreibstil:
Einfache, gut verständliche Sprache, flüssig zu lesen und trotz fehlendem Anspruch absolut lesenswert!
-> Gesamt:
Mir gefiel Lee's "Schwein" richtig richtig gut und ich bin schon sehr gespannt darauf, wie es in "Das Snuff-Haus" weitergehen wird!
February 15, 2018
*Inhalt*
"Sie haben alles gefilmt …
Der Journalist Melvin glaubt kein Wort über das sogenannte Snuff-Haus. Doch die Gräuel, die vor 30 Jahren in diesem Haus geschahen, haben ihre Narben hinterlassen. Seither suchen ruhelose Seelen die Gemäuer heim.
Das Haus aus Das Schwein - 30 Jahre später." (Quelle: Festa.de)
*Erster Satz des Buches*
">Es war mal ein Snuff-Haus<, erklärte ihm das dürre Mädchen. "
*Infos zum Buch*
Seitenzahl: 224 Seiten
Verlag: Festa Verlag
ISBN: Privatdruck, daher keine ISBN!
Preis: 12,99 € (Broschiert) / 4,99 € (Ebook)
Reihe: Das Schwein
Das Snuff-Haus
*Infos zum Autor*
"Edward Lee (geboren 1957 in Washington, D. C.). Nach Stationen in der U.S. Army und als Polizist konzentrierte er sich lange Jahre darauf, vom Schreiben leben zu können. Während dieser Zeit arbeitete er als Nachtwächter im Sicherheitsdienst. 1997 konnte er seinen Traum endlich verwirklichen.
Er lebt heute in Florida und hat mehr als 45 Romane geschrieben, darunter den Horrorthriller Header, der 2009 verfilmt wurde. Er gilt als obszöner Provokateur und führender Autor des Extreme Horror.
Festa warnt ausdrücklich: Edward Lees Werke enthalten überzogene Darstellungen von sexueller Gewalt. Wer so etwas nicht mag, sollte die Finger davon lassen. Für Fans dagegen ist Edward Lee ein literarisches Genie. Er schreibt originell, verstörend und gewagt – seine Bücher sind ein echtes, aber schmutziges Erlebnis.
Bighead wurde das »most disturbing book« genannt, das jemals veröffentlicht wurde. Mancher Schriftsteller wäre über solch eine Einordnung todunglücklich, doch nicht Edward Lee – er ist stolz darauf.
Frank Festa interviewt Edward Lee auf den Elstercon 2014 in Leipzig." (Quelle: Festa.de)
*Fazit*
-> Wieso wollte ich dieses Buch lesen?
Ich mag Edward Lees Bücher einfach, weswegen ich immer mal wieder eins lesen muss :-D
-> Cover:
Ein blutiger Blickfang - gefällt und passt zum Buch!
-> Story + Charaktere:
Normalerweise steht Edward Lee für eine Menge absurdes, extremes und abartiges Zeug, im Falle von "Das Snuff-Haus" kann ich dies jedoch nur bedingt bestätigen. Natürlich kommt die ein oder andere Szene vor, bei der sich so mancher Leser ekeln könnte (ich sag nur "Schüttelshake"), als gefestigter Festa-Leser halten sich diese jedoch sehr in Grenzen; obszöne Situationen sind hingegen in aller Deutlichkeit zu finden und treten gehäuft auf.
Neben ein paar ziemlich schrägen Personen tritt auch ein wenig übersinnliches zu Tage, was jedoch nur oberflächlich stattfindet und gerne ein wenig mehr hätte sein können. Ich persönlich hätte einen mordenden Geist oder ähnliches schon ganz gut gefunden! Dennoch lässt sich das Buch flüssig lesen und auch wenn wenig Spannung vorhanden ist, fliegt man nur so durch das Buch.
Auch wenn es sich bei "Das Snuff-Haus" um die "Fortsetzung" zu "Das Schwein" handelt, so kann man es theoretisch auch lesen ohne den Vorgänger zu kennen - es fehlen dann allerdings ein paar Infos, was in dem Haus so vorgefallen ist.. aber das tut dem Lesevergnügen keinen Abbruch.
-> Schreibstil:
Gewohnt leicht und flüssig, angenehm. Verfasst wurde das Buch in der Vergangenheitsform.
-> Gesamt:
Ein schönes Buch für zwischendurch, auch wenn es nicht zwangsweise in der Kategorie "Festa Extrem" hätte landen müssen.
Wertung: 4 von 5 Sterne!
"Sie haben alles gefilmt …
Der Journalist Melvin glaubt kein Wort über das sogenannte Snuff-Haus. Doch die Gräuel, die vor 30 Jahren in diesem Haus geschahen, haben ihre Narben hinterlassen. Seither suchen ruhelose Seelen die Gemäuer heim.
Das Haus aus Das Schwein - 30 Jahre später." (Quelle: Festa.de)
*Erster Satz des Buches*
">Es war mal ein Snuff-Haus<, erklärte ihm das dürre Mädchen. "
*Infos zum Buch*
Seitenzahl: 224 Seiten
Verlag: Festa Verlag
ISBN: Privatdruck, daher keine ISBN!
Preis: 12,99 € (Broschiert) / 4,99 € (Ebook)
Reihe: Das Schwein
Das Snuff-Haus
*Infos zum Autor*
"Edward Lee (geboren 1957 in Washington, D. C.). Nach Stationen in der U.S. Army und als Polizist konzentrierte er sich lange Jahre darauf, vom Schreiben leben zu können. Während dieser Zeit arbeitete er als Nachtwächter im Sicherheitsdienst. 1997 konnte er seinen Traum endlich verwirklichen.
Er lebt heute in Florida und hat mehr als 45 Romane geschrieben, darunter den Horrorthriller Header, der 2009 verfilmt wurde. Er gilt als obszöner Provokateur und führender Autor des Extreme Horror.
Festa warnt ausdrücklich: Edward Lees Werke enthalten überzogene Darstellungen von sexueller Gewalt. Wer so etwas nicht mag, sollte die Finger davon lassen. Für Fans dagegen ist Edward Lee ein literarisches Genie. Er schreibt originell, verstörend und gewagt – seine Bücher sind ein echtes, aber schmutziges Erlebnis.
Bighead wurde das »most disturbing book« genannt, das jemals veröffentlicht wurde. Mancher Schriftsteller wäre über solch eine Einordnung todunglücklich, doch nicht Edward Lee – er ist stolz darauf.
Frank Festa interviewt Edward Lee auf den Elstercon 2014 in Leipzig." (Quelle: Festa.de)
*Fazit*
-> Wieso wollte ich dieses Buch lesen?
Ich mag Edward Lees Bücher einfach, weswegen ich immer mal wieder eins lesen muss :-D
-> Cover:
Ein blutiger Blickfang - gefällt und passt zum Buch!
-> Story + Charaktere:
Normalerweise steht Edward Lee für eine Menge absurdes, extremes und abartiges Zeug, im Falle von "Das Snuff-Haus" kann ich dies jedoch nur bedingt bestätigen. Natürlich kommt die ein oder andere Szene vor, bei der sich so mancher Leser ekeln könnte (ich sag nur "Schüttelshake"), als gefestigter Festa-Leser halten sich diese jedoch sehr in Grenzen; obszöne Situationen sind hingegen in aller Deutlichkeit zu finden und treten gehäuft auf.
Neben ein paar ziemlich schrägen Personen tritt auch ein wenig übersinnliches zu Tage, was jedoch nur oberflächlich stattfindet und gerne ein wenig mehr hätte sein können. Ich persönlich hätte einen mordenden Geist oder ähnliches schon ganz gut gefunden! Dennoch lässt sich das Buch flüssig lesen und auch wenn wenig Spannung vorhanden ist, fliegt man nur so durch das Buch.
Auch wenn es sich bei "Das Snuff-Haus" um die "Fortsetzung" zu "Das Schwein" handelt, so kann man es theoretisch auch lesen ohne den Vorgänger zu kennen - es fehlen dann allerdings ein paar Infos, was in dem Haus so vorgefallen ist.. aber das tut dem Lesevergnügen keinen Abbruch.
-> Schreibstil:
Gewohnt leicht und flüssig, angenehm. Verfasst wurde das Buch in der Vergangenheitsform.
-> Gesamt:
Ein schönes Buch für zwischendurch, auch wenn es nicht zwangsweise in der Kategorie "Festa Extrem" hätte landen müssen.
Wertung: 4 von 5 Sterne!
January 15, 2018
„Das Schwein“ geschrieben von dem Autor Edward Lee ist der erste Band der Festa Extrem Reihe. Die Bücher der Reihe sind in sich abgeschlossen, doch wer einmal festafiziert ist, möchte alle weiteren Bände auch lesen. *grins*
Am Montag habe ich die ersten fünf Bücher der Festa Extrem Reihe per Post erhalten und für mich stand fest, dass ich eines dieser Buchwerke auch diese Woche noch lesen werde. Angefangen habe ich einfach mal bei „Das Schwein“. *zwinker* Für mich hat sich beim Lesen dieses Buches und mit Rückblick auf „Krank“, auch ein Buch aus der Festa Extrem Reihe, eines bestätigt. Ich kann Horror besser lesen, als sehen. Bei Horrorfilmen sitze ich ständig hinterm Kissen und bekomme eigentlich so gut wie nichts vom Film mit. *lach* Doch bei Büchern komme ich mit den Horrorszenen viel besser klar. Es macht mir nicht so viel aus … Geht es Euch da ähnlich? Oder bin nur ich so komisch? *grins*
Die Sprache und Wortwahl ist in diesem Buch leicht zu lesen. Nur, erwartet hier kein anspruchsvolles Buch, sondern eine Story, die von Perversionen, Gewalt und Vergewaltigung getrieben wird. Einige Begriffe muss ich wirklich gestehen, waren mir bis gestern (dort habe ich dieses Buch gelesen) völlig fremd. So musste ich Begriffe wie Snuff und Nekrophilie erst einmal kennenlernen. Doch durch die deutliche und pervers detailreiche Beschreibung der einzelnen Szenen wurde mir dann auch schnell klar, was mit diesen, für mich, fremdartigen Wörtern gemeint ist. Da diese Rezension auch für unter 18 Jährige sichtbar ist, möchte ich an dieser Stelle auch gar nicht weiter darauf eingehen. Was für mich sehr irritierend war, waren die nicht vorhandenen Kapitel. Ich glaube, ich habe noch nie ein Buch gelesen, welches nicht in Kapitel unterteilt war. Normalerweise lese ich ja immer gerne von Unterteilung zu Unterteilung, doch hier musste ich mir nun selbst passende Abschnitte für kurze Pausen suchen. Ganz neue Erfahrung. *lach*
Das Thema des Buches war für mich völlig neu. Ja, im Horrorfilm vielleicht schon mal ansatzweise mitbekommen, aber doch nie wirklich hingeschaut. *haha* Vor allem fackelt der Autor vom Thema her gar nicht lange. Es beginnt zwar noch relativ seicht, doch wird schon direkt zu Anfang klar, dass es von Perversionen nur so strotzt. Ein junger Filmstudent hat eigentlich nur einen großen Traum, er möchte seinen eigenen Film drehen und damit groß rauskommen. Doch ohne die geeigneten Mittel scheint es ein schwieriges Unterfangen zu werden. Somit klaut er sich kurzerhand das Equipment, wie Kamera, Spotts, Schneidemaschine usw., zusammen. Schnell wird Leonard, so heißt der naive Student, gefasst und für einige Monate ins Gefängnis gesteckt. Und in diesem Gefängnis beginnen auch die ersten Vergewaltigungen in seinem Leben. Nach der Freilassung fehlt ihm für seinen eigenen Film immer noch das nötige Geld und somit gerät Leonard in die Fänge der Mafia. Seine Schulden darf er mit dem Filmen von gewalttätigen und perversen Pornos abarbeiten. Und was er da so alles für Filmchen dreht, das darf sich jeder selbst erlesen. Nichts für schwache Nerven!
Der Schreibstil von Edward Lee ist einfach und leicht. Das klingt bei so einem Horrorbuch auch eher komisch. Ne, aber im Ernst, das Buch selbst ist von der Geschichte her nicht sehr anspruchsvoll. Doch die einzelnen Szenen, die Filmchen, welche Leonard dreht und die Edward Lee in diesem Buch bis ins kleinste ekelige Detail beschreibt, die sind nichts für angeschlagene Nerven.
Der Protagonist:
Leonard D’Arava ist wie oben schon gesagt, ein naiver, junger Filmstudent. Aufgewachsen bei seinen Eltern auf einem Bauernhof, mit einem Vater, der sich gerne mal an der eigenen Schweinedame vergriff. Was soll aus so einem Jungen werden? Leonards Lebensweg scheint die Perversionen regelrecht anzuziehen.
Fazit:
Für jeden Horrorfan zu empfehlen! Ekelgarantie!
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Am Montag habe ich die ersten fünf Bücher der Festa Extrem Reihe per Post erhalten und für mich stand fest, dass ich eines dieser Buchwerke auch diese Woche noch lesen werde. Angefangen habe ich einfach mal bei „Das Schwein“. *zwinker* Für mich hat sich beim Lesen dieses Buches und mit Rückblick auf „Krank“, auch ein Buch aus der Festa Extrem Reihe, eines bestätigt. Ich kann Horror besser lesen, als sehen. Bei Horrorfilmen sitze ich ständig hinterm Kissen und bekomme eigentlich so gut wie nichts vom Film mit. *lach* Doch bei Büchern komme ich mit den Horrorszenen viel besser klar. Es macht mir nicht so viel aus … Geht es Euch da ähnlich? Oder bin nur ich so komisch? *grins*
Die Sprache und Wortwahl ist in diesem Buch leicht zu lesen. Nur, erwartet hier kein anspruchsvolles Buch, sondern eine Story, die von Perversionen, Gewalt und Vergewaltigung getrieben wird. Einige Begriffe muss ich wirklich gestehen, waren mir bis gestern (dort habe ich dieses Buch gelesen) völlig fremd. So musste ich Begriffe wie Snuff und Nekrophilie erst einmal kennenlernen. Doch durch die deutliche und pervers detailreiche Beschreibung der einzelnen Szenen wurde mir dann auch schnell klar, was mit diesen, für mich, fremdartigen Wörtern gemeint ist. Da diese Rezension auch für unter 18 Jährige sichtbar ist, möchte ich an dieser Stelle auch gar nicht weiter darauf eingehen. Was für mich sehr irritierend war, waren die nicht vorhandenen Kapitel. Ich glaube, ich habe noch nie ein Buch gelesen, welches nicht in Kapitel unterteilt war. Normalerweise lese ich ja immer gerne von Unterteilung zu Unterteilung, doch hier musste ich mir nun selbst passende Abschnitte für kurze Pausen suchen. Ganz neue Erfahrung. *lach*
Das Thema des Buches war für mich völlig neu. Ja, im Horrorfilm vielleicht schon mal ansatzweise mitbekommen, aber doch nie wirklich hingeschaut. *haha* Vor allem fackelt der Autor vom Thema her gar nicht lange. Es beginnt zwar noch relativ seicht, doch wird schon direkt zu Anfang klar, dass es von Perversionen nur so strotzt. Ein junger Filmstudent hat eigentlich nur einen großen Traum, er möchte seinen eigenen Film drehen und damit groß rauskommen. Doch ohne die geeigneten Mittel scheint es ein schwieriges Unterfangen zu werden. Somit klaut er sich kurzerhand das Equipment, wie Kamera, Spotts, Schneidemaschine usw., zusammen. Schnell wird Leonard, so heißt der naive Student, gefasst und für einige Monate ins Gefängnis gesteckt. Und in diesem Gefängnis beginnen auch die ersten Vergewaltigungen in seinem Leben. Nach der Freilassung fehlt ihm für seinen eigenen Film immer noch das nötige Geld und somit gerät Leonard in die Fänge der Mafia. Seine Schulden darf er mit dem Filmen von gewalttätigen und perversen Pornos abarbeiten. Und was er da so alles für Filmchen dreht, das darf sich jeder selbst erlesen. Nichts für schwache Nerven!
Der Schreibstil von Edward Lee ist einfach und leicht. Das klingt bei so einem Horrorbuch auch eher komisch. Ne, aber im Ernst, das Buch selbst ist von der Geschichte her nicht sehr anspruchsvoll. Doch die einzelnen Szenen, die Filmchen, welche Leonard dreht und die Edward Lee in diesem Buch bis ins kleinste ekelige Detail beschreibt, die sind nichts für angeschlagene Nerven.
Der Protagonist:
Leonard D’Arava ist wie oben schon gesagt, ein naiver, junger Filmstudent. Aufgewachsen bei seinen Eltern auf einem Bauernhof, mit einem Vater, der sich gerne mal an der eigenen Schweinedame vergriff. Was soll aus so einem Jungen werden? Leonards Lebensweg scheint die Perversionen regelrecht anzuziehen.
Fazit:
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July 24, 2017
Edward Lee is a hard person to review. I won't really begin this reading with witty questions, I'm still recovering from this double novella.
Edward Lee is a character who needs no introduction. But, if you're unaware of him, he's pretty much one of the kings of hardcore horror. Only, hes not trying to scare the reader. This is more along the lines of gross out horror. It's horrible, it's disgusting, it's depraved, its.... funny? Yes, it's very funny.
This book is two of Lee's novellas together. The first is The Pig, and the second is The House. These two novellas are connected to each other, but they also work as stand alone reads. The Pig is, uh, let's just say, it involves heroin addicted prostitutes, animals, video cameras, the mafia, and a college drop out who wants to make Bergman style movies. The less you know about this story, the better it is going into it. It works best as a surprise. This story had me gagging, cringing, looking away in disgust, and laughing. This is a violent, sexually depraved, vulgar, fucked up story. But most importantly, it's fun. You could tell Ed Lee was writing this story with a grin on his face, and hopefully, just a grin, and nothing else. This story had me laughing one minute, and gagging the next. The ending also came out of nowhere but it fit, and made the story more humorous.
The House is about a journalist and his younger (very attractive) step mother going to a haunted house together. This story is a decent haunted house story. But, it's not as entertaining or depraved as The Pig. This story is still depraved, but it's a bit easier to digest, The Pig is hard to digest. The two books go together well, but I just enjoyed this novella less than The Pig. It wasn't as depraved, it wasn't as over the top, it was a bit more subtle.
Despite all this depravity, Lee is actually a good writer. If he wanted to be a serious literary voice in horror, he could be. However, he seems to be having too much fun with what he writes. Ed Lee just seems to be having fun with what he writes and I don't blame him. Do I think he's a sick fuck? yes. Am I a sick fuck for enjoying these stories? Uhh, yes, I think, don't ask me that question.
Overall, Lee writes hard to swallow, humorous, disgusting, hardcore horror. These stories aren't for the faint of heart. This gets a 3/5 for me, just because it's a bit uneven. If you're thinking of starting Lee, I would say start with Header. The Pig is a bit too extreme. However, if that first paragraph of Pig makes you laugh, odds are you'll enjoy it.
In summary:
"Leonard was appalled. Sissy was appalled... Even the pig was appalled."
Edward Lee is a character who needs no introduction. But, if you're unaware of him, he's pretty much one of the kings of hardcore horror. Only, hes not trying to scare the reader. This is more along the lines of gross out horror. It's horrible, it's disgusting, it's depraved, its.... funny? Yes, it's very funny.
This book is two of Lee's novellas together. The first is The Pig, and the second is The House. These two novellas are connected to each other, but they also work as stand alone reads. The Pig is, uh, let's just say, it involves heroin addicted prostitutes, animals, video cameras, the mafia, and a college drop out who wants to make Bergman style movies. The less you know about this story, the better it is going into it. It works best as a surprise. This story had me gagging, cringing, looking away in disgust, and laughing. This is a violent, sexually depraved, vulgar, fucked up story. But most importantly, it's fun. You could tell Ed Lee was writing this story with a grin on his face, and hopefully, just a grin, and nothing else. This story had me laughing one minute, and gagging the next. The ending also came out of nowhere but it fit, and made the story more humorous.
The House is about a journalist and his younger (very attractive) step mother going to a haunted house together. This story is a decent haunted house story. But, it's not as entertaining or depraved as The Pig. This story is still depraved, but it's a bit easier to digest, The Pig is hard to digest. The two books go together well, but I just enjoyed this novella less than The Pig. It wasn't as depraved, it wasn't as over the top, it was a bit more subtle.
Despite all this depravity, Lee is actually a good writer. If he wanted to be a serious literary voice in horror, he could be. However, he seems to be having too much fun with what he writes. Ed Lee just seems to be having fun with what he writes and I don't blame him. Do I think he's a sick fuck? yes. Am I a sick fuck for enjoying these stories? Uhh, yes, I think, don't ask me that question.
Overall, Lee writes hard to swallow, humorous, disgusting, hardcore horror. These stories aren't for the faint of heart. This gets a 3/5 for me, just because it's a bit uneven. If you're thinking of starting Lee, I would say start with Header. The Pig is a bit too extreme. However, if that first paragraph of Pig makes you laugh, odds are you'll enjoy it.
In summary:
"Leonard was appalled. Sissy was appalled... Even the pig was appalled."
January 5, 2022
"Leonard sucked down one of the last three cans of spaghetti. He was probably down to 120 pounds now, a broomstick in dirty jeans and a Hawkwind T-shirt. Hawkwind's ham-fisted sci-fi chord-pounding in fact jazzed from the radio this very minute. “That's the spirit of the age”, a deaf-in-one-ear Robert Calvert vocalled. Yeah, it sure is, Leonard thought. Living on spaghetti and dog food, making undeground porno movies for the Mafia. The pig chortled, chewed at his pantleg.
“Hope you're horny, little buddy,” Leonard said to the pig."
Just what the mortician ordered to start another reading year in grand style.
“The Pig” presents quite an ingenious take on the scapegoat ritual and contains some of the most repulsive Ed Lee passages I've read so far. I enjoyed the humor, the music references and honestly think the story would work great as basis for a film adaptation; I kind of doubt it will happen though, what with all the mutilation, rape, bestiality and other stuff I'm not sure there's a name for yet.
“The House” is a sequel set some 30 years after the events of the first novella and delves more into supernatural themes. I didn't find it as inspired as the first piece, but it was still highly entertaining. This duo is recommended for all extreme horror enthusiasts and deviants in general.
“Hope you're horny, little buddy,” Leonard said to the pig."
Just what the mortician ordered to start another reading year in grand style.
“The Pig” presents quite an ingenious take on the scapegoat ritual and contains some of the most repulsive Ed Lee passages I've read so far. I enjoyed the humor, the music references and honestly think the story would work great as basis for a film adaptation; I kind of doubt it will happen though, what with all the mutilation, rape, bestiality and other stuff I'm not sure there's a name for yet.
“The House” is a sequel set some 30 years after the events of the first novella and delves more into supernatural themes. I didn't find it as inspired as the first piece, but it was still highly entertaining. This duo is recommended for all extreme horror enthusiasts and deviants in general.
March 24, 2021
The Pig. Wow. Absolutely filled with insane and disgusting sex acts involving just about anything- also a paramount of creative violence . The story was great. Follow Leonard as he strives to be a film director but finds himself shooting the wrong kind of films while involved with the wrong kinds of people: prostitutes, drug addicts, mob members, crazy religious folk... animals... I enjoyed this disturbing story and couldn’t stop reading to find out what happens next to the unfortunate ones. The ending is very unexpected and off the wall weird.
The House. Yes. Yes. Yes. This story I actually I liked more. I felt it had a better grip on story telling and I actually felt sick at certain points as the author described some very ultra-nasty events. Follow Melvin as he heads up the “haunted” house to write an article. He brings with him his super sultry mother-in-law who can’t seem to keep her clothes on. Slowly you’ll get a feeling that the murder house is haunted as you go along with the two main characters as they try to make
sense of the situation. This story isn’t as raunchy, gory, and violent, but it makes up for it through excellent story telling.
The House. Yes. Yes. Yes. This story I actually I liked more. I felt it had a better grip on story telling and I actually felt sick at certain points as the author described some very ultra-nasty events. Follow Melvin as he heads up the “haunted” house to write an article. He brings with him his super sultry mother-in-law who can’t seem to keep her clothes on. Slowly you’ll get a feeling that the murder house is haunted as you go along with the two main characters as they try to make
sense of the situation. This story isn’t as raunchy, gory, and violent, but it makes up for it through excellent story telling.
November 27, 2025
I have this theory that extreme horror books tend to be overrated. I don't mean overrated in the way people feel like The Beatles are overrated because everyone likes them, but in the sense that there's a self-selection mechanism around the people who rate and review extreme horror. Because of this, they tend to get rated on how gross and shocking instead of whether they actually manage to tell a good story.
That's the case with "The Pig," the first novella in this book. The most egregious thing about it isn't the Penthouse Letters-quality sex scenes or the torture porn violence or the copious amounts of bodily fluids or the sexism or the misogyny or the racism or the sub-Christgau musings on the music Lee listened to when he was seventeen. (I blame Stephen King for that last one.) I hated "The Pig" for how aggressively it fails as a story. The first two-thirds of the "story" are expositional flashbacks whose only noteworthy feature is the amount of shock they manage to incorporate.
Unlike something like Jack Ketchum's "Off Season," which structures its outrages in a tightly-paced story of characters grappling with the unthinkable, "The Pig" is, rather appropriately, closer to a slopfest of offenses.
That's the case with "The Pig," the first novella in this book. The most egregious thing about it isn't the Penthouse Letters-quality sex scenes or the torture porn violence or the copious amounts of bodily fluids or the sexism or the misogyny or the racism or the sub-Christgau musings on the music Lee listened to when he was seventeen. (I blame Stephen King for that last one.) I hated "The Pig" for how aggressively it fails as a story. The first two-thirds of the "story" are expositional flashbacks whose only noteworthy feature is the amount of shock they manage to incorporate.
Unlike something like Jack Ketchum's "Off Season," which structures its outrages in a tightly-paced story of characters grappling with the unthinkable, "The Pig" is, rather appropriately, closer to a slopfest of offenses.
January 6, 2021
Das Schwein von Edward Lee
ACHTUNG!!! FSK 18
Ein naiver aber engagierter Regisseur leiht sich Geld von der Mafia. Als er dieses nicht zurück zahlen kann, muss er seine Schulden abarbeiten, indem er in einem Haus, weitab von der Zivilisation Porno- und Snufffilme drehen muss. An seiner Seite hat er zwei drogenabhängige Huren und das eine oder andere (willige) Tier.
Lee läuft hier wieder einmal zu seiner Höchstform auf. Es gibt kein Tabu, was er nicht bricht. Wer auf grafische Darstellung von Sex und Gewalt steht, wird das Buch lieben. Wer eher zart besaitet ist: Finger weg, oder den Kotzeimer bereit halten 😉
ACHTUNG!!! FSK 18
Ein naiver aber engagierter Regisseur leiht sich Geld von der Mafia. Als er dieses nicht zurück zahlen kann, muss er seine Schulden abarbeiten, indem er in einem Haus, weitab von der Zivilisation Porno- und Snufffilme drehen muss. An seiner Seite hat er zwei drogenabhängige Huren und das eine oder andere (willige) Tier.
Lee läuft hier wieder einmal zu seiner Höchstform auf. Es gibt kein Tabu, was er nicht bricht. Wer auf grafische Darstellung von Sex und Gewalt steht, wird das Buch lieben. Wer eher zart besaitet ist: Finger weg, oder den Kotzeimer bereit halten 😉
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