The Bighead’s Junk

by Edward Lee

THE BIGHEAD IS BACK!Well, parts of him are…Take a ride back to Luntville in Edward Lee’s new novella, THE BIGHEAD’S JUNK then hang around for the ultra-rare, cult classic novella, YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING!

Genres: Horror, Splatterpunk

107 pages, Paperback

Published October 23, 2023

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

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.

Reviews

[Gohnar23 · Rating 1 out of 5]

#️⃣2️⃣7️⃣1️⃣ Read & Reviewed in 2025 ⛈️⚡🚨
Date : 📢 Wednesday, June 4, 2025 🍙⚔️
Word Count📃: 29k Words 🏕️

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ദ്ദി ≽^⎚˕⎚^≼ .ᐟ My 9th read in "Explosive Impactful Reads June"

1️⃣🌟, no comment, its trash like the first book
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Don't even have to say anything just look at the cover and this is the first sentence:

"There was something licentious about the way Donna leaned over from the passenger seat and deftly attached her right hand to Coy’s blue-jeaned crotch."

Its generic poorly written gorefest splatterpunk, which is honestly expected because this IS splatterpunk, Mr. Edward Lee, you just found yourself a new hater 😀😀😀 your books are trash 🗑️ 🗑️ 🗑️

[Sarah Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr. Lee is my favorite kind of sicko!

To say I love Edward Lee is an understatement. He is a sick weirdo, a disgusting madman! His stories are so gross they could literally make you puke. He is also funny, clever, and a freaking genius. Oh, and the word “peckersnot” makes my stomach turn! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Mrsgmamma · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this book was so hard for me to comprehend what was being said. The whole book was as in a county accent, so it really was hard for me to understand. I do like the fact that some of the words the author told you how the character said the word, that was interesting. Not saying the book was terrible, definitely had some sick and interesting moments. I just felt like I was losing my attention to the book trying to figure out how to pronounce the words. I feel like it took me longer to read this book than it really should have.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

2 great novelette/novellas. Not sure of the exact word count of each. I enjoyed both. They both fall on Lee's more extreme side of writing. He is still by far my favourite writer working in the extreme genre. The stories are linked to the Bighead, Header and White Trash Gothic universe. If you have read those, you will love them. If not, they could both be read as stand alone stories.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

New Edward Lee novella set in the Bighead universe. This story was great, and classic Lee.

[Gerhard Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

In her hit song, Jackie DeShannon argued that what the world needed now is "Love, sweet love," and that, "it is the only thing that there's just too little of." But I disagree. What we really need is Bighead's Junk, Headers, and more Luntville lore, and now, thanks to Edward Lee's new duel novella (Bighead's Junk & You Are My Everything), we finally have those things that our hearts and our subconscious knew we needed all along - plus a little love.

[Cheng Bogdani · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's been a while since I've read any Edward Lee, and it was great to go back to the home of the Creekers and revisit what's left of Bighead. This is novella is part of a two-fer volume, but the second story "You Are My Everything" is written in second person POV so I didn't read it.

The Bighead's Junk tells the raunchy tale of a pair of young couples who go to see the fabled penis of the near mythical Bighead, star of so many of the Creeker's books. Turns out it's real, and a couple of the kids find it especially... inspiring.

Not much to say about this - the rednecks are comically caricatured, it's smutty, it's gross, and it's amazingly well written for such a niche genre book. If you like splatterpunk, you'll like this.

Bechdel test? NO
Mako Mori test? YES
Vito Russo test? NO
Latif test? NO

Reading Level: ADULT
Romance: NO
Smut: YES
Violence: YES
TW: murder, necrophilia

Kindle only? YES
Pre 2023? (IYKYK) NO

[Alenna Burleson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of two short stories. The first is the bighead is dead, but they saved his “man parts”. One man has them at his house and has people paying him to look at the Bigheads junk. Four teens stop by on their way to a birthday party, but before they go they want to see what everyone is talking about. The second story is about a little family, When Esther walks into a room where her husband is having relations with their own daughter things take a turn.


This was such a good read. Lee is fantastic with story building. Both stories had such good writing along with twists I never saw coming.

[Corrado · Rating 4 out of 5]

Che dire.
Due coppie di redneck , ricchi, viziati e annoiati, decidono di andare a vedere se è vero che il settantenne Croter è in possesso di una reliquia molto particolare:il pene e i testicoli di Bighead, leggendario serial killer che ha imperversato x anni in quelle terre...tra leggende e storie, di crimini , nefandezze e cervellate, cosa troveranno i nostri 4 bifolchi? E... Saranno in grado di sopportare la realtà?

[Chris Amies · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pair of linked stories which take us back to the world of Luntville and the Bighead and, yes, reintroduce Headers. Suitably gruesome if not quite as extreme as he used to be in his younger years. The story has developed in a way that now includes aliens as well as demons ... maybe they're the same thing, which one it is depends on your PoV.

[Orgeleuse · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horror at Porky's.
Didn't enjoy it.
I came across some very unpleasant topics, in very poor taste. I would have liked to overlook it and move on but I discovered all too soon that those very themes are the common thread of the book. No thank you. The only thing I appreciated was the brevity of the writing.

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 stars for the first story.
5 stars for the second story.

[Berenice A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

More redneck, more horny, gory splatter, and funnier than fuck. What else to ask from Ed Lee?

[Danny Welch · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I've finally arrived at my final read of the year, it's insane to look back at how many books I've read in the past year because honestly, I've not this many books in a singular year before. So it's incredibly impressive if I dare say so myself. I decided to end this year with The Bighead's Junk by Edward Lee simply because Edward Lee is an author I've found myself diving into a lot this year and thought it would be appropriate to end it with one of his books.

Donna's boyfriend Coy and their two friends Mord and Larsa are going to Mord's dad's house for his old man's birthday party. However, when Donna asks for a detour to see The Bighead's Junk, it soon turns into a nightmare. No matter how horny you are, there are just some things you shouldn't do for a woman and Coy is about to find out the hard way.

Edward Lee has written a brilliant novella that acts as a kind of epilogue to the Bighead Saga. If Lee somehow manages a way to write more stories with his monstrous creation, I would be incredibly surprised. I enjoyed the White Trash Gothic series but nothing will compare to the more titular novel 'The Bighead' which is quite rightfully considered a cult classic. The Bighead's Junk however is a terrific way to conclude this saga, it's a typically gruesome read with a neat bit of world-building that links back with a ton of references to some of Edward Lee's previous works.

Overall: It's a fantastic novella that I honestly loved, it is a bit dialed down admittedly since it isn't too gruesome or at this point in Lee's career, breaking the fourth wall. But I honestly often prefer Edward Lee when his work is a little dialed down and restrained, so I got a real kick out of this one. 8.5/10