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Hot Blood #13
Dark Passions
Thirteen can be a lucky number. . .if you know where to look. Sink into the depths of desire, where passion ignites the darkest corridors of fear and want in these sizzling, suspenseful tales by today's most sinister writers of erotic horror.
A woman with a wayward husband discovers a final way to nail him once and for all. . .An adventurous, amorous rogue quests for an infamous prize that can grant him immortality--and discovers he may not want to live to regret it. . .The term "love of your life" takes a macabre twist when a man learns his wife has turned into a zombie. . .And belly up to a disturbing tale of a barfly who gets a shocking glimpse inside the boozy heads of his fellow drinkers. . .
Why deny it? Take a peek inside--who knows, you may just get lucky. . .
A woman with a wayward husband discovers a final way to nail him once and for all. . .An adventurous, amorous rogue quests for an infamous prize that can grant him immortality--and discovers he may not want to live to regret it. . .The term "love of your life" takes a macabre twist when a man learns his wife has turned into a zombie. . .And belly up to a disturbing tale of a barfly who gets a shocking glimpse inside the boozy heads of his fellow drinkers. . .
Why deny it? Take a peek inside--who knows, you may just get lucky. . .
337 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2007
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About the author
Jeff Gelb
43 books38 followersJeff Gelb is a former disc jockey and music columnist who created the SHOCK ROCK series of music-based horror fiction. He has also written a number of short stories, including Graveyard Shift, The Last Victim and The Portrait. In 2001, he collaborated with Max Allan Collins to create the anthology series FLESH AND BLOOD, tales of erotic noir from some of the finest writers in crime fiction. Mr. Gelb is now in his fifth decade producing the comic book fanzine MEN OF MYSTERY.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
November 22, 2011
Brainycat's 5 Bs:
blood: 5
boobs:5
bombs: 3
bondage: 4
blasphemy: 4
This is a fun little collection of mostly forgettable dark stories with adult themes. I wouldn't necessarily call them all 'erotic', as that's generally used for highbrowsmut explicit and arousing sexuality, but all of these stories involve sexuality and relationships. The vast majority of the stories have explicit sex, and most are explicitly violent.
Two stories in particular stand out for me: Magna Mater by
Cody Goodfellow and Tres Hermanas by Roberta Lannes. I'm looking forward to reading more of their work; their work showed by far the most depth and interesting arcs of the whole anthology. Magna Mater, in particular, showed the insight and originality that I've come to expect from Apex Magazine - which is very high praise, indeed.
The rest of the stories, while well written and well edited, didn't cover any new ground nor offered any new perspectives on sex, sexuality, relationships, the human condition, yada yada. Maybe I've read too much horror? Maybe there's only so many ways the 'woman scorned' can exact her revenge on her unfaithful lover? Maybe there's only so many ways to retell "The Monkey's Paw" using heteronormative masculine protagonists? Also, what is up with all the stories of possession? Sure, it's a great vehicle for some lurid sexual craziness but where are the questions of free will and are we always dooomed to repeat the mistakes of the past? All the usual horror tropes are trotted out in the twenty stories in this compilation, but only two of them go anywhere interesting. Ten percent. That's it.
I found this at amazon for five bucks, and the other digital editions in this series are each around ten bucks. I feel ten dollars is way too much for this anthology, and I'm trying to convince myself I didn't get ripped off at the five dollar pricepoint. Given the quality and imagination of material that can be had at other retailers (and without the encumbrance of unnecessary DRM or proprietary file formats) I recommend that fellow readers with jaded tastes either wait until these are steeply reduced and/or continue to look elsewhere
blood: 5
boobs:5
bombs: 3
bondage: 4
blasphemy: 4
This is a fun little collection of mostly forgettable dark stories with adult themes. I wouldn't necessarily call them all 'erotic', as that's generally used for highbrow
Two stories in particular stand out for me: Magna Mater by
Cody Goodfellow and Tres Hermanas by Roberta Lannes. I'm looking forward to reading more of their work; their work showed by far the most depth and interesting arcs of the whole anthology. Magna Mater, in particular, showed the insight and originality that I've come to expect from Apex Magazine - which is very high praise, indeed.
The rest of the stories, while well written and well edited, didn't cover any new ground nor offered any new perspectives on sex, sexuality, relationships, the human condition, yada yada. Maybe I've read too much horror? Maybe there's only so many ways the 'woman scorned' can exact her revenge on her unfaithful lover? Maybe there's only so many ways to retell "The Monkey's Paw" using heteronormative masculine protagonists? Also, what is up with all the stories of possession? Sure, it's a great vehicle for some lurid sexual craziness but where are the questions of free will and are we always dooomed to repeat the mistakes of the past? All the usual horror tropes are trotted out in the twenty stories in this compilation, but only two of them go anywhere interesting. Ten percent. That's it.
I found this at amazon for five bucks, and the other digital editions in this series are each around ten bucks. I feel ten dollars is way too much for this anthology, and I'm trying to convince myself I didn't get ripped off at the five dollar pricepoint. Given the quality and imagination of material that can be had at other retailers (and without the encumbrance of unnecessary DRM or proprietary file formats) I recommend that fellow readers with jaded tastes either wait until these are steeply reduced and/or continue to look elsewhere
June 25, 2008
The absolute truth is that I picked this up purely because my friend has a story in it that features one of my favorite characters. I do not harbor a secret love for vampire porn, and even after reading this, I don't think I'm going to. Still, it was entertaining, sort of, although I definitely had the most fun with the Cal McDonald story. 'What Scares You' was also a nicely well-written interlude.
March 22, 2021
A couple of really good stories, a couple so bad I couldn't even finish them, and a lot that were just plain forgettable. Son of Beast, Magna Mater, The Last Resort, and The Bonfires of Humanity were standouts, The Thirteen Locks was icky fun, and Care and Feeding was bizarre but extremely creative. I don't know if any of the others are going to stick with me. 2.5 stars, rounding down.
September 26, 2011
the first storie was great.
the elevator one was just plain weird.
13 locks was gross but awsome if a bit predictable.
stories 4 and 5 were so bad I couldn't read them.
mile high club was predictable
and the last three were good.
the elevator one was just plain weird.
13 locks was gross but awsome if a bit predictable.
stories 4 and 5 were so bad I couldn't read them.
mile high club was predictable
and the last three were good.
May 24, 2011
Not as strong as some of the earlier books
December 31, 2012
I am not typically a horror fan, but I liked this book alot. All of the stories were quirky, unique and fresh. Being able to check it out from the library as a ebook was a real plus too.
February 11, 2016
A nice collection of short stories that are more erotic than horror. Recommended
April 13, 2012
Horrifying, but I couldn't put it down!
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