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Summary: Escapism to the extreme!
Review: Bulletin: We now rejoin the infamous Hot Blood Series, already in progress. fasten your seatbelts -- this is escapism to the extreme. Let's not beat around the bush. This series consists of erotic horror. Erotic, as in Sexy. Horror, as in grotesque disfigurement, torture, and death. It's not "quiet horror." This might not be your cup of poison tea, says your humble reviewer. If it isn't, that's perfectly okay. Otherwise, should you feel adventurous, be advised -- these stories are, as they say, not for the squeamish. Or prudish. Or easily embarrassed. They're not stories you want people to read over your shoulder in the break room or on the bus. These stories exist to tickle your fancy and your funny bone, to present human foibles in up-close-and-personal, oh-so-revealing detail, and -- can we talk? -- to arouse you with a wink and a nudge. They are not politically correct, sensitive, or subtle. I hope I'm making myself clear. They are so entertaining, however, that several have sold to Showtime's erotic horror series, "The Hunger." While the stories in FEAR THE FEVER are not all hits, you'll certainly like the twisted triangle in Lucy Taylor's "The Five Percent People" and Patricia D. Cacek's Bram Stoker Award winning "Metalica," with its very needy protagonist. Tom Piccirilli's "Call It" is lean and mean, and Nat Gertler's "Restin' Piece" walks the walk of the tall-tale with ease. And if Graham Masterton's Stoker-nominated, Showtime-filmed "The Secret Shih Tan" is not the most elegantly gruesome tale I've ever read, it's a close second or third. This story anchors the collection with a panache that's hard to beat -- it's worth the price by itself, so the other good stories are pure gravy. Strong entries from Wendy Rathbone, Elsa Rutherford, Alan Brennert, and J.N. Williamson are bound to hold your interest throughout the volume. Another superb anthology for those of us who seek a little more edge in our fiction.
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Summary: A decent read before bed
Review: Combining horror and erotic thrills makes for a great before-bed read. This isn't the kind of book that will keep you reading all night... you can read one story and then turn over and go to sleep, content with what you've just read. It's not heart racing eroticism nor is it a horror that will make you afraid to close your eyes. It can be disturbing and thought provoking, and can capture your imagination, but I do not believe it will leave you lusting for the characters or jumping at every noise.
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Summary: A decent read before bed
Review: Combining horror and erotic thrills makes for a great before-bed read. This isn't the kind of book that will keep you reading all night... you can read one story and then turn over and go to sleep, content with what you've just read. It's not heart racing eroticism nor is it a horror that will make you afraid to close your eyes. It can be disturbing and thought provoking, and can capture your imagination, but I do not believe it will leave you lusting for the characters or jumping at every noise.
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