Cult Fiction 3: XXX Fiction
Here I’ll be turning my gaze to the most widely derided format of them all: smut, or XXX, books
ORIGINAL SINS
90s SOV insanity that’s much better than most
INFINITY POOL
The best film yet made by Brandon Cronenberg, but it’s still not quite there
RED BRIDE
The late Christopher Fowler was and remains a writer worth reading, but RED BRIDE probably isn’t the best place to start.
LOVE KILLS
The wild and outrageous inverse of Shane Stevens’ seminal serial killer classic BY REASON OF INSANITY
BAD BIOLOGY
A supremely immature “Godawful Love Story” from Frank Henenlotter
THE DICE MAN
This novel, about a man who makes decisions according to a roll of the dice, is said to have inspired many people around the world to live in just that manner
PHILLY
A “modern tale of the macabre” that worked better in its movie adaptation: the 1981 teen comedy PRIVATE LESSONS
RAW MEAT
An ambitious exercise in science fiction themed smut fiction, and, I’m afraid, not a very successful one
THE STRANGE WORLD OF WILLIE SEABROOK
All about the late travelogue writer William Seabrook and his weird fetishes, written by his wife