Grave Passions [Paperback]

William J. Mann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

A collection of the most chilling tales of passion currently being penned by today's most provocative gay writers. Unnatural transformations, otherworldly encounters, and deathless desires make for a collection sure to keep readers up late at night for a variety of reasons!

Contirbutors include: Noel Ambery II, Gary Bowen, Perry Brass,Poppy Z. Brite, M. Christian, Kenneth Harrison, Geoff Huntington, Jon-Carl Lewis, William J. Mann, Jim Merrett, Scott O'Hara, Felice Picano, Thomas S. Roche, Lawrence Schimel, Simon Sheppard .

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

From Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, stories of horror have always contained undercurrents of homoeroticism. William J. Mann's collection Grave Passions, a startling compendium of erotic tales of the unnatural supernatural, brings together 18 frightening stores of highly sexed vampires, ghosts, and werewolves. As an editor, Mann avoids the clichés of horror writing, focusing instead on wit, a twisted imagination, and sharp writing to produce thrills and the occasional mordant, but satisfying laugh.

Product Details

• Paperback: 370 pages
• Publisher: Masquerade Books (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563334054
• ISBN-13: 978-1563334054
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,987,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It could have been better -- much better...., July 17, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Grave Passions (Paperback)

"Grave Passions" could have been better -- much better. Though the collected short stories of horror and suspense all do have a decidedly LBG cast to them, they all seem to have been wearily written by the contributing authors, some of whom are personal favorites of mine. Writers who can captivate with the imagery of their description, like porn star/writer/publisher Scott O'Hara and author Felice Picano, are really only just going through the motions of trying to scare the reader. For those looking for something scary to read in bed, you'd do better to cross over to the "straight" side and read all of the "Hot Blood" erotic horror anthologies that continue to be published -- and continue to be successful. "Grave Passions" is lacking that spark of magic that "Hot Blood" appears to have -- so much so, it can't even claw its way out of a dull and dreary grave if its (un)life depended on it