Hotter Blood [Paperback]

Jeff Gelb (Author), Michael Garrett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2004

In Hotter Blood, sex and horror are coupled to an ecstatic effect.  This is the second in the provocative anthology series that defined a genre and spanned a generation.  Grant Morrison’s Bram Stoker- nominated “The Braille Encyclopedia”  spearheads a collection of 24 original stories, with additional contributions from horror stars like Richard Laymon and Nancy Collins, comic book talents Kurt Busiek and John Byrne, and superstar horror director Mick Garris.   Explore the dark side of having your lover in “The Tub” with you, find out when “Confession” isn’t good for the soul, and feed your hunger for erotic horror with this delectable collection…

Cemetery Dance called Hotter Blood “outstanding,” Gauntlet labeled it “aggressive and riveting, a virtual Who’s Who of modern horror,” and to 2AM Magazine, it’s “Amazing… highly recommended.”

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786016442
• ISBN-13: 978-0786016440
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #755,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A so-so collection of short stories., July 25, 2007

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Jose Jones - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hotter Blood (Paperback)

None of the stories here are particularly bad, but it lacks the one or two truly great tales that make picking up a collection like this worthwhile.

My favorite story was "Wolf in the Memory" by Stephen Gresham. It doesn't belong here (there's no real horror element to it), but it's a terrific story about adolescence and awakening sexuality.

R. Patrick Gates' "A Hard Man Is Good to Find" is very raunchy and very, very funny (I would expect nothing less from the man who brought us the disturbed "Grimm Reapings").

Richard Laymon's "Tub" was simple and effective. Don D'Ammassa's "The Splicer" is an inventive little fantasy for movie buffs. Lucy Taylor's caustic "Atrocities" is by far the most frightening tale.

The above stories are worth reading, but the other nineteen aren't all that creative, and edge toward being boring.

I personally bought this collection to read Laymon and Gates. Since both of their stories worked (and Gates gave me a good laugh) I walk away satisfied. But if you're looking for more than just a handful of good stories you might want to look elsewhere.

5.0 out of 5 stars Even the Cover is Spooky..., April 2, 2006

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Earl Smith "ScooterGoth" (Atascadero, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hotter Blood (Paperback)

this continues with a collection of new (or new to you) writers as well as some classic authors delving into the depths of kinky creepiness.

This is the stuff of nightmares where you are getting naughty one minute and running for your life the next...

A short story a night will make you fall asleep with the lights only to find you're waking up aroused later in the night wondering if the ghosts under the bed are worth dying for just for the ultimate in pleaures.

Creepily arousing and arousingly frightening. Anne Rice looks like a prude compared to these authors!

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1.0 out of 5 stars TOO RACY, September 18, 2009

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Dawn Dellarocco (SHELTON, CT) - See all my reviews
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I read this book expecting more horror stories but they are too graphic and there is a lot of bad language in this book. This book is too trashy, graphic, and racy for me plus the stories were awful. SAVE YOUR MONEY.