Seething, slavering, and insane, it cringes, not wanting to slip forth from the noxious, bloated belly of its abyssal mother until the most hideous sexual atrocities beckon it from Hell's hot bowels: the dread monstrosity of unfathomable beauty and the most vile horror--revulsion and desire incarnated into one...
...PREGNANT TO BURSTING WITH ABOMINATIONS UNTOLD...
Atop the moon-drenched hillock sits the leaning manse, surrounded by ancient graves rich with the bones of witches, and amid the dense cricket-choruses of these ghastly twilight deeps, it stalks, thrashes and prowls, its nipples gorged with evil, its loins a frenzy of Luciferic lust...
RITES OF REDNECK PASSAGE...
Behold Balls and Dicky (of THE BIGHEAD fame) as they embark on their first sociopathic epiphany teeming with down and dirty redneck whores, occult science, corpse-sex, and scatological gross-out the likes of which would make the BTK Killer faint. These boys think they re bad...but are they bad enough to face--
THE MINOTAURESS
Edward Lee s latest novel of irredeemable harder-than-hardcore horror...
THE HORNCRANKER
Dean Logan is a man with problems. The main one being his wife, a raging bitch. But she will soon be the least of his problems. Dean learns that his father has died and he must return to the ranch and come face-to-face with the life he left behind--a life full of sex, violence, drugs and cattle, lots of cattle. With the help of his do-nothing friend, Ajax, Dean will return to his old ways and quickly learn the secrets of his family and the evil that they've spawned. Time to test his old skills, skills that made him a legend--skills that may save his family and friends' lives.
Edward Lee has had over thirty books published in the horror and suspense field, including CITY INFERNAL, GAST, HOUSE INFERNAL, and BRIDES OF THE IMPALER. He is a Bram Stoker award nominee, and his short stories have appeared in over a dozen mass-market anthologies, including THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF 2000, Pocket s HOT BLOOD series, and the award-wining 999. Several of his novels have recently sold translation rights to Germany and Romania. His movie, HEADER, has been picked up for distribution by Synapse Films. Meanwhile, CITY INFERNAL, MESSENGER, GHOULS, THE BIGHEAD, and FAMILY TRADITION have been optioned for film. Upcoming projects include two Lovecraftian novellas: THE INNSWICH HORROR and HAUNTER OF THE THRESHOLD. Lee lives on Florida s St. Pete Beach. Visit him online at edwardleeonline.com.
Edward Lee is an American novelist specializing in the field of horror, and has authored 40 books, more than half of which have been published by mass-market New York paperback companies such as Leisure/Dorchester, Berkley, and Zebra/Kensington. He is a Bram Stoker award nominee for his story "Mr. Torso," and his short stories have appeared in over a dozen mass-market anthologies, including THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF 2000, Pocket's HOT BLOOD series, and the award-wining 999. Several of his novels have sold translation rights to Germany, Greece, and Romania. He also publishes quite actively in the small-press/limited-edition hardcover market; many of his books in this category have become collector's items. While a number of Lee's projects have been optioned for film, only one has been made, HEADER, which was released on DVD to mixed reviews in June, 2009, by Synapse Films.
Lee is particularly known for over-the-top occult concepts and an accelerated treatment of erotic and/or morbid sexual imagery and visceral violence. He was born on May 25, 1957 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Bowie, Maryland. In the late-70s he served in the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division, in Erlangen, West Germany, then, for a short time, was a municipal police officer in Cottage City, Maryland. Lee also attended the University of Maryland as an English major but quit in his last semester to pursue his dream of being a horror novelist. For over 15 years, he worked as the night manager for a security company in Annapolis, Maryland, while writing in his spare time. In 1997, however, he became a full-time writer, first spending several years in Seattle and then moving to St. Pete Beach, Florida, where he currently resides.
Of note, the author cites as his strongest influence horror legend H. P. Lovecraft; in 2007, Lee embarked on what he calls his "Lovecraft kick" and wrote a spate of novels and novellas which tribute Lovecraft and his famous Cthulhu Mythos. Among these projects are THE INNSWICH HORROR, "Trolley No. 1852," HAUNTER OF THE THRESHOLD, GOING MONSTERING, "Pages Torn From A Travel Journal," and "You Are My Everything." Lee promises more Lovecraftian work on the horizon.
Bibliography
Nightbait (1982) written under the pseudonym Philip Straker Nightlust (1982) written under the pseudonym Philip Straker Ghouls (1988) Coven (1991) Incubi (1991) Succubi (1992) The Chosen (1993) Creekers (1994) Sacrifice (1995) written under the pseudonym Richard Kinion Header (1995) Goon (1996) with John Pelan The Bighead (1997) Shifters (1998) with John Pelan Portrait of the Psychopath as a Young Woman (1998) with Elizabeth Steffen Splatterspunk: The Micah Hays Stories (1998) with John Pelan "Masks" (1999) "Operator B" (1999): Cemetery Dance Publications. Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and 450-copy limited hardcover. "Dahmer's Not Dead" with Elizabeth Steffen (1999): Cemetery Dance Publications. Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover and 1000-copy limited hardcover. "The Stickmen" (1999): Cemetery Dance Publications. Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover and 1000-copy limited hardcover. "The Deaths of the Cold War Kings: The Assassinations of Diem & JFK" with Bradley O'Leary (2000): Cemetery Dance Publications. "City Infernal" (2001): Cemetery Dance Publications. Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and 1000-copy limited hardcover. (April 2002): Leisure Books. Published as a Mass Market Paperback. "Mr. Torso" (2002): Published as a 52-copy hardcover and 300-copy limited softcover. "Sex, Drugs and Power Tools" (2002) "Family Tradition" (2002) with John Pelan "Monstrosity" (2002): Cemetery Dance Publications. Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and 1000-copy limited hardcover. Leisure Books. Published as a Mass Market Paperback. "Ever Nat" (2003): Published as a 52-copy hardcover and 300-copy limited softcover. "The Baby" (2003): Published as a 52-copy hardcover and 300-copy limited softcover. "Teratologist" (2003) with Wrath James White "Incubi" (2003): Necro Publications. "Infernal Angel" (2003): Cemetery Dance Publications. Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and 750-copy limited hardcover. (January 2004): Leisure Books. Published as a Mass Market Paperback. "Messenger" (August 2004): Leisure Books. Published as a Mass Market Paperback. "The Backwoods" (October 2005): Leisure Books. Published as a Mass Market Paperback. (December 2005): Cemetery Dance Publications. Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover and 750-copy limited hardcover. "Monster Lake" (2005). Necro Publications. First book for young readers. "Flesh Gothic" (February 2005): Leisure Books. Published as a Mass Market Paperback. "Slither" (2006: Necro Publications.) "Gast" (2007) (October 2009): Leisure Books. Revised, retitled "Black Train", and published as a Mass Market Paperback. "House Infernal" (October 2007): Leisure Books. Published as a Mass Market Paperback. (February 2008): Cemetery Dance Publications. Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and 1000-copy limited hardcover. "Minotauress" (December 2008): Necro Publications. Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and 300-copy limited hardcover. "Brides of the Impaler" (September 2008): Leisure Books. Published as a Mass Market Paperback. (May 2011): Cemetery Dance Publications. Published as Hardcover Limited Edition of 1000 signed copies bound in full cloth and Smyth sewn and Traycased Hardcover Lettered Edition of 52 signed and lettered copies bound in leather with a satin ribbon page marker. "Golemesque" (March 2009): Necro Publications. Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and 300-copy limited hardcover. (April 2009): Leisure Books. Published as "Golem" as a Mass Market Paperback. "Trolley No. 1852" (May 2009): Bloodletting Press. Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and 300-copy limited hardcover.(October 2010) Deadite Press, Trade Paperback. "Haunter of the Threshold" (Summer 2009) Bloodletting Press. Exclusive limited-edition. (December 2010) Deadite Press, Trade Paperback. "City of Sixes" (2009) Necro Publications. Exclusive limited-edition chapbook included with copies of "Infernally Yours". "You are My Everything" (January 2010) Necro Publications. "Going Monstering" (January 2010) Bloodletting Press. Exclusive limited-edition. "Header 2" (June 2010) Camelot Books. Exclusive limited-edition. "The Innswich Horror" (Summer 2010) Cemetery Dance. Exclusive limited-edition (Club Members Only), (July 2010), Deadite Press Trade paperback. "Lucifers Lottery" (October 2010) Leisure Books. Currently eBook only, possible release date of July 2011 for physical book. "Pages Torn From a Travel Journal" (January 31, 2011) Bloodletting Press. "Vampire Lodge" (January, 2011) Necro Publications. E-Book only (second book for young readers) "Witch Water" (Spring 2011) Bloodletting Press. Limited edition hardcover "The Dunwich Romance" (tbd) "Header 3" (Heads) (tbd) Bloodletting Press. Limited edition
Collections The Ushers (1999) Of Pigs and Spiders (1999) with John Pelan, Brett Alexander Savory and David Niall Wilson Partners in Chyme (2001) with Ryan Harding Sleep Disorder (2003) with Jack Ketchum Haunted House (2007) Brain Cheese Buffet (2010) Deadite Press Bullet Through Your Face (2010) Deadite Press Carnal Surgery (April 2011) Deadite Press
Anthologies Infernally Yours (2009) 'The Senery' by Edward Lee Necro Publications, a limited-edition hardcover. Dark Seductions: Tales of Erotic Horror (1993) 'Private Pleasures' by Edward Lee Bizarre Sex and Other Crimes of Passion (1994) 'I'd Give Anything for You' by Edward Lee & Jack Ketchum Deadly After Dark: The Hot Blood Series (1994) 'Mr. Torso' by Edward Lee Seeds of Fear: The Hot Blood Series (1995) 'Grub Girl' by Edward Lee Stranger By Night: The Hot Blood Series (1995) 'Dead Girls in Love' by Edward Lee & Gary Bowen Darkside: Horror for the Next Millennium (1996) 'The Stick Woman' by Edward Lee Fear the Fever: The Hot Blood Series (1996) 'Love Letters from the Rain Forest' by Jack Ketchum & Edward Lee White House Horrors (1996) 'Night of the Vegetables' by Edward Lee The UFO Files (1997) 'Secret Service' by Edward Lee Inside The Works (1997) 'The Pig' by Edward Lee Whitley Strieber's Aliens (1998) 'Scripture Girl' by Edward Lee 999 (1999) 'ICU' by Edward Lee Graven Images (2000) 'Masks' by Jack Ketchum & Edward Lee Triage (2001) 'In the Year of Our Lord 2202' by Edward Lee Excitable Boys (2002) 'The McCrath Model SS40-C, Series S' by Edward Lee Damned: An Anthology of the Lost (2004) 'Angel' by Edward Lee Small Bites (2004) 'The Room' by Edward Lee
Movies Edward Lee's story "Header" has been made into the film Header. Edward Lee and Jack Ketchum are featured in cameo roles in the movie.
As an Edward Lee fan I eagerly anticipated the release of this book and must say that I was NOT dissapointed. This book contains two stories ( The Minotauress and The Horn Cranker) and low and behold the return of the two most vile rednecks in Luntville, Balls and Dickey! (from The Bighead). The first story in this book also reverts back briefly to Crick City (Creekers) and a certain mansion and occult style found in a previous novel (Flesh Gothic).
For the hardest of hardcore horror readers- you will surely cringe and laugh as I did while reading these deranged stories, and to everyone else I warn you. This book shatters societies norms of perverse, obscene, and offensive and inside are pages full of corpse sex, sodomy, diseased genitals, rape, extreme torture, horrific gore and an obundancy of bodily fluids. This book ascends high above a new level of discust and to Mr. Lee I commend you on a job well done!
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The Minotauress is the most disgusting, sick, perverted piece of literature I have ever cast my eyes upon. It's absolutely fantastic and hilarious too as the story reaches its conclusion. The Spermatagoyle is a genius creation and had me chuckling merrily to myself.
It's not just disgusting though. The story is very well written, with a humourous narative style and captivates from start to finish.
Bravo, Mr Lee. I look forward to reading more of your merry carnage!
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I will say this: Edward Lee is one of the most skilled writers I've ever read.
I have always prided myself on not being a squicky reader and this book is one of the rare few to really "squick me out" but I persevered, and I'm glad I did. In the first book, the only thing that bummed me out was when one of the main characters, Balls didn't suffer as much as he should have. I also think Crafter should've played a bigger part. That being said, I loved how Dicky was a fat, stupid, moron who somehow became almost lovable(in a pitiful way of course) and Balls became increasingly vulgar while originally being sexist and racist. It all served to make the story so wonderful.
The second story was just as well done but had one glaring flaw in it. When you dehorn a bull, cow or steer, they are not rendered harmless. In fact, they become agitated and more violent. I've seen dehorning done in real life and just because they can't gore you doesn't mean they wouldn't head butt, trample or otherwise kill you if given the chance. The main character should not have just whipped his horn crankers out like kryptonite and saved the day. While the first book"s foulness and sexism made it seem more real and gripping, the second gave me the impression that the author might actually "be" sexist. I know that this is not true, at least not by the other books I graze the backs of. But the way that Arriane thinks the hero's abuse is affection is an absurd turn off. And the hero should not have been rewarded for this. It was almost Gorean in a way except much better written.
This review seems undoubtably negative. Edward I am sorry. That being taken care of, you are indeed a magnificent writer and halfway through the second story I couldn't put the iTouch down. I just finished the book two hours ago. The grammar for geniuses and "goats" alike was impeccable and I didn't find any spelling errors. I also like the way you inserted yourself comically into the story. It was a great read, and I will be checking out other works of yours.
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