Edward Lee is the undisputed King of Hardcore Horror and his fans eagerly await his small press publications. That's when he really lays on the vile excesses. Many have tried to emulate him, but few succeed in bringing the kind of writing chops he has to the anatomy table.
Lee came up the ranks the hard way, before there was a support system for the genre via the Internet and micropresses popping up everywhere the eye can see. He gradually built up his readership and his skill at writing. What he does is far more than just the gag reflex grossout story. Lee is an ace storyteller who is as adept at weaving a plot as he is at creating three dimensional characters.
Edward Lee has always been a mass market writer, but in the 90's he really began to forge his reputation as a writers of almost unbelievably disgusting fiction. He gleefully nauseated his readers with such abominations as The Seeker, Header, The Pig, Goon (with John Palen), Mr. Torso, The McCrath Model SS40-C, Series S,, The Dritiphilist, The Baby, and his towering novel-length opus, The Bighead. However, the one that really got under my skin was called Ever Nat, which dealt with a man that picks up a voluptuous woman who is hitchhiking and finds himself getting more sex than he ever had nightmares about.
Now comes The Cyeolagniac, a brand new chapbook from Black Ink. Like The Dritiphilist, this story deals with an individual that has a most unusual sexual fetish. A Cyeolagniac is someone that is sexually aroused by pregnant woman. Don't ask what a Dritiphilist is. Please.
The Cyeolagniac isn't quite as repulsive as Header or Ever Nat or The Stick Woman (which somehow managed to land in a mass market paperback), but it's not exactly a romcom either.
A normal, successful businessman has one little obsession: yes, he is the titular Cyeolagniac. He means no harm and has no desire to hurt anyone. But he can't resist seeking out prostitutes that happen to be in the late stages of pregnancy. While on a business trip he thinks his dreams have come true when he finds a beautiful, clean, and completely desirable pregnant hooker. He picks her up, pays her handsomely and what he hopes will be the most passionate night of his life turns out quite differently than he expects.
Edward Lee takes this sensational subject and imbues humanity in it. To desire a pregnant woman might inspire disgust or contempt in many people, but his character inspires empathy. I think more people are helpless in the face of their unusual obsessions than would care to readily admit it.
The Cyeolagniac isn't Lee's most extreme story and I don't think it's his best either. It's damned good though and I do not regret buying a copy. I like the size and structure of the chapbook, but as much as I hate to admit it, I didn't care for the art at all. I'd have rather seen someone like Alex McVey or Caniglia involved in the project.
Buy The Cyeolagniac from The Horror Mall.
Lee came up the ranks the hard way, before there was a support system for the genre via the Internet and micropresses popping up everywhere the eye can see. He gradually built up his readership and his skill at writing. What he does is far more than just the gag reflex grossout story. Lee is an ace storyteller who is as adept at weaving a plot as he is at creating three dimensional characters.
Edward Lee has always been a mass market writer, but in the 90's he really began to forge his reputation as a writers of almost unbelievably disgusting fiction. He gleefully nauseated his readers with such abominations as The Seeker, Header, The Pig, Goon (with John Palen), Mr. Torso, The McCrath Model SS40-C, Series S,, The Dritiphilist, The Baby, and his towering novel-length opus, The Bighead. However, the one that really got under my skin was called Ever Nat, which dealt with a man that picks up a voluptuous woman who is hitchhiking and finds himself getting more sex than he ever had nightmares about.
Now comes The Cyeolagniac, a brand new chapbook from Black Ink. Like The Dritiphilist, this story deals with an individual that has a most unusual sexual fetish. A Cyeolagniac is someone that is sexually aroused by pregnant woman. Don't ask what a Dritiphilist is. Please.The Cyeolagniac isn't quite as repulsive as Header or Ever Nat or The Stick Woman (which somehow managed to land in a mass market paperback), but it's not exactly a romcom either.
A normal, successful businessman has one little obsession: yes, he is the titular Cyeolagniac. He means no harm and has no desire to hurt anyone. But he can't resist seeking out prostitutes that happen to be in the late stages of pregnancy. While on a business trip he thinks his dreams have come true when he finds a beautiful, clean, and completely desirable pregnant hooker. He picks her up, pays her handsomely and what he hopes will be the most passionate night of his life turns out quite differently than he expects.
Edward Lee takes this sensational subject and imbues humanity in it. To desire a pregnant woman might inspire disgust or contempt in many people, but his character inspires empathy. I think more people are helpless in the face of their unusual obsessions than would care to readily admit it.
The Cyeolagniac isn't Lee's most extreme story and I don't think it's his best either. It's damned good though and I do not regret buying a copy. I like the size and structure of the chapbook, but as much as I hate to admit it, I didn't care for the art at all. I'd have rather seen someone like Alex McVey or Caniglia involved in the project.
Buy The Cyeolagniac from The Horror Mall.
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