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Unnatural Acts and Other Stories
Lucy Taylor has a rare gift of writing horror stories about sex that are extremely provocative, and yet touched as well as with longing, even wistfulness. In these nine tales about demons and angels, wrestlers and boxers, and other denizens of a netherworld of erotic terror, she achieves just the right balance of a bleak, unflinching worldview, and characters whose need for fulfillment reveals their underlying humanity. Unnatural Acts includes her classic "The Safety of Unknown Cities," which won a Bram Stoker Award when expanded to novel length.
The Best in the Business
Baubo's Kiss
Flamethrower
Idol
Knockouts
Making the Woman
Rush
The Safety of Unknown Cities
Unnatural Acts
The Best in the Business
Baubo's Kiss
Flamethrower
Idol
Knockouts
Making the Woman
Rush
The Safety of Unknown Cities
Unnatural Acts
190 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1994
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About the author
Lucy Taylor
108 books139 followersLUCY TAYLOR was born in Richmond, VA, and never really got the South out of her system, as evidenced by the flavor of Southern Gothic in many of her works. She’s the author of seven novels, including Dancing with Demons, Spree, Nailed, Saving Souls, Eternal Hearts, and the Stoker-award winning The Safety of Unknown Cities. Her stories have appeared in over a hundred magazines and anthologies, including The Mammoth Book of Historical Erotica, The Best of Cemetery Dance, Twentieth Century Gothic, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, and the Century’s Best Horror Fiction.
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December 3, 2009
Unnatural Acts is a 190-page collection of Lucy Taylor’s erotically charged horror filled short stories. The title pretty much says it all but take one look at the cover featuring a backside view of a squatting unclothed beastly looking woman giving birth to frogs while a shocked voyeur looks on and you’ll realize this isn’t stuff for the faint of heart.
Taylor takes readers on a journey into the darkest realms both real and imagined. She writes with unflinching brutality about the grotesque, the disgusting, the shocking and nothing is taboo. I read this in one fell swoop, unable to stop even when repulsed until I had finished the very last page. The standout story for me is the one depicted so grossly on the cover called “Baubo’s Kiss”. It tells about a plain young woman on a trip with her faithless girlfriend who discovers her sexuality in a most unexpected place. Her transformation from doormat to goddess was awe-inspiring. “Making the Woman” is probably the story that disturbed me the most. It’s very short but unforgettable. It’s about two troubled twelve year old children who have seen too much of the dark side of life. One day they decide to make themselves a woman. The cold calculated way in which they perform their task and the final revelation is haunting. “Idol” is a dark, dirty tale about a young man named Conners who is obsessed with a wrestler. When Darius the Python picks Conners out of the crowd to be his sexual partner for the night Conners romantic dreams of forever come true in an unexpectedly twisted way. Many of the other stories feature cruel men while revenge and the search for pleasure (even when the cost may be intense pain or death) is a common thread that binds them.
Lucy Taylor writes extreme horror that can be very unpleasant to read. So, do I recommend it? Yes, but only if you know what you’re in for. You’ve been warned now go find a copy of the book . . .
Taylor takes readers on a journey into the darkest realms both real and imagined. She writes with unflinching brutality about the grotesque, the disgusting, the shocking and nothing is taboo. I read this in one fell swoop, unable to stop even when repulsed until I had finished the very last page. The standout story for me is the one depicted so grossly on the cover called “Baubo’s Kiss”. It tells about a plain young woman on a trip with her faithless girlfriend who discovers her sexuality in a most unexpected place. Her transformation from doormat to goddess was awe-inspiring. “Making the Woman” is probably the story that disturbed me the most. It’s very short but unforgettable. It’s about two troubled twelve year old children who have seen too much of the dark side of life. One day they decide to make themselves a woman. The cold calculated way in which they perform their task and the final revelation is haunting. “Idol” is a dark, dirty tale about a young man named Conners who is obsessed with a wrestler. When Darius the Python picks Conners out of the crowd to be his sexual partner for the night Conners romantic dreams of forever come true in an unexpectedly twisted way. Many of the other stories feature cruel men while revenge and the search for pleasure (even when the cost may be intense pain or death) is a common thread that binds them.
Lucy Taylor writes extreme horror that can be very unpleasant to read. So, do I recommend it? Yes, but only if you know what you’re in for. You’ve been warned now go find a copy of the book . . .
December 7, 2013
Intense Erotic Horror... With Professional Wrestlers?
This has quickly earned a place among my favorite books. Weird, intense erotic horror short stories with some of the most vivid descriptions of crazy sex acts I have ever read. I was particularly psyched about the two stories that incorporate professional wrestling culture into the madness.
This has quickly earned a place among my favorite books. Weird, intense erotic horror short stories with some of the most vivid descriptions of crazy sex acts I have ever read. I was particularly psyched about the two stories that incorporate professional wrestling culture into the madness.
December 1, 2021
Great collection of stories. Erotic stories that are original and sex charged. I recently discovered Lucy Taylor, and have been buying whatever i can find by her. The cover is awesome too.
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