You will be consumed... Terror Never Felt This Sexy! Graham Masterton...Bentley Little...Rex Miller...Elizabeth Massie...David J. Schow...Matthew Costello...John Shirley...Thomas Tessier...Grant Morrison...and other established masters, as well as rising stars in the galaxy of horror writers., weave riveting tales of sex and terror—the fresh fusion of genres that is fast becoming the new American obsession. Here are stories that arouse our most primordial instincts, stories to heat the blood and chill the mind—stories of lovers united to purge the world's evil...a porn queen's most shocking performance...a seduction by hypnosis that makes an unforseen detour...an otherworldlyl gener bender racing against midnight...and nightmares of bloodlust that are more than mere dreams. It doesn't get any better than this. Introduction • essay by Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett I Hear the Mermaids Singing • novelette by Nancy Holder Llama • shortstory by Bentley Little Where the Heart Was • shortstory by David J. Schow The Last Crossing • shortstory by Thomas Tessier Damaged Goods • shortstory by Elizabeth Massie Hillbettys • shortstory by Graham Watkins Abuse • shortstory by Matthew J. Costello [as by Matthew Costello ] Forever in My Thoughts • shortstory by Don D'Ammassa Blind Date • shortstory by Julie Wilson Sex Object • shortstory by Graham Masterton Box 69 • shortstory by Rex Miller Prized Possession • shortstory by Jeff Gelb Mr. Right • shortstory by Chris B. Lacher At the Count of Three • shortstory by Michael Garrett Genderella • shortstory by Ron Dee Safe at Home • shortstory by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem How Deep the Taste of Love • shortstory by John Shirley Hard Evidence • shortstory by John Edward Ames The Room Where Love Lives • shortstory by Grant Morrison Black Cars • shortstory by J. L. Comeau Author Biographies

Not all love is innocent. Some desires swallow you whole. . .There's more than meets the eye to the twenty twisted pleasures collected here, with death and desire lying in wait behind every corner.One goth girl finds the man whose love can make her beautiful and whose body can bring her ecstasy—if she can stomach the price. . .A zombie apocalypse destroys a man's family, but "til death do us part" is a vow his wife won't forget—even if she's now more on the undead side.A vampire hunter wakes up the morning after and has to discover what forbidden pleasures he indulged in the night before—he suspects they might involve the drop-dead gorgeous bloodsucker next door. . .These and many more tales of sinister passion lie inside—if you aren't afraid of the dark. . ..