The image of two female bodies sexually groping isn’t about (or for) actual lesbians but the doubling of female genitalia for increased male consumption. Even when not sadistic, porn is most often created by and for men. When the two genres mix, the pornographic results are typically male-oriented and sadistic. Erotica is also about excess, but it’s the excesses of pleasure, not pain and fear. Either way, it’s rape, not sex, and so it’s anti-erotic. They roofie victims with their charming looks and mesmerizing eyes, while werewolves and other clawed beasts consume without the pretense of a date. Vampires are romanticized rapists, their penetrating fangs barely a metaphor. When the image of a female body appears in a horror story, it’s usually scantily clad and in peril, making rape the subtext if not the overt threat. I think of erotica and horror as opposite genres.
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It was first published in the literary journal Tryout in November 1920 and now resides in the public domain. Considered one of the best short stories of Lovecraft's early period, aspects of The Cats of Ulthar would be referenced again in the author's works The Other Gods and The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. Influenced by Lord Dunsany, the tale was a personal favorite of Lovecraft's and has remained popular since his death. Upon witnessing the result, the local politicians pass a law forbidding the killing of cats. Upon hearing of the couple's violent acts towards cats, Menes invokes a prayer before leaving town that causes the local felines to swarm the cat-killers' house and devour them. When a caravan of wanderers passes through the city, the kitten of an orphan (Menes) traveling with the band disappears. As the narrative goes, the city is home to an old couple who enjoy capturing and killing the townspeople's cats. 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