![]() 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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