Monster erotica
A subgenre of erotic horror featuring human-monster encounters.
Monster erotica, also referred to as monster porn or cryptozoological erotica, is a subgenre of erotic horror that involves sexual encounters between humans and monsters. The genre features a wide range of monsters including dinosaurs, zombies, extraterrestrials, and folkloric beings such as yetis, Minotaurs, and leprechauns. Writers argue that sex with monsters differs from sex with animals in that the monsters are portrayed as intelligent beings in control of the encounter, though non-consensual sex is common in human participants.
- Field
- Erotic horror literature
- Known for
- Sexual encounters between humans and monsters
- Notable titles
- Cum For Bigfoot, Frankenstein's Bitch, Milked by the Aliens, Taken by the T-Rex
- Earliest identified elements
- Carmilla (1872) and Dracula (1897)
- Distinct genre emergence
- After 2010 on the internet
Lore & Background
Scholars have identified erotic elements in horror novels featuring monstrous characters as far back as Carmilla (1872) by Sheridan Le Fanu and Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker. Science fiction films sometimes dealt with monsters and sexuality, as in I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958). As a distinct genre, however, monster erotica is a more recent development that found its audience on the internet after 2010. Most erotic monster novels are self-published. In 2013, none of the publishers contacted by Business Insider for an article about the genre responded when asked if they had been offered such works.
Reader's Guide
Monster erotica attracted public attention in the 2010s due to the surprising popularity of such novels in English-language e-book stores. Following media reports in the United Kingdom in 2013 about the easy availability of self-published e-books with depictions of rape, incest, and bestiality, leading e-book retailers such as Amazon.com removed many self-published erotica, including many erotic monster novels. The genre again drew public attention when Denver Riggleman was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 5th congressional district in 2018; his opponent accused him of being a 'devotee of Bigfoot erotica,' which he denied. In anime and manga, monster erotica or romance is somewhat more mainstream, as in Monster Musume or Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, where relationships may be portrayed as more clearly consensual. Notable writers include Chuck Tingle, a pseudonymous American erotic writer known for gay monster erotica.
Did You Know?
- Monster erotica is also called monster porn or cryptozoological erotica.
- Titles typical of the genre include Cum For Bigfoot, Frankenstein's Bitch, Milked by the Aliens, and Taken by the T-Rex.
- Scholars have identified erotic elements in horror novels as far back as Carmilla (1872) and Dracula (1897).
- In 2013, Amazon.com removed many self-published erotic monster novels following media reports about depictions of rape, incest, and bestiality.
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