If you're a fan of safe, traditional Horror Fiction like Koontz and Saul - stay far away from Edward Lee. Every time I read a book by him, I continue to be astounded at the new levels of depravity and gore that swim in his head. I consider this a GOOD thing. Sure, this is just Lee's take of the "Haunted House story," but he twists it so far beyond recognition, you have to respect him. Some say he's nothing but a "splatterpunk" writer, but I disagree - his work has a certain visceral esoteria to

I can't say I hated this book outright but that doesn't mean I didn't have several problems with it. Overall it has a pretty decent start. I can get into the headspace of the male character and the mood is set quite nicely. Unfortunately as the book progresses the mood is overshadowed by several flaws in the writing. The characters who are called to the house aren't bad as a start but Lee doesn't do much with developing them and we never really get to know them or where they're coming from (this...

Excellent writing. This is what I'm looking for in a horror novel and Ed Lee is becoming a fast favorite. Fans of Hell House can't go wrong with this one.

Certainly unlike a lot of other horror fiction I've read of late, graphic, tense, grotesque. Think I may look out for some more Ed Lee.

A sleazy, violent spatterpunk novel by Lee, but then again, that could be said of most of his work. If you know Lee, you would expect _lots_ of sex and violence, and that you get here in spades. In a mansion in Florida, Hildreth house, a satanic debauchery/slaughter takes place, leaving about a dozen dead and the owner, Hildreth himself, absent. Hildreth's wife hires a team of psychics to go to the house and discover whatever energy is there, and to find out what happened to her husband. No surp...

This book was a great time.

Flesh Gothic is a powerfully written roller coaster, loaded with gore, sex, viciousness, and amazing imagery. Although the plot isn't propelled by 100 mile an hour action, it still grips the throat, dries the mouth, and tantalizes the morbid senses. The story was cloaked in mystery, even to the point of 'red herrings', with finely chiseled characterization, psychologically-addictive hooks, and in-your-face commentary. It kept me reading, so it did it's job, almost too well.This isn't for prudish...

Review to come. Too tired at the moment. What an awesome read.

Review: FLESH GOTHIC by Edward Lee.Extraordinary novel. Edward Lee is a master of the macabre. This 2004 novel is "out of this world" superb (sometimes literally). I read it in one day, 12-13 hours reading, because I COULD NOT STOP. . I read the original 2004 paperback version, which intensified the immediacy for me, as if I was reading at the initial publication date. FLESH GOTHIC is true horror wrapped in extreme horror (very) wrapped in gore wrapped in sensuality (very) wrapped in satanism wr...

Reginald Hildreth is an extremely wealthy man who owns a company which produces sex films. He is a sex addict who worships the devil. Not Satan, the Prince of Darkness, but Belarius, the Prince of Carnal Pleasures. He disappears one night during an orgy in his mansion where a number of people have been beheaded and their blood drained. His widow, Vivica, hires several people to stay in the mansion and investigate what really happened there. Several of them are people she’s paid a lot of money to...

Gore, sex and violence. Okay, I'm good with that. All-in-all not a bad book, some original ideas, but in general nothing that really jumps out and says "rate me higher than 3 stars".a solid 3 STARS

You know, it is books like Flesh Gothic by Edward Lee which make my friends look down on me for what I enjoy reading most. They don't understand that I read horror for the unknown factor of it, for the thrill of something that may try something new and push the envelope a bit. I do not read horror for the endless sex scenes or torture purely for the sake of torture. When it makes the plot progress, a little rape or torture is all right but when it is very obviously put in the novel to make the s...

I’m not entirely sure what to make of this book... it wasn’t nearly as horrifying, violent, or disturbing as I was lead to believe. In my never-ending hunt for a good haunted house tale I picked this up. I had never read anything by Edward Lee before but had heard that he borders on pornographic so I was a bit leery of starting.Short Summary: The book opens with the “shocking” murders of everyone that works at T&T porn company; they are all hacked to tiny bits in disturbing cultish fashion by th...

Think you've seen it all, heard all that could be said? Unless you've read Lee, you haven't even scratched the surface of true in-your-face Horror. There is nothing safe and nothing sacred to Edward Lee. The man is a pitiless psycho. He gets a kick out of making woman cross their legs whenever his name is simply spoken. He can hijack the wills of men and women everywhere, leaving them desperate to escape from the book and even more desperate to delve deeper into his twisted little worlds. What d...

a good read, I had a little trouble getting into it but it's nothing against the book I am just feeling burned out on horror. this one had a lot of stuff with the psychics and out of body experiences and deviners that reminded me of the inferno series, so did the flesh temple and opening the rift and everything on the other side of it. at the same time it was more of a ghost story and also reminded me of the house party of pig and house which is one of my favorites. all together it was good and

Did this book live up to my expectations? Yes. I went in expecting a schlocky, over-the-top, gory B-movie experience in book form and that’s exactly what I got. The story moved along quickly. It was filled with raunch and blood and silly occult happenings. The one thing that struck me as quite unbelievable (from a character perspective) was the female psychics/mediums shrugging off sexual assaults by otherworldly entities as merely routine workplace hazards and no big deal. I think most folks wo...

Flesh Gothic starts off a little slow, and confusing, but its worth sticking with. The book is filled with plot twist, some you'll see coming, and others are pretty surprising. As far as gore goes, I'd say it's a mild read. There is a lot of sexual acts, rape, etc... If you get offended by that sort of stuff, you may or may not enjoy this little treasure. I did find part of the book to be a tad "out there", for me. A demon with 10 penis like fingers, hmm. This one did leave me pondering over a f...

Flesh Gothic came recommended as a steamy horror book. It's very accessible and I was able to read it quickly. This is the first Lee book I've read, and I will definitely be reading more.It's your basic haunted house story, painted with a Philip Marlowe style protagonist. Despite the standard tropes being trotted out yet again, Lee makes it work with an involved plot and characters that are unique and quirky. After a brutal mass murder with overtones of occult ritual, a disparate group of people...

HE BEGINS OPTIMISTICALLYAlready by page 7 we have had a self-throat-cutting incident in broad daylight and then this on page 10The large milk-laden breasts wobbled erotically.You know you could scour Proust and Henry James for a sentence like that. And you wouldn't find one. Go Flesh Gothic!EXPERIENCE TEACHES ANOTHER HARD LESSONHoly sex muffins, what was I thinking? Who recommended this? I may have to hunt them down like a dog.It stood tall, lank but globose in the hell-rendered fat that made up...

Gross, but also really average