Baudelaire's banned poem Lesbos is unmistakably erotic. Baudelaire gives us kisses, beautiful bodies, nights of pleasure, women consumed by longing, and an island imagined through the legacy of Sappho. The eroticism is not hidden beneath the poem; it is one of the first things we encounter. Yet to read Lesbos only as erotic poetry is to stop at the threshold of what makes it extraordinary.

I do not claim to know exactly what a Parisian reader felt in 1857. No one can. Time has changed language, culture, morality, religion, and the emotional weight carried by certain words and images. The world that first encountered Les Fleurs du mal no longer exists. But the challenge fascinated me. If language changes...if symbols change...if taboos change...if even beauty changes... What does it mean to remain faithful to a poem? ... Those questions eventually led me to a

There are artists who work inside a genre, and then there are artists who give that genre its enduring face. Eric Stanton belongs in the second category. He did not simply draw fetish; he helped codify its visual language for the modern era.

There are artists who illustrate, and there are writers who narrate—but Apollonia Saintclair belongs to neither camp. She is the writer who draws, a conjurer of stories in ink, who lets the unconscious guide her hand like a sleepwalker in shadow. Her black lines are not decoration but sentences; her compositions are chapters torn from a secret novel of desire and strangeness

Reina Canalla’s Anne-Marie plunges into the deep waters of desire, power, shame, fantasy, and identity through a richly provocative tale set against the Caribbean world of the early eighteenth century. Wrapped in the language of historical adventure and piracy, it is far more than an erotic diversion. It is a story that understands what too many erotic comics forget: sex becomes unforgettable when it is fused to danger, repression, awakening, and transformation. That is one r

Dante Remy | Erosetti Press Listen to the podcast version on the Erotica Obscura Blog hosted by Zhanna Z! The New Art Book from Bear X and Erosetti Press There are art books that decorate a coffee table, and then there are art books that devour it—sinking their teeth into your imagination and refusing to let go. Gods and Monsters by Bear X is one such work: an intoxicating volume where erotic and mythic collide, where desire and terror fuse into ink and shadow, and where the

Dante Remy | An inked illustration by the fetish artist Coax for "Behind Closed Doors" from The Anthology of Erotic Narrative, Volume I (Erosetti Press). What is it that draws us to the darkest corners of desire? Why do some crave the searing sting of a flogger, the whispered promise of submission, the intoxicating thrill of absolute surrender? The world of BDSM literature has long been home to stories that explore power, desire, and the deep, often taboo corners of human sex

The Romance of Lust has always been a book wrapped in mystery. We still do not know who wrote it. Its earliest readers devoured it in private, often by candlelight, their copies passed from hand to trembling hand in drawing rooms and dens of disrepute. It was distributed underground, by clandestine publishers, often to the very aristocrats who condemned it in public. The duplicity of the Victorian era—its surface piety and subterranean pleasures—is captured perfectly in this

While Le Fanu’s haunting narrative has long enjoyed literary acclaim, few readers realize that it was originally accompanied by three illustrations—images that subtly shaped the story’s reception at the time but have remained all but forgotten for nearly 150 years.

Dante Remy | Desire needs a structure. Passion needs a container. Without them, both dissipate into nothing. Every third Wednesday, a couple meets in the space between the known and the unknown, between structure and spontaneity. They plan, meticulously clearing their schedules, ensuring that nothing interferes. They have only one rule: it must be something they’ve never tried before. What happens next is not chaos—it is ritual. In Date Night, I set out to explore something f

Dante Remy | Reina Canalla’s newest erotic comic, Mademoiselle D’Artagnan: One For All and All For Me, Book I, has burst onto the scene as a trailblazing addition to the erotic comic genre. Canalla reimagines Alexandre Dumas’ classic The Three Musketeers with an audacious, sensual twist, bringing to life Mlle. D’Artagnan—a fearless libertine heroine who unapologetically challenges societal norms. This work is not just a retelling; it’s a revolutionary exploration of passion,

At the heart of this work lies the “Mysteries,” a series of sacred rites that Sister Lucille must endure to unlock her spiritual and sensual potential. These ten rituals—Submission, Obedience, Ritual, Discipline, Sacrifice, Atonement, Purity, Temptation, Redemption, and Transcendence—are not just acts of the body but transformations of the soul.

| Dante Remy "Fetishism, far from being a perversion, reveals the interplay of the symbolic and the imaginary." — Jacques Lacan Bear X’s Bound by Shadows, a new art book published by Erosetti Press, is far more than a coffee table book—it is an evocative journey into the beautifully strange and erotic recesses of human imagination. This 96-page collection is a visual feast, embracing themes of sensuality, fetish, and fantasy through a masterful use of mixed media, bold colors

When The Convent School was first published in 1898, it sent shockwaves through Victorian society. Written by Rosa Belinda Coote, this provocative and unapologetically explicit tale was more than just a work of erotica—it was a bold challenge to the rigid moral codes of the time, introducing fetish and BDSM at the hands of nuns and the sacred convent.

The story begins with the rope itself, a seemingly simple object imbued with layers of meaning. "Rope. You chose it for me so carefully. Thoughtfully." Here, the rope represents more than just a tool of restraint—it is a conduit for trust, intimacy, and mutual understanding. The care with which it was chosen speaks to the underlying respect and attention to detail that defines the relationship between the partners.

Carmilla was published during a period when Victorian society was characterized by strict moral codes, particularly regarding sexuality and the role of women. In this context, Carmilla was nothing short of revolutionary.

Bunnies Are For Breeding explores the psychological dimensions of erotic role playing and bunny fetish, as the narrator finds herself within the interplay of power, identity, and desire. I wrote this story in a direct poetic stanza style to provide just enough details so that the reader might bring their own experiences into narrative and see themselves as one of the players in the dynamic.

As I work to bring the newfound writings of "Bloodlust" to light, I build on this rich tradition, infusing it with a contemporary sensibility that enhances its timeless appeal. The manuscript's discovery during the fall of communism in Central Europe adds an intriguing historical backdrop, enhancing the story's depth and resonance. One must wonder what other revelations will come from these discovered manuscripts.

"The Jo Koss Anthology of Erotica," is a history of porn and a comprehensive exploration of his artistic journey, capturing the essence of his contributions to the world of contemporary erotica. Part history, part art book, its pages evoke and challenge notions of eroticism, turning reader into voyeur, offering a host of ways to answer the eternal question. I

Dante Remy | Ava Lee's "Kinky Kaffeehaus" is not just a story; it's an expedition into the depths of human desires and power dynamics, wrapped within the elegance of Vienna's picturesque landscape. Through her vivid storytelling, Lee invites us into a world that defies the ordinary, urging us to explore the boundaries of our own identities and the constructs that define societal norms. The story is one of several written and illustrated by international writers and artists ap