On Grifting
I’ve been fairly fortunate in being able to write and put out work consistently through many channels. I’ve sold rights to short stories, I’ve had…
How Good Are the Best Pornos of All Time?
I remember it well. Someone had clued me in on the existence of a long gone “Golden Age of Porn.” A time of “porno chic,” when robust plots, French…
The Pursuit of Truth: A Review of James O’ Keefe’s American Muckraker
American Muckraker by James O'Keefe (Post Hill Press, 2022) American Muckraker is a triumph: a chronicle of the dangers and victories of the modern…
All 13 of Stanley Kubrick’s Films, Rated and Analyzed
Stanley Kubrick made only 13 films. Most are edgy, violent, or provocative. Almost all had political agendas. Many created unprecedented……
Seeing Dead People: A Review of Later by Stephen King
Later by Stephen King (Hard Case Crime, 2021) So first of all, I’m biased because I love Stephen King’s novels, having read the entire Dark Tower…
Hunting Moloch
What, exactly, is meant by the name “Moloch?” Whenever I hear the word, the image that instantly comes to mind is that of the massive owl statue of…
Three Shades of Malice in Incest Porn
Zero Malice You wouldn’t expect "Cum Addiction" to feature any family smut---normally that theme isn’t announced with any subtlety, but it’s the case…
Meta-Porn: Good and Bad
The Bad It was years and years ago now, but I still remember the first time I watched “meta-porn.” As a dumb youngster, I was still cruising tube…
The Best Porno: A Review of “Last House on the Right”
First off, every Pure Taboo release has one title, but two short movies that loosely share a theme. That’s confusing, but so it goes. The opening…
What Men Want: It’s Not Just Sex, Power, Wealth, Vengeance, and Love
There’s a bad film called What Women Want (2000), where a man reads women’s thoughts, learns women are complicated, learns what attracts them to men,…
