Boston author Eric LaRocca's latest novel delves into the horror of grief
The Controversial History of Transgressive Fiction Transgressive fiction has a rich and controversial history in writing, from the old-fashioned obscenities of Comte de Lautréamont and the Marquis de Sade to the gruesome fantasies of additional cutting-edge authors, such as J. G. Ballard, Bret Easton Ellis, and even Stephen Ruler. Perverse sexuality, undeterred viciousness, and modified moralities are the hallmarks of the genre, rehearsed by lecherous protagonists who revel in their remorselessness and challenge readers to consider whether the extravagance they feel while perusing such horrors hints at something hazier inside themselves. The purpose is to shock; the expectation — when there is some aim beyond simple gratuitousness — is that by investigating the extremities of involvement, some deeper truth may be uncovered or some ethical hypocrisy might be shattered. Eric LaRocca: A Rising Star in Horror Fiction Boston author Eric LaRocca has been praised as a brilliant light i...