Bend Sinister: The Gay Times Book of Disturbing Stories

Something out of kilter, something dangerously askew...'There is a long tradition of gay authors writing stories which are at once decidedly sinister and decidedly queer,' writes Lambda-nominated editor Peter Burton in his introduction to Bend Sinister. 'Gothic literature, in which sinister is an essential component, was, after all, virtually the invention of gay men.'This queer affinity is demonstrated here in work that ranges from horror and fantasy to crime and detection, with more than one erotic dalliance.Writers include Neil Bartlett, Christopher Bram, Francis King, Michael Wilcox and Richard Zimler alongside the best and scariest new storytellers. Bend Sinister is compulsive reading for anyone who likes to be spooked.