Monster Porn

Yes, there are monsters. Yes, there is porn. But this story likely isn't about what you think it is. This is a story about being born different. It's about seeing that difference in others and loving them for it. It's about finding a way to love yourself and become who you were always supposed to be.

Mike is a foley artist in the pornography industry, recording audio during shoots and later dubbing in sound to enhance the films. He meets Chloe, a porn star with a rare disorder that compelled her to amputate part of her body. His attraction to her, mixed with her success in the industry, inspires Mike and his partner Dwain to create a business that focuses on what Dwain calls "Freak porn."

I couldn't put this story down. I read it in one go and was left with my flabbers absolutely gasted. What did I just read? Why was it so good? Why isn't there more? Throughout the story, the author, KJ Moore, inserts these delightfully disturbing and often hilarious insights into foley work. "To generate the thick slapping sound of hips to ass, get a thick piece of raw steak, wet it and slap with a cupped hand." Monster Porn is labeled erotica and satire, but while the story takes place within the porn industry and there are descriptive sex scenes, it is just a backdrop and doesn't elicit arousal. I think satire with an impact is the best way to describe this.

Monster Porn successfully manages to be over-the-top ridiculous and comedic while pointing out how society treats women, the disabled, and the different as a problem unless they can be used to someone's advantage. It points out the hypocrisy of acceptable vs. unacceptable in the world of plastic surgery and body modifications. It is refreshingly respectful and informative regarding the disorder referenced several times throughout, and it never dehumanizes any differently-abled characters.

If you were born differently, you will understand this story more deeply. If not, I still recommend it as a quick read. Hopefully, you will learn something about how other people experience the world around them.

This thrilling ride ensures you reconsider everything you know about the porn industry. You never know what’s going on with other people and this tale proves how important it is to be kind and stay curious. Plus the sound motif was just epic.