Werewolves and other shape-shifting creatures have long been fodder for horror writers. The image of the wolf exists to terrify our primitive brains, to keep us inside our huts at night and avoid wandering too far from civilization. The man-to-beast trope has been used as a metaphor for giving in to our darker, animistic natures, of falling to savagery.

But when romance writers dipped their pens into the werewolf world, we got gorgeous alpha males who search for their loyal, life-long mates. As much as there is horror in our animal sides to explore, there is also the basic urge to fuck. Werewolf heroes, well, they fuck like crazy.

But is it really any good? Sex with a werewolf: hot or not? You be the judge...


HOT: Growling in my ear
NOT: Barking at my neighbors

HOT: Thick hair, enough to grab onto
NOT: ...on his back

HOT: Biting
NOT: Rabies

HOT: Sympathetic during my time of the month
NOT: Has one, too

HOT: Rips his shirt with bare hands
NOT: Needs bigger clothing budget than me

HOT: Territorial about our home
NOT: Pees on bushes

HOT: Strength, stamina, virility
NOT: Drools, sheds, likes peanut butter way too much

HOT: Good with animals
NOT: Chases cat around the living room

HOT: Doing it doggy-style
NOT: Actual... doggy... style...

Anything else makes a werewolf lover hot or not? This series isn't over. I'll continue in future weeks with features on other supernatural studs, so stay tuned.

Vampires are everywhere in romance and erotica. They range from dark, brooding man-boys to wealthy, dangerous heroes. Sometimes they're descended from demons, other times angels. They can feed off blood, sex, psychic energy, you name it. In most mythologies, they are risen or returned from the dead, but in others they are born from an evolved species or created by a virus.

There's a lot of wiggle room when it comes to vampires in modern fiction. However, pretty much since Anne Rice came on the scene, vampires have been eroticized into supernatural sex gods who bite and fuck and woo women with their bad boy appeal. For our purposes, we're going to ignore the traditional blood-sucking monster version of the horror-genre vamp and focus on the romance-genre hottie.

The real question is: Sex with a vampire, hot or not? Let's examine...

HOT: Frozen for eternity at 25
NOT: Frozen for eternity at 15

HOT: Dark and tragic past
NOT: Pity parties

HOT: Centuries of knowledge and wealth
NOT: Nihilistic boredom

HOT: Biting
NOT: I look like the victim of a rabid mongoose attack

HOT: Forever in a body that never needs the gym
NOT: Forever in a body that never saw a gym

HOT: Strong, fast, flexible
NOT: I bruise easily

HOT: Cold lips on my nipple
NOT: Cold... everything else

HOT: No chance of diseases or babies
NOT: Unless you count vampirism and half-vampire babies (Or sparkly, psychic, fast-growing half-vampire babies! Thanks, Twilight...)

HOT: Knows what he's doing in the sack
NOT: Knows way more than me in the sack

HOT: Unlimited stamina
NOT: I fell asleep an hour ago

HOT: They're dying to love you...
NOT: No really, they're dead. HOW IS THIS OK?

What else makes a vampire lover hot or not? And stay tuned for my next Hot or Not? Werewolves!