Popslash: not the weirdest thing on the internet

[pensnest]

There was a time, not so very many years ago, when I thought popslash was weird.

No longer.

I mean, now there's Alpha/Beta/Omega fic, which, no. Also, those haunting illustrations of dragons having sex with cars.

Elsewhere on the internet… for example, there's a delightful article here on 10 real book covers from Dinosaur-On-Human Sex Novels*.

Okay, then.

Passing swiftly along from Amish Vampires In Space, there's this charming cover, with a title worse than any pop fic *ever*, seriously.

And then, a personal—and inexplicable—favourite, Reamed by Ratatoski, for which there are… no words. No. Words.

I really must check out http://wtfbadromancecovers.tumblr.com/ more often. Anyone looking for MTYG inspiration, you're welcome!



*actually, this is *hilarious*

Comments

[dine]

According to Amazon, this is a 5,050-word story. We hope 5,041 of those words describe her travails with unemployment in breathless detail and the final nine words are "The dinosaurs came alive. Everybody did sex. The end."

* *loved* Cracked snarking on this really unfathomable series

[pensnest]

I know! The commentary is awesome.

[sperrywink]

Dinosaur on... I don't even want to know.

[pensnest]

I can't imagine who would find this erotic, or why. But I don't really want to try...

At least I have the perfect icon for it!

[watervole]

I know I'm going to regret asking, but what is Alpha/Beta/Omega fic?

[fleurrochard]

Have the Fanlore entry. :)

[watervole]

You live and learn...

[pensnest]

Fandom seems to come up with an incredible number of ways not to have women in its stories. Odd, really.

[watervole]

And an incredible number of ways to make men behave like female stereotypes.

[pensnest]

Thank you for covering this one! I've read about A/B/O, and remember being a bit horrified, but couldn't guarantee to get the details right.

[brandywine28.livejournal.com]

Gee, thanks for the dino-sexual nightmare fuel. Yowza.

Amish Vampires in Space, however, sounds almost like it was tailor made for a popslash parody. Which I now want. Obviously.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Reamed by Ratatoski has to be the most amazing cover ever!