The Amityville Horny: How ‘The Amityville Horror’ Led Me to Erotica Writing
The house said to get out, but the muse’s desire was all in
When you ask many indie erotica authors what inspired them to start writing sexy stories, they’ll tell you Fifty Shades of Grey*. And it’s no wonder: This trilogy by E.L. James was wildly popular when it came out in 2012, and it inspired many people to both read and write erotica.
But my muse is a lot less sexy. If you ask me where I got my inspiration to start writing erotica, I’ll sum it up in three words: The Amityville Horror. And I’m sure this is when you scratch your head and ask how.
It was a dark and stormy night.
I know, I know, that sounds corny. But bear with me because in this case, it happens to be true. It really was a dark and stormy night — the perfect night to go out with the family for a fright at a horror movie. At least my mother thought so, and she decided to go see the hot, new horror movie everyone was talking about with a little Kiki Wellington in tow.
I was a little kid witnessing bloody toilets, terrorized priests, and a whole lot of flies.
