Join host Zhanna Z and special guests on the Erotica Obscura Blog podcast—a lush, provocative journey into the sensual, shadowy, and subversive world of erotic literature and art. From forbidden 19th-century novels and gothic vampire confessions to modern erotica, visual seduction, and philosophical reflections on desire, each episode reveals what lies just beneath the surface of the written word. You’ll hear intimate readings, whispered monologues, literary analysis, and bold conversations that explore everything from dominance and submission to historical scandal and feminist pleasure. Featuring curated reviews and recommendations from Black Fern, Erosetti Press, and beyond, Erotica Obscura—streaming directly from the blog at danteremy.com.

Settle in. Breathe deep. And let the obscura unfold.

Buy the erotic illustrated Carmilla at Erosetti Press and the illustrated pocket book edition on Amazon, worldwide!

Step into the candlelit crypt of forbidden desire with host Zhanna Zee as Erotica Obscura resurrects one of the most sensual and subversive vampire tales ever written—Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Before Dracula, there was Carmilla—a story of sapphic longing, blood-soaked intimacy, and erotic horror so potent it still seduces readers 150 years later. In this lushly narrated episode, Zhanna delves deep into the dark psyche of this gothic masterpiece—exploring the symbolism of blood as menstruation, loss of virginity, and transformation; the legacy of Carmilla as both monster and lover; and the forbidden, fatal tenderness between predator and prey.

With insights from Freud, Foucault, and Butler, this isn’t just a book discussion—it’s a rich, intoxicating journey into the shadows where desire and death entwine. Zhanna also confesses her own obsession with the erotic Black Fern Restored Edition—a sensually illustrated volume that reclaims Carmilla as the erotic, psychological ritual it was always meant to be. Whether you're drawn by gothic lore, vampire history, or simply the lure of a kiss that lingers within the erotic imagination, this episode will haunt you in the best possible way.

And yes, Carmilla is now available in audio on the podcast too...if you dare.

Buy the erotic illustrated Carmilla at ⁠Erosetti Press⁠ and the illustrated pocket book edition on ⁠Amazon⁠, worldwide!

Join host Drasa V. as she performs the gothic vampire classic Carmilla! Explore the books ⁠The Illustrated Erotic Edition⁠ and the ⁠Illustrated Pocketbook Edition⁠ of Carmilla at ⁠Erosetti Press⁠, Amazon, and all major online bookstores worldwide! Explore the companion novel ⁠Carmilla, My Love: The Vampire Speaks ⁠by Dante Remy, available at all bookstores.

Join host Drasa V. as she performs the gothic vampire classic Carmilla—see contents below! Explore the books The Illustrated Erotic Edition and the Illustrated Pocketbook Edition of Carmilla at Erosetti Press, Amazon, and all major online bookstores worldwide! Explore the companion novel Carmilla, My Love: The Vampire Speaks by Dante Remy, available at all bookstores.

Since its publication in 1872, Carmilla has enthralled Victorian and contemporary audiences for its genre-setting eroticism and sapphic themes, influencing all later vampire tales, including Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Listen to the complete story, brought to you by Black Fern and produced by Dante Remy.

Join host Drasa V. as she performs the gothic vampire classic Carmilla—see contents below! Explore the books ⁠The Illustrated Erotic Edition⁠ and the ⁠Illustrated Pocketbook Edition⁠ of Carmilla at ⁠Erosetti Press⁠, Amazon, and all major online bookstores worldwide! Explore the companion novel ⁠Carmilla, My Love: The Vampire Speaks ⁠by Dante Remy, available at all bookstores.

Since its publication in 1872, Carmilla has enthralled Victorian and contemporary audiences for its genre-setting eroticism and sapphic themes, influencing all later vampire tales, including Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Listen to the complete story, brought to you by Black Fern and produced by Dante Remy.

CONTENTS

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872

Black Fern (2025) | Produced by Dante Remy | Voiced by Drasa V.

00:00:00 Whispered between Women: Commentary by Dante Remy

00:08:18 Prologue

00:10:18 Chapter 1. An Early Fright

00:23:20 Chapter 2 A Guest

00:42:53 Chapter 3 We Compare Notes

01:01:20 Chapter 4 Her Habits—A Saunter

01:27:41 Chapter 5 A Wonderful Likeness

01:38:03 Chapter 6 A Very Strange Agony

01:49:20 Chapter 7 Descending

02:03:55 Chapter 8 Search

02:13:32 Chapter 9 The Doctor

02:26:56 Chapter 10 Bereaved

02:35:12 Chapter 11 The Story

02:47:03 Chapter 12 A Petition

02:59:00 Chapter 13 The Woodman

03:12:01 Chapter 14 The Meeting

03:24:29 Chapter 15 Ordeal and Execution

03:34:12 Chapter 16 Conclusion

03:44:40 Total Running Time

Look inside the books featuring, the erotic art of Reina Canalla, and buy the pillow books and ebooks at the Erosetti Press website!

Erosetti | noun | [air-oh-SET-ee]

: A literary and visual form expressing the interplay of erotic word, vignette, and media—evocative of the Japanese makura no sōshi (pillow book) tradition. Each Erosetti is a collaboration and original work that explores the layered textures of desire, memory, and aesthetic provocation. At once personal and performative, sensual and reflective, an Erosetti is a modern heir to an ancient art of whispered longing—a moment of intimacy rendered in ink, image, and breath.

Welcome—this collection of short, lyrical, and psychologically rich erotic stories is inspired by the intimate spirit of the Japanese tradition, placed near one’s pillow—intimate companions for sleepless nights, secret thoughts, and private reflection. These Erosetti stories are not simply tales of desire; they are confessions, fantasies, and moments of emotional exposure meant to be read alone, whispered aloud, or shared with a lover. Each installment blends sensual storytelling with literary depth, offering a glimpse into the secret lives of longing—where power, tenderness, and pleasure meet. Whether you’re here to listen, feel, or reflect, this series invites you to enter the space between mind and body, fantasy and memory.

Erosetti—The art of confession, captured in shadow and breath.

What if your most intimate fantasies were given voice anm. vision to enjoy and to share with others? Reading aloud, gifting to a lover, placing under the pillow for an intimate moment? This Lucia R, voice of the Erosetti Pillow Book series. Join me and special guests as we perform these sensuous stories, breathing life into the words of Dante Remy and the erotic illustrations of Reina Canalla.

The Erosetti Pillow Books are available on the Erosetti Press website and ship worldwide, at erosettipress.com. Each pillow book has been crafted to put into words and vision your deepest disires, bringing to light what we dare not say. Let us speak for you, so that you may realize the desire that burns in you, and recognize who you truly are.

Look inside the books featuring, the ⁠erotic art of Reina Canalla⁠, and buy the pillow books and ebooks⁠ at the Erosetti Press website!

This story, Office Hours, is an ode to erotic obsession and the narratives we construct to survive our ache, the fantasies that keep us awake, and the quiet spaces where we imagine entire lives unfolding behind the soft click of a closing door. The real arousal comes not from the act, but from the possibility. The hunger. The crafting of a world within a world. This story is about the quietest forms of rebellion. The academic as object of sapiosexual lust—not as a fall from grace, but grace itself.