Bigfoot erotica: In the news, but nothing new

When Bigfoot was trending on Twitter this week, it wasn't because anyone had discovered new evidence -- just some evidence of Bigfoot erotica.

Sasquatch's appearance in the news, and on social media, was due to him being brought up in the Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District race between Bigfoot believer Denver Riggleman (R) and Leslie Cockburn (D).

Riggleman is the co-author of the book Bigfoot Exterminators, Inc.: The Partially Cautionary, Mostly True Tale of Monster Hunt 2006, as well as "Mating Habits of Bigfoot, and Why Women Want Him."

And yes, Riggleman also posts about Sasquatch's junk on his own social media. He also talks running for office to allow good, smart people to believe "in whatever Bigfoot they want" (including gluten-intolerant ones).

Regardless of your particular stance on the cryptid's existence, you cannot blame Democrat Cockburn for utilizing this obvious fodder for campaign advertisements against Riggleman. Let's face it: Talking about 'squatchy balls does is low-hanging fruit for some mudslinging.

Still, Riggleman's posts do not really fit under the Bigfoot Erotica genre. But it does exist -- and both author Anne Rice and cryptozoologist Nick Redfern have agreed it is, well, something else.

Bigfoot Erotica Makes For Big Business

"Fifty Shades of Grey" became one of the hottest trends nationwide with its steamy page-by-page erotica involving Christian Grey and the innocent Anastasia Steele. Now, it seems like Sasquatch himself is getting in on all the action. According to the Huffington Post’s Hilary Hanson, “Sasquatch-themed erotica has been around awhile, but the hilariously hairy phenomenon has lumbered its way into the mainstream.”

Author Virginia Wade (a pen name), has created a 3-volume, 16-book eBook series “Moan for Bigfoot,” available for download on Amazon.com . Costing an average of $3.99/installment, it's about the legendary cryptid with sometimes graphic and violent sexual encounters between the beast and his female lovers. The previous title “Cum for Bigfoot” was deemed too offensive so she was forced to change it.

"Business Insider" did an interview with Wade in which she said she just suddenly had “…this crazy idea for a story.” Yeah no kidding… Wade has had no real writing experience other than some few attempts at a historical romance in the mid 90’s. She never even considered submitting it to a mainstream publisher so she turned to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. It wasn’t an overnight success; Wade published with Amazon in 2011 and it wasn’t until 2012 that the book got over 100,000 downloads and nets upward of $30,000 a month. She’s also penned several other monster sex books like “Taken by Pirates” and “Seduced by the Dark Lord” but it’s her Bigfoot erotica that has gained her the most popularity.

It’s not surprising given that the Sasquatch legend has been gaining popularity recently. Spike has
even launched a new one-hour reality show called “10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty” starring Dean Cain. The show features teams of explorers who brazenly try to unearth real evidence of Bigfoot’s existence. The $10 million prize would be the largest cash prize in television history.

As for the Bigfoot erotica, I think I’ll leave that to Author Virginia Wade. I like my Christian Grey to be average height, average build and with a LOT less hair.

-Ashley Adriance

Amazon Making "Cryptozoological Erotica" as Elusive as Bigfoot

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Erotic romance novels have been around for quite some time, and in this age of technology, more accessible than ever via ebook downloads. One would think that all of the stories have been told already, however there is a growing niche in the world of erotica; cryptozoology and the paranormal. However, a number of ebook retailers, most notably Amazon, is cracking down on their work and making it extremely difficult for them to sell their stories.