Throat Sprockets

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name = Throat Sprockets
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author = Tim Lucas
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Erotic Horror novel
publisher = Doubleday
release_date = 1994
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 232 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-385-31290-3
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"Throat Sprockets" is an erotic horror novel by Tim Lucas, published in 1994. It concerns an unnamed protagonist's obsessive quest to learn all he can about a mysterious film called "Throat Sprockets". As fixation on the film consumes his personal life, he develops a sexual fetish for women's throats, an affinity which begins spreading to global and apocalyptic proportions, as the film's cult status and legend grows.

Since its publication, "Throat Sprockets" has been singled out as one of the outstanding works of contemporary horror fiction by two important reference books, "Dark Thoughts" by Stanley Wiater and "Horror: Another 100 Best Books" edited by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman. In October 2006, "Rue Morgue" magazine included "Throat Sprockets" on their list of 50 essential alternative horror novels.

"Throat Sprockets" in "Taboo"

"Throat Sprockets" began life as a graphic novel, written by Lucas and illustrated by Mike Hoffman. Two chapters of the comics project appeared in Stephen R. Bissette's horror anthology comic "Taboo", issues #1 and #3. A third chapter, illustrated by David Lloyd was published in issue #8.

Editions

* November, 1994, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc paperback, ISBN 0-385-31290-3
*1994, Fourth Estate Limited, hardcover
*1997, as "Salles Obscures", Pocket "Collection Terreur" (France), paperback, French translation by Simon Lhopiteau