Reader Review:-

“Richard Peters is a master of homoerotica, and his novels explore many variations of male sexuality. "Archie" is a take on the love affair between two unsophisticated young men in the late Victorian/Edwardian era, and Peters captures the nuances of sexual attraction between an upper class lad and a middle class one. The period details are well depicted, and there is a chilling super-natural aspect to the story.

I loved the book, and have recently re-read it. Unlike many erotic novels, those of Richard Peters, for this reader at least, are as . . . . exciting . . . . when read again, as on the first encounter. "Archie" has my recommendation--five stars from me.”
 J.C. July 27 2015

Archie -
A Gay, Gothic Romance

A Victorian, Occult, Horror Fantasy
Featuring Sensual Homoeroticism

What is the novel "Archie"?

• It is an X-rated, Gay, Horror Story
• It is a Gay, Gothic Romance
• It is a Victorian, Occult Fantasy

Two young men discover their attraction to men and in particular to each other. Archie and Percy come from different strata of Victorian Society, but their friendship quickly blossoms into an intimate one.

Can their idealised, romantic friendship survive the class difference and the Victorian disapproval of close male friendships? But there are worse tests to come. The story takes them into the world of the Occult and into truly shocking horrors.

This gothic novel is not for the squeamish or faint-hearted. The reader is challenged by the horrific events in the book.

Written in an old-fashioned, romantic style, "Archie" describes male attractions in lyrical, sensual, homoerotic detail. It is not written as modern gay porn might be written, but rather reflects the innocence and yearning of young Victorian men, whose homosexual inclinations are well closeted. It is set at the time when Oscar Wilde was sentenced to hard labour and our two heroes have to travel a difficult path of intimacy.

In "Archie", Richard Peters writes some of his greatest homoerotic passages and weaves these with the occult in a startling way. Here we read of the Victorian fascination with fairy fantasy and the occult teachings that were burgeoning, in the West, at that time. The novel is at once superbly erotic and horrifically frank. It will delight and repulse you in equal measure.

“This is one of my personal favourite novels. It was a joy to write. I hope my readers get as much delight out of reading it as I got in writing it!”
Richard Peters

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