0/ Can you tell us about eroticdeath.com? When and why did you create this website?
Through contacts in the eunuch and medical SM communities (a shockingly massive subculture of doctors performing radical surgery on their “slaves”, often in collaboration with other doctors and in a “scene” context), I started to come in contact with those that crossed over with the “erotic death” community. That is, the community that sought to end life with a final orgasmic moment so grandiose that one could not survive it. I created the website in an attempt to both explore that community and to give them a safe and anonymous outlet to communicate.
1/ When and why did you stop it?
I stopped running the website for legal reasons; I have more mainstream businesses that I didn't feel comfortable putting under such threat.
2/ Do you think people got (voluntarily) killed through your website?
I don't believe so, no, and even if I did believe that it probably wouldn't be in my best interest to discuss the specifics!
3/ Why do mutilation and cannibalism make some people horny?
I think that mutilation and cannibalism make some people “horny” because they represent a pinnacle of both sensation and physical commitment to a sexual act. Normal people become aroused by subjectively extreme sex as well — for some it's oral sex or unusual positions, for others it's sexual marathons or swinging or public sex. In the case that you're asking about, some sexually advanced (and deviant) individuals have raised it to this level. It's “sex amplified.”
4/ Why do people have their genitalia removed? Does nullification really make people happier (or less unhappy)?
Very few people actually get their penis removed; most get castrated, which is just removal of the testicles. Other than not being able to have children, if the man takes testosterone, functionally he is the same as before, so it boils down to fetish. Others do it because of gender identity issues, and others do it in part for fear of cancer — there are many, many reasons, and most are fairly “normal” and “healthy”. The majority of men are happier after their castration.
As far as penectomy (removal of the penis itself), in the case of most men it is also related to sexual fetish on some level. It's representative of how they choose to present themselves sexually (usually as submissives, but definitely not always) — many men are very turned on by the idea of a nullo boy-toy. Keep in mind as well that through anal stimulation (the prostate) and nipple play penectomized men are still very able to orgasm and often have rich and fulfilling sex lives. Again, most men who choose it voluntarily are very happy with their penectomy.
5/ Is castration a deviate kind of suicide or a deviate kind of murder?
For most people it is nothing of the kind — the vast majority of the eunuch subculture would likely be absolutely horrified at the thought of eroticized death.
6/ Can you tell us about the cutters you have met? (when and how did you get in contact with them? Can you describe the most active? what are their goals? Why do they help other people to amputate themselves?)
Most cutters I have met have been very kind and caring people who do these procedures because they care about helping people who need them. That said, I won't deny that many of them also enjoy doing the procedure as well, although in most that is a secondary factor.
The most active cutters tend to operate through word of mouth and through referrals from previous “customers” who act as a screening service — it's not as if they can legally advertise their services. Because of that, they have to be fairly charismatic and friendly.
7/ Are they frightening? Do you think they could go further in sadism by killing people?
Hey, we all know that the serial killer is always the “nice quiet guy next door”… The majority of the cutters I've met in person have been very friendly and non-threatening. They don't seem any different than normal people when you meet them. They look normal and you'd never pick them out of a crowd as deviant in any way. That said, those that also cross over into the erotic death community are very good at hiding their interests and it always comes as a surprise to me when I find out. I think it's because erotic death is an “intellectual” interest sexually, unlike for example pedophilia, which seems to be much more carnal — most pedophiles have much more difficulty hiding their desires.
8/ Can you tell us about trophy hunter?
Trophy hunters are the cutter equivalent of men who come back from hunts and safaris with the heads of the animals they've killed — perhaps the most famous trophy hunter in this community was Ted Bundy of course, although the majority are far more sane than he was! Basically a trophy hunter is a person who desires to keep souvenirs of their sexual exploits. On a lighter level, it's not much different than the frat boy who collects panties.
9/ In Modcon, there is a picture of amputated sex in a plate with fork and knife. Who made this? Why?
Because that involves an active court case I can't talk about that particular picture.
10/ Why do people associate amputated sex with food?
I'm sure on some Freudian level, heavy sex involves both consuming your partner and being consumed by them on a metaphorical level. It's not surprising that some people should choose to “make it real”.
11/ Do you think Armin M, the german cannibal, shares with your cutters the same profile? Are they gay like him? Are they upper-class people?
In my experience most cutters are either gay or very gay-friendly, although that's because I tend to deal with cutters in the eunuch community. In the SM and erotic death and medical communities the majority are heterosexual — I don't believe their general makeup in that sense is unusual in relation to the general population. Most cutters are well-off financially and well educated, although there are of course many exceptions to this rule. It's difficult to generalize.
