This collection of fiction by Jack Fritscher follows the National Small Press Book Award to his collection, "Rainbow County and 11 Other Stories," as "Best Erotic Book of the Year 1998." In itself, "Titanic: Forbidden Stories Hollywood Forgot" is a novella anchoring 9 very diverse and quite literary short stories whose erotic-themes have proven audience-friendly in previous publication in a variety of gay magazines. The title piece, "Titanic," is-at long last-the forbidden gay love story of the most erotic cruise in history, featuring the Unsinkable Molly Brown, the Stoker, the Purser, and the Lovers ripped from the secret pages of a "Titanic" diary! The titles of the other stories suggest their gay pop-erotica entertainment value: "Brideshead of Frankenstein Revisited," "Billy Budd-Jones," "My Baby Loves the Western Movies," "Seducing Butch: Tattooed Biker," "YMCA: The Night They Made Me a Man," and "Tales from the Bear Cult." Also included is the new and never published coming-of age story, "Movie Palace Blues: The Unseen Hand in the Lavender Light." Readers may also enjoy the inclusion of a most readable X-rated screenplay, "Buck's Bunkhouse," which was recently shot as an erotic video feature.