{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66f706c02750688fd03c72b5/6a5f0e76e3a16a648807fc76?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E73: Leave the Mask On - Why Romance Readers Love Masked Men","description":"<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Maybe he’s hiding emotional trauma, maybe it’s Maybelline.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Stitch and Adrie dive into the world of masked man romance — a subgenre of dark romance and erotica centered on men (and occasionally other entities) who conceal their faces. Stitch, newly obsessed with the trope, breaks down its defining elements: the kinks involved (stalking, primal play, sex clubs, consensual non-consent), the recurring character archetypes, and the surprisingly vulnerable emotional cores hiding beneath all those balaclavas. Adrie brings a fresh perspective as someone less familiar with the subgenre, offering examples from adjacent tropes — including a hooded shadow creature from CM Nascosta and a masked alien king — while both hosts discuss how these fantasies connect to real cultural touchstones like <em>Scream</em> and <em>Nightmare on Elm Street</em>, and <em>Nosferatu</em>. They also push back on the discourse around dark romance as uniquely harmful, arguing that these fantasies are neither new nor dangerous.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics:</strong> masked man romance, dark romance, dark erotica, horror romance, monster romance, alien romance, romantasy, fantasy romance, omegaverse, CNC, dubcon, primal play, stalker romance, slasher romance, masked men</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Reading Recommendations:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Fiction:</strong></p><ul><li>BJ Alex</li><li>Captured By The Masked Murderer: Okay, We'll Get Cozy... Just Don't Kill Me!</li><li>Mask Danshi: This Shouldn't Lead to Love</li><li>Ruling Sikthand by Victoria Aveline</li><li>The Princess &amp; the Spy series by Lisette Marshall (temporarily unpublished)</li><li>The Viridian Priestess series by Katrina Calandra</li><li>Two for Tea by CM Nascosta</li><li>Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Non-Fiction:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>&nbsp;</strong>Uses of the Erotic by Audre Lorde</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow &amp; Support:</strong></p><p>Follow us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pagesandprejudicepod?igsh=YnlpbGRvYjdzNTg5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>.</p><p>Send inquiries to <a href=\"mailto:pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com</a>.</p><p>Buy merch on <a href=\"https://pagesandprejudice.threadless.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Threadless</a> or<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/PagesandPrejudice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> become a Patron</a> to support the show!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosted by:</strong></p><p>adrie rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, &amp; tiktok)</p><p>Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Music: </strong><a href=\"https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/holy-moly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠</strong></a><strong> by Shane Ivers</strong></p>","author_name":"Adrie Rose, Stitch"}