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Interview: Dennis Cooper ("The Sluts")

September 27, 2026 · 23 min

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INTERVIEW! Dennis Cooper is an icon of transgressive literature, inspiring a plethora of artists and always striving to explore new media and forms of storytelling, We talked to him about his latest movie „Room Temperature“ (once again co-directed with Zac Farley) and his love for haunted houses, his prophetic classic „The Sluts“ about the dynamics of anonymous internet communication, his monumental „George Miles Cycle“ that meditates on love, sex and violence – and of course we asked him whether he corrupts the youth („The Sluts“ was just banned in Germany). Tune in!

PSA: The publisher of the German translation of „The Sluts“, Luftschacht, is suing because the novel was just put on the government List of Media Harmful to Minors – and you can support our friends by helping them pay for the legal costs: https://www.gofundme.com/f/wir-klagen-fur-die-freiheit-der-kunst

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