Poppy Z. Brite: Lost souls (1992, Delacorte Press)
Lost Souls is a 1992 horror novel by American writer Poppy Z. Brite, his debut novel. It is the only novel-length adventure of Brite's 'Steve and Ghost' characters, popularized in numerous short stories. The novel is an extended version of the short story "The Seed of Lost Souls".Several characters introduced in the novel make appearances in Brite's second novel, Drawing Blood, though it is not a direct sequel.
359 pages
English language
Published Aug. 10, 1992 by Delacorte Press.
spectacularly, decadently violent, nihilistic, and beautifully written. especially brutal to its women characters, but also a story where two straight teenage boys who are best friends hold each otherly tenderly. oh, and there is an incredible amount of gay sex. does for being a teenage boy what francesca lia block does for being a teenage girl.
