Are You Loathsome Tonight?

Verhalen

• Vermis Veritas (1996): Poppy Z. Brite
• Arise (1998): Poppy Z. Brite
• Saved (1994): Poppy Z. Brite
• King of the Cats (1996): Poppy Z. Brite
• Self-Made Man (1997): Poppy Z. Brite
• Pin Money (1997): Poppy Z. Brite
• America (1996): Poppy Z. Brite
• Entertaining Mr. Orton (1997): Poppy Z. Brite
• Monday's Special (1998): Poppy Z. Brite
• Vine of the Soul (1998): Poppy Z. Brite
• Mussolini and the Axeman's Jazz (1995): Poppy Z. Brite
• Are You Loathsome Tonight? (1998): Poppy Z. Brite

Inhoud

Are You Loathsome Tonight? Is a remarkable collection of twelve short stories by the Queen of the Macabre Poppy Z. Brite.
In Vermis Veritas paints with all the tasty details the world seen through the eyes of maggots. Arise tells the story of a rocker that who gets help for his come-back from a long forgotten friend. Saved (written together with Christa Faust) is showing the readers the danger of weapons used in bed. King of the Cats (written together with David Ferguson) is a fairy-tale about the love a simple miller's apprentice and the ruler of the Kingdom of Cats. In Self-Made Man a serial killer searches for true love that will never leave. In Pin Money an old debt is settled by the dead. America is a snapshot of a conversation between traveling lovers. Entertaining Mr. Orton shows us the reason why possessed guys are better in bed. In Monday's Special Poppy explains what would have happened if she never started to write. Vine of the Soul starts on the eve of the new millennium, the ideal time for new kicks. Mussolini and the Axeman's Jazz is an historical fantasy about the beginning of World War II. Are You Loathsome Tonight? is the perfect illustration of the downfall of a super-star.
Every story of this collection breathes the true spirit of the Gothic genre of which Poppy is a true emissary. Sometimes the reader becomes engulfed by gruesome and detailed descriptions of the most inhuman acts, whereas at the same time the romance seeps slowly through the pages. It is clear that I would not recommend this collection to the faint-hearted, but lovers of Exquisite Corpse will devour this book with an unhealthy, but nevertheless satisfying, voraciousness!