5/21/2023 0 Comments Wormwood by Poppy Z. BriteIt is a novel for those who dare trespass where the sacred and profane become one. Exquisite Corpse confirms Brite as a writer who defies categorization. He is also the author of short story collections including Wormwood. His novels include Exquisite Corpse, Drawing Blood, and Lost Souls. Brite dissects the landscape of torture and invites us into the mind of a killer. Brite is the author of numerous titles and short stories, specializing in horror, dark comedy, and all things thrilling. Swiftly moving from the grimy streets of London's Piccadilly Circus to the decadence of the New Orleans French Quarter, Poppy Z. Together, Compton and Byrne set their sights on an exquisite young Vietnamese-American runaway, Tran, whom they deem to be the perfect victim. Tortured by his own perverse desires, and drawn to possess and destroy young boys, Compton inadvertently joins forces with Jay Byrne, a dissolute playboy who has pushed his "art" to limits even Compton hadn't previously imagined. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the sole ambition of bringing his "art" to new heights. To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. From the author of Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Wormwood comes a thrilling and chilling novel that bestselling author Peter Straub says serves as a "guidebook to hell." She is the only writer I know who could write a guidebook to Hell that would make me want to go there., Dennis Cooper Author of Frisk, Wrong, and Try Poppy Z.
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