Lost Souls - Poppy Z. Brite

...to find his favourite group, Lost Souls, to see if they can help him find his way. He is picked up by a strange group of people, the beautiful Zillah, Molochai and Twig, who appear to live life by partying hard. Before long, it becomes clear that Zillah and Nothing have a strong bond. But is it a healthy one? And can his friends Ghost and Christian help him to see the truth before it is too late? I love horror, but haven't really read all that much ...
...character. The lead singer of Lost Souls, and best friend to the other member of the band, Steve, he is able to read minds and has strange visions. Constantly terrified that something awful will happen to Steve, he spends nearly all his time trying to keep him safe, but also has time to show concern for Nothing and Steve's ex-girlfriend. Christian is another vampire, but unlike Zillah et al, he is much more mature in his behaviour, only killing when ...

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...recent novel, Extreme Corpse. Lost Souls, however is both very good, and not overly gory. Lost Souls is a vampire novel, albeit one with decidly unusual vampires. The first important thing to note is that Brite has no truck with the Anne Rice school of vampire literature. She is not interested in cuddly, pitiable creatures that are not evil but cursed and tend to spend their time feeling sorry for themselves. (There is one exception to this) However, ...
...The main characters of Lost Souls (apart from the vampires) are Ghost and Steve, who are the band of the title, Ann, Steves ex, and Nothing. Nothing is looking for his family and its this search that gives the book its catalyst and story. In many ways this is a book about relationships and familys as much as it Is about good and evil. There are numerous other characters, most of whom have important roles but appear only fleetingly. One of the joys ...

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...who make up the band Lost Souls? who Nothing runs away to, bumping into Zillah on the way. Ghost is a psychic whos gran was a famous sorceress, I'm sure Brite intended him to play a huge goodie part in the book, but it never comes off, Steve is just his drunk friend pining over Ann his lost girlfriend who unfortunately got knocked up by Zillah. And thats the characters, they interact along the book, you get the feeling that Ghost is supposed to save ...
...Carmilla by J Sheridan Le Fanu. In short dont go out of your way to buy it unless you also find it for 50p in a charity shop. Failing that e-mail me your address and I'll give it to you!! Poppy Z Brite. Lost Souls. Penguin Books 1992 ...

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...members of a band called Lost Souls?, a band which Nothing has on tape the day he leaves home. My favourite characters by far however, are Zillah, Twig and Molochai. They are all vampires, and lives their lives travelling from town to town, getting drunk on alcohol and blood and sleeping with whoever they can find. Zillah is the leader of the group, and is androgynous and cruel, and the other two are his childlike and hedonistic followers. The main ...
...there has never been a more erotic, alcohol laden blood filled story. The plot is a little bit disjointed at times, especially nearing the end, but ti does all come together. The end is tragic, and no the book is not uplifting, but it's brooding and sexy and thoroughly well written. I've read it again and again. ...

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