Are You Loathsome Tonight?
1998 collection of short stories by Poppy Z. Brite
1887368256 Are You Loathsome Tonight? (also titled Self-Made Man) is a collection of short stories by American author Poppy Z. Brite, published in 1998 by Gauntlet Press. The title is a play on the song "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," made famous by Elvis Presley, and a reference to the inner groove etching of the 1986 single "Ask" by The Smiths.[1]
Stories
- Introduction by Peter Straub
- "In Vermis Veritas"
- "Arise"
- "Saved" (with Christa Faust)
- "King of the Cats" (with David Ferguson)
- "Self-Made Man"
- "Pin Money"
- "America"
- "Entertaining Mr. Orton"
- "Monday's Special (A Dr. Brite story)"
- "Vine of the Soul"
- "Mussolini and the Axeman's Jazz"
- "Are You Loathsome Tonight?"
- "...And in Closing (For Now)" by Caitlín R. Kiernan
References
- ^ "Manna for fans: the history of the hidden track in music". the Guardian. 2015-01-25. Archived from the original on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
Bands often liked to choose run-off groove messages themselves. The Smiths' featured Morrissey's wit – "Home Is Where the Art Is" was scrawled on 1985's Shakespeare's Sister, while "Are You Loathsome Tonight?" and "Tomb It May Concern" appeared on 1986's Ask.
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Works by Poppy Z. Brite
- Lost Souls
- Drawing Blood
- Exquisite Corpse
- The Lazarus Heart
- "Plastic Jesus"
- Liquor series
- Wormwood
- Are You Loathsome Tonight?
- Wrong Things
- The Devil You Know
- Courtney Love: The Real Story