Poppy Z. Brite was born in 1967 in New Orleans. She has since lived all over the American South, but in 1993 she returned to her hometown for good. She has worked as a gourmet candymaker, mouse caretaker, artist's model and exotic dancer.

Her first two novels, Lost Souls and Drawing Blood, were both nominated for the Lambda Literary Award, while her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. She is currently working on a third novel - a tale of serial killers, AIDS terrorism and necrophilia.

Among her interests are Asian culture, food and travel, the Church of the Subgenius, the music of Tom Waits and numerous subcultures including Goth and cyber. She also appears in the erotic art film John Five, directed by Jim Herbert, the video director for the band REM. Poppy Z. Brite lives in the French Quarter of New Orleans with two cats and two boyfriends.

A collection of horror/vampire short stories. In the brightly decadent nightscape of New Orleans, strange figures stalk the fringes of existence, demanding sacrifice and blood. In the backwoods of rural Georgia, flesh stirs among the overgrown graveyards.