Are You Loathsome Tonight?


Are You Loathsome Tonight? 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.

Stories

  • Introduction by Peter Straub
  • "In Vermis Veritas"
  • "Arise"
  • "Saved"
  • "King of the Cats"
  • "Self-Made Man"
  • "Pin Money"
  • "America"
  • "Entertaining Mr. Orton"
  • "Monday's Special "
  • "Vine of the Soul"
  • "Mussolini and the Axeman's Jazz"
  • "Are You Loathsome Tonight?"
  • "...And in Closing " by Caitlín R. Kiernan