#194 in Horror
Lost Souls
- 360
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Lost Souls” is a dark, atmospheric and assured debut, a vampire novel steeped in longing. Poppy Z. Brite follows drifting young people and vampires on a melancholy journey in search of meaning and somewhere to belong, and gives Steve and Ghost, familiar from Brite’s short stories, their only full-length outing. Some readers are drawn in from the start by its atmosphere and characters. Lovers of gothic, mournful horror should seek it out.
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About the book
Lost Souls is a 1992 horror novel by American writer Poppy Z. Brite, his debut novel. It is the only novel-length adventure of Brite's 'Steve and Ghost' characters, popularized in numerous short stories. The novel is an extended version of the short story "The Seed of Lost Souls".
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.9 across 58 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 5 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 53 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is Lost Souls?
It has 360 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Horror.
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