"A major new voice in horror fiction" (Booklist) follows up her blockbuster debut novel (Lost Souls) with the first significant recasting of the haunted house scenario since Stephen King's The Shining.
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"A major new voice in horror fiction" (Booklist) follows up her blockbuster debut novel (Lost Souls) with the first significant recasting of the haunted house scenario since Stephen King's The Shining.
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Add this copy of Drawing Blood to cart. $4.90, good condition, Sold by Becker's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Delacorte Press.
Add this copy of Drawing Blood to cart. $14.83, very good condition, Sold by Gene Sperry rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Quincy, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Delacorte Press.
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Brite, Poppy Z., Delacorte Press, 1993, c1993, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), near fine with vg++ dj (price-clipped), 373 pp, 8vo, ISBN: 0385308957, "Twenty years later, Trevor, also a cartoonist, returns to Missing Mile to the house in which his family once lived. He finally realizes he must face his demons, but the house itself carries its own dark force", Author's second book.
Add this copy of Drawing Blood to cart. $22.97, good condition, Sold by GW Spokane Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Spokane, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Delacorte Press.
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Condition: GOOD-Used with some wear from use. May include stickers on cover, missing or wear to dustcover, inside cover, spine, slight curled corners, stains, and wear to the fore edge. All orders ship via UPS Mail Innovations-can take up to 14 business days from first scan to be delivered. The dust jacket shows little wear. The dust jacket has stains or water damage marks. There is a signature, handwriting or stickers on the pages. The pages have some writing and/or marking in pencil. The pages have some writing/marking in ink/marker.
Add this copy of Drawing Blood to cart. $22.97, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Delacorte Press.
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Add this copy of Drawing Blood to cart. $22.98, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Delacorte Press.
Add this copy of Drawing Blood to cart. $24.00, very good condition, Sold by Beers Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sacramento, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Delacorte Press.
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Used-Very Good in Very Good jacket. SIGNED, stated first printing, hardcover with dust jacket, VG+condition. DJ very well preserved in mylar cover. Book itself shows only faint signs of handling. Tight, clean, unmarked. Will pack carefully.
Add this copy of Drawing Blood to cart. $28.50, like new condition, Sold by Ash Grove Heirloom Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pueblo, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Delacorte.
Add this copy of Drawing Blood to cart. $30.00, very good condition, Sold by Kathmandu Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Winter Park, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Delacorte.
Add this copy of Drawing Blood to cart. $37.49, very good condition, Sold by Pat Cramer,Bookseller rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lewisville, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Delacorte Pr.
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N-Fine in Fine jacket. Book A square tight clean copy that was probably read once very carefully. This copy has just a hint of pagedge soil else fine. The author's follow-up to Lost Souls, another very good book about people with twisted minds. If you have never read anything by her try something...you will be back for the rest. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY.
My first Poppy Z Brite book and definitely my favorite. The book is set primarily in Missing Mile, North Carolina, although there is a visit to New Orleans, Brite's stomping grounds. The story itself is gritty, dark, psychologically twisted but with a happy ending.
Drawing Blood is essentially a ghost story, about a little boy named Trevor McGee who survives his father's murderous rampage through their home, killing everyone else in the family including himself. This little boy grows up to be Trevor Black, a cartoonist, who returns to his old home to figure out the senseless murder that took place so many years ago, and why he was a survivor of the tragedy. Trevor meets Zach Bosch, a computer hacker on the run from the government, when Zach enters Trevor's home to give him some supplies.
The two boys form a deep bond that eventually blossoms into a sexual interest in each other and they become lovers. (Zach is openly gay while Trevor is indifferent to his sexuality.) They live in Trevor's old home together, occasionally going out to forage for food and supplies in the local town, as well as enjoy the local bands playing in the area. Readers of Brite will recognize some familiar characters from "Lost Souls". But eventually they must confront Trevor's past when poltergeist activity in the home threaten to get them killed before Trevor can find out what exactly happened to his family all those years ago.
It's a great story, really spooky, and very touching how the two boys - who are each so damaged - come together to support the other. The ending is full of hope and happiness for the boys, which is always the best kind of ending. I recommend this to anyone who lives a good ghost story, as well as a love story.
