As an English teacher, I would sometimes read Poppy Z. Brite's novel Lost Souls with groups of 16-to 18-year-olds as we worked on their comparative literature essays for portfolio assessment (the British A-level). First published in 1992, and an example of the New American Gothic horror genre, the novel provoked comparisons with 19th-century Gothic and discussions of sexuality in the discourse of vampire fiction.
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