Drawing Blood

A Novel

By: Poppy Z. Brite

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

Poppy Z. Brite re-imagines the haunted house novel, creating a fresh, sensual, and totally original listening experience.

IT'S A PASSION. IT'S AN ART. IT'S THE ONLY WAY OUT...

In the house on Violin Road he found the bodies of his brother, his mother, and the man who killed them both-his father. From the house on Violin Road, in Missing Mile, North Carolina, Trevor McGee ran for his sanity and his soul, after his famous cartoonist father had exploded inexplicably into murder and suicide. Now Trevor is back.

In the company of a New Orleans computer hacker on the run from the law, Trevor has returned to face the ghosts that still live on Violin Road, to find the demons that drove his father to murder his family-and worse, to spare one of his sons. But as Trevor begins to draw his own cartoon strip, he loses himself in a haze of lines and art and thoughts of the past, the haunting begins. Trevor and his lover plunge into a cyber-maze of cartoons, ghosts, and terror that will lead either to understanding-true understanding-or to a blood-raining repetition of the past.

©1993 Billy Martin (P)2018 David N. Wilson

Art, horror and the thin lines between love and hate

I adore Brite's work , and this novel had me starving for the next page . As an artist from st Louis, and a connoisseur for horror and erotica, I found it outstanding. I appreciated the attention to detail in describing the art that was being created by the characters, the feelings and emotions they have while creating , and how the line between love and hate is so thin. I also have a soft spot when characters from other stories intermingle within the pages. thank you for another rad, unforgettable read.

Not a haunted house story

This is a drama with a super natural twist towards the end. Strong story regardless

Gorey story very well written

It was an effort for me to stick with it but, at the same time, it's so hard to stop. I got grossed out a lot.

An intense and twisted ride

I decided to read Drawing Blood as part of 2020's Popsugar Challenge and I'm definitely glad I decided to read this book. Poppy Z. Brite has a gritty, sexual style and her horror voice is bold and interesting for those who are fans of the genre. The book gripped me from the very beginning and will definitely be worth another read in the future.

The story begins with a young Trevor who moves to Missing Mile, North Carolina with his family which includes his father who is a struggling comic artist. After a horror-filled night Trevor is never the same and he tries to make sense of the events that shattered his life when he returns as an adult to Missing Mile.

This is a horror book that also has a passionate and gripping love story and there is a lot of sexual moments in this story.

Overall, I went into the book knowing very little (less than what is in this review) and while some elements were not what I expected I'm really glad I read Brite and am more than willing to do so again in the future. The narration was great, the story was hard to put down and the characters were vivid and interesting.

Narration robs the story of all its magic

The narrator’s quavering voice and childlike tones are out of place for this dark and sexually charged novel. I have read this book hard copy many times and wanted to just relax and have a listen but i couldn’t even finish this one. The voice acting was that off putting for me. I’m sure there are novels that the narrator excels at but this union was lacking.