He ripped at the edges of the wound, pulling off strips of skin and meat, swallowing them whole, smearing his face with his own saliva and what little juice remained in this chill tissue." Cannibalism, too, gets its due, particularly when Jay feels like snacking: "He sank his teeth into flesh that had gone the consistency of firm pudding. Not surprisingly, their activities make for plenty of throat-slitting, disembowelment and necrophilia. The protagonists of "Exquisite Corpse" are Andrew Compton, an English serial killer, and Jay Byrne, an American serial killer with an impressive collection of pickled and frozen corpses in his backyard. Has the author softened her approach in hopes of winning a wider audience? Not for a single blood-spattered page. However, "Exquisite Corpse" is the first of her books to be issued by a mainstream trade publisher. Brite is a rising star in the world of horror fiction. With a resume that includes such titles as "Drawing Blood" and "Swamp Foetus," the 29-year-old Poppy Z.
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