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Exquisite Corpse is a horror novel by American writer Poppy Z. Brite. The protagonist of the story is Andrew Compton, an English convicted homosexual serial killer , cannibal and necrophiliac . Brite has described it as "a necrophilic, cannibalistic, serial killer love story that explores the seamy politics of victimhood and disease."
He is best known for his novels Lost Souls (1992), Drawing Blood (1993), and Exquisite Corpse (1996). His later work moved into the genre of dark comedy, with many stories set in the New Orleans restaurant world. Martin's novels are typically standalone books but may feature recurring characters from previous novels and short stories.
Exquisite corpse (from the original French term cadavre exquis, lit. ' exquisite cadaver ' ) is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule (e.g., "The adjective noun adverb verb the adjective noun ."
His first wife was Aurelia Munteanu. [14] His second wife was Alice Henderson, [4] the mother of his two sons, Lucian Codrescu [15] and Tristan Codrescu. [16] His third wife, Laura Rosenthal [17] (née Cole), was an editor at Exquisite Corpse: a Journal of Books & Ideas and coeditor of three poetry anthologies.
Novels about serial killers, persons who murder two or more people, with the killings taking place over a significant period of time. The serial killers' psychological gratification is the motivation for the killings, and many serial murders involve sexual contact with the victims at different points during the murder process.
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The books are linked by common characters and the setting, a New Orleans restaurant where "the potboiler meets the saucier". [2] The series revolves around the two young chefs John Rickey and Gary "G-man" Stubbs, their restaurant and their life in New Orleans .
Consequences is an old parlour game in a similar vein to the Surrealist game exquisite corpse and Mad Libs. [1]Each player is given a sheet of paper, and all are told to write down a word or phrase to fit a description ("an animal"), optionally with some extra words to make the story.