Are You Loathsome Tonight?

Are You Loathsome Tonight? (also titled Self-Made Man) is a collection of short stories by American author Poppy Z. Brite, published in 1998 by Gauntlet Press. The title is a play on the song "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," made famous by Elvis Presley, and a reference to the inner groove etching of the 1986 single "Ask" by The Smiths.

Stories

 * Introduction by Peter Straub
 * "In Vermis Veritas"
 * "Arise"
 * "Saved" (with Christa Faust)
 * "King of the Cats" (with David Ferguson)
 * "Self-Made Man"
 * "Pin Money"
 * "America"
 * "Entertaining Mr. Orton"
 * "Monday's Special (A Dr. Brite story)"
 * "Vine of the Soul"
 * "Mussolini and the Axeman's Jazz"
 * "Are You Loathsome Tonight?"
 * "...And in Closing (For Now)" by Caitlín R. Kiernan