Christian leaves the baby on a doorstep. He was not adopted, but found. His name is not Jason, but Nothing, and he is determined to leave behind those parents and people in the small town that is boring and draining at the same moment. Infatuated by the music of a band, Lost Souls, Nothing is determined to find them. Meanwhile, in Missing Mile, North Carolina, the band Lost Souls has its own problems.
Ghost is psychically sensitive, and can tell that something is about to happen.
His best friend Steve is determined to drown himself in liquor and guilt, following the breakup with his girlfriend, Anne. All of these people are fated to come together, first in Missing Mile, then in New Orleans. When the do come together, the mix of personalities both vampiric and human are explosive. Brite has created a world where no one is quite what they seem, and everyone has something to learn about themselves and their loves. I found Lost Souls to be profoundly disturbing and also fascinating.