Carlton Mellick III ist eine führende Stimme der zeitgenössischen Underground-Literatur, der seinen einzigartigen Stil als "Avant-Punk" bezeichnet. Seine Werke präsentieren surreale Visionen der Gesellschaft und erdachter Zukünfte, die sich mit sozialen Absurditäten und Satire befassen, und das mit einer unverwechselbaren Mischung aus scharfem Witz und dunklem Humor. Mellick verbindet meisterhaft Elemente von trashiger Sci-Fi und Horror mit postmodernem literarischem Kunsthandwerk und schafft so eine wahrhaft originelle Stimme, die herausfordert und unterhält.
Bizarro Fiction vereint verschiedene Stile und Einflüsse: sie verbindet Franz Kafka mit John Waters, Kinderbücher nach der Apokalypse, Takashi Miike mit William S. Burroughs und präsentiert eine erwachsene Version von Alice im Wunderland sowie japanisches Kino à la David Lynch.
Petey erinnert sich mit Grausen an die Werbung von Fruit Fun aus den 1980er-Jahren. Sie zeigte klumpige Cartoon-Kinder, die um einen Frühstückstisch herumsaßen und rosa Müsli aßen, das ihnen das Maskottchen Berry Bunny brachte. Als Petey seinen Freunden erzählt, wie gruselig die Figuren waren und dass er als Kind Albträume von ihnen bekam, verstehen sie nicht, was er meint. Niemand hat die Werbung je gesehen. Es gibt nicht einmal Informationen im Internet. Doch dann erscheint Berry Bunny erneut. Wieder wirbt sie im TV mit ihrer schrillen, bedrohlichen Stimme für Fruit Fun. Und jetzt wird Peteys Albtraum wahr: Mitsamt seinen Freunden wird er in die surreale Werbewelt hineingesaugt, die von fleischgewordenen Zeichentrickfiguren bevölkert ist. Eine absurde Horrorgeschichte vom König der Bizarro-Literatur. Irre genial. Amazon.de: »Mellick III ist der Tim Burton der Literatur.« Brian Keene: »Carlton Mellick zu lesen ist, als hättest du dein Hirn in einen Mixer gesteckt.«
Carlton Mellick III präsentiert eine Sammlung skurriler Kurzgeschichten, die die Grenzen der Bizarro Fiction ausloten. Mit abgedrehten Titeln und surrealen Erzählungen kombiniert er Einflüsse von Kafka bis Lynch. Die Geschichten sind bizarr, humorvoll und herausfordernd, ideal für Fans des Unkonventionellen.
In einer alternativen Zukunft, in der Hitler die Weltherrschaft übernommen hat, begibt sich ein SS-Offizier auf eine Mission, um die letzten 'unperfekten' Menschen auf der Erde auszurotten. Sein Weg führt ihn in eine kleine Wüstenstadt, die schon seit so langer Zeit von der Gesellschaft abgeschnitten ist, dass sie ihre eigene seltsame und beunruhigende Kultur entwickelt hat. Bizarro-König Carlton Mellick III lässt in diesem albtraumhaften Abenteuer einen jungen Nazi auf eine chaotische Welt los, in der die Gesetze der Realität nicht mehr zu gelten scheinen. Christopher Moore: 'Carlton Mellick III hat die beklopptesten Buchtitel … und die abartigsten Fans!' Cory Doctorow: 'Ein Meister der surrealen Science-Fiction.' Amazon. de: 'Mellick 3 ist der Tim Burton der Literatur.' Brian Keene: 'Bizarr, abgedreht und erbarmungslos – Carlton Mellicks Werk ist, als hättest Du Dein Hirn in einen Mixer gesteckt.'
There exists a race of cannibals who are made out of candy. They live in an underground world filled with lollipop forests and gumdrop goblins. During the day, while you are away at work, they come above ground and prowl our streets for food. Their prey: your children. They lure young boys and girls to them with their sweet scent and bright colorful candy coating, then rip them apart with razor sharp teeth and claws. When he was a child, Franklin Pierce witnessed the death of his siblings at the hands of a candy woman with pink cotton candy hair. Since that day, the candy people have become his obsession. He has spent his entire life trying to prove that they exist. And after discovering the entrance to the underground world of the candy people, Franklin finds himself venturing into their sugary domain. His mission: capture one of them and bring it back, dead or alive. Cannibals of Candyland is an erotic horror story for the bizarro reader. Dark, disturbing, and absurd; this isn't the board game version of candy land you used to play as a kid.
Set in a gritty urban landscape, this novel by Carlton Mellick III blends elements of bizarro fiction with urban fantasy, promising a unique reading experience. Known for his cult classics like Satan Burger and Adolf in Wonderland, Mellick delivers a story filled with unconventional themes and vivid imagery that challenge traditional narrative forms. Expect an imaginative and surreal journey that pushes the boundaries of genre and storytelling.
"Tick and Polly have never met their parents before. They live in the same house with them, they dream about them every night, they share the same flesh and blood, yet for some reason their parents have never found the time to visit them even once since they were born. Living in a dark corner of their parents' vast crumbling mansion, the children long for the day when they will finally be held in their mother's loving arms for the first time ... But that day seems to never come. They worry their parents have long since forgotten about them. When the machines that provide them with food and water stop functioning, the children are forced to venture out of the nursery to find their parents on their own. But the rest of the house is much larger and stranger than they ever could have imagined. The maze-like hallways are dark and seem to go on forever, deranged creatures lurk in every shadow, and the bodies of long-dead children litter the abandoned storerooms. Every minute out of the nursery is a constant battle for survival. And the deeper into the house they go, the more they must unravel the mysteries surrounding their past and the world they've grown up in, if they ever hope to meet the parents they've always longed to see."--Page 4 of cover
"Set in the same woods as Mellick's splatterpunk satire Apeshit, Clusterfuck follows Trent Chesterton, alpha bro, who has come up with what he thinks is a flawless plan to get laid. He invites three hot chicks and his three best bros on a weekend of extreme cave diving in a remote area known as Turtle Mountain, hoping to impress the ladies with his expert caving skills. But things don't quite go as Trent planned. For starters, only one of the three chicks turns out to be remotely hot and she has no interest in him for some inexplicable reason. Then he ends up looking like a total dumbass when everyone learns he's never actually gone caving in his entire life. And to top it all off, he's the one to get blamed once they find themselves lost and trapped deep underground with no way to turn back and no possible chance of rescue. What's a bro to do? Sure he could win some points if he actually tried to save the ladies from the family of unkillable subterranean cannibal mutants hunting them for their flesh, but fuck that. No slam piece is worth that amount of effort. He'd much rather just use them as bait so that he can save himself"--Page 4 of cover.
This book offers a humorous and surreal twist on the classic film Tron, blending elements of bizarro fiction with a satirical take on digital worlds and technology. Expect a wild ride through absurd scenarios and eccentric characters that challenge the conventions of both the original movie and the genre itself. The narrative promises to entertain readers with its unique blend of comedy and imaginative storytelling.