Carlton Mellick Libri

"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

Little Benny isn't very good at taking tests. It's not that he's a stupid kid or doesn't pay attention in class. It's just that he's absolutely terrified of failure. It doesn't matter how hard he studies. He gets so nervous that he freezes up and his mind goes blank, rarely even answering a single question before the time is up. This is especially difficult now that he's in Mrs. Gustafson's fifth grade class, where the punishment for failure is to draw a curse from the bad box - a magical device that permanently mutates children into horrific monsters.

Carlton Mellick III delivers a haunting narrative that explores themes of obsession, desperation, loneliness, and depravity. Renowned for his unique contributions to the bizarro fiction genre, Mellick's work is celebrated by critics and peers alike, including recognition from The Guardian and extreme horror icon Edward Lee. This latest novel promises to captivate readers with its compelling and unconventional storytelling.

"Welcome to Grub Town, the most corrupt city in America. A place where gutter punk mermaids swim in sewage-filled canals, fairy prostitutes hang in birdcages on every street corner, and yakuza elves run everything behind the scenes. Eliot is the most beautiful fairy in all of the city with his dazzling emerald green butterfly wings that make everyone who sees them fall instantly in lust with him. But it's more of a curse than a blessing. Forced to hide his wings in public in order to avoid the constant sexual harassment, Eliot only finds solace when visiting his friends at the Snake Pit lamia strip club or getting tattooed by the dark and mysterious half-octopus woman named Oona. Oona is the best tattooist in the city, but she is a frightening woman three times Eliot's size with nine-foot tentacles that could choke a man to death in seconds. But despite this fact, Eliot is desperately in love with her. He's so infatuated with the octomaid that he gets new tattoos from her each and every week just to be closer to her, addicted to having her artwork permanently embedded into his skin. But when Eliot accidentally murders the only heir to the elf yakuza crime family in Oona's tattoo shop, they are forced to go on the run together, hoping to avoid the wrath of the most dangerous man in town. With everyone in the city out to get them, they can only rely on each other if they have any hope for survival"--Cover, page 4

Karl Lybeck has been trapped in a never-ending loop, reliving the same day for what feels like a millennium. He has forgotten his life before this cycle, including the faces of his parents and his profession. The only remnant of his identity is his name on an Oregon State driver's license. Just when he believes he is alone in this eternal nightmare, a woman named January appears in his backyard, fleeing from armed pursuers claiming to be police. Unbeknownst to her, she too is ensnared in the same time loop. As they connect, Karl learns that he and January are not alone; most of society is caught in this repetitive cycle. While he isolated himself in his suburban home, the world outside has adapted to this bizarre existence, implementing new laws and a memory-based currency. Together, Karl and January join a therapy group with others struggling to cope, including hospital patients with incurable illnesses and parents unable to watch their children grow. However, the governing authorities seem oblivious to the significance of the "neverday," a time that exists only for those who stay awake all night to escape repetition. With newfound allies, Karl and January venture into the neverday, seeking answers that could unravel the very foundation of their society.

Carlton Mellick III delivers an absurd horror satire that explores the intricate relationship between love and fear. Celebrated as a leading voice in bizarro fiction, Mellick's unique storytelling has garnered acclaim from notable figures in the genre. With over two decades of experience, he continues to push boundaries, offering readers a compelling and unconventional narrative that challenges traditional themes in fiction.

Carlton Mellick III, a prominent figure in bizarro fiction, presents a dark children's fantasy reminiscent of classics like Labyrinth and Where the Wild Things Are. With nearly two decades of experience and recognition as a leading science-fiction writer, Mellick's latest work promises to blend whimsical elements with eerie themes, showcasing his unique storytelling style.

Exploring the surreal aftermath of a giant monster attack, this tribute novel by Carlton Mellick III delves into the bizarre and chaotic consequences faced by the survivors. As the narrative unfolds, it combines elements of dark humor and absurdity, characteristic of Mellick's unique style, while examining themes of destruction and resilience in a world forever altered by a kaiju. Expect a thought-provoking and unconventional journey that challenges perceptions of reality and human experience.

Carlton Mellick III presents an absurd dystopian narrative that critiques modern parenting, showcasing his signature bizarre style. Celebrated as a leading voice in the bizarro fiction genre, Mellick's work has garnered recognition from notable figures in science fiction and horror. With over two decades of experience, he continues to push boundaries and explore unconventional themes in his storytelling.

"Mermaids are protected by the government under the Endangered Species Act, which means you aren't able to kill them even in self-defense. This is especially problematic if you happen to live in the isolated fishing village of Siren Cove, where there exists a healthy population of mermaids in the surrounding waters that view you as the main source of protein in their diet. The only thing keeping these ravenous sea women at bay is the equally-dangerous supply of human livestock known as Food People. Normally, these "feeder humans" are enough to keep the mermaid population happy and well-fed. But in Siren Cove, the mermaids are avoiding the human livestock and have returned to hunting the frightened local fishermen. It is up to Doctor Black, an eccentric representative of the Food People Corporation, to investigate the matter and hopefully find a way to correct the mermaids' new eating patterns before the remaining villagers end up as fish food. But the more he digs, the more he discovers there are far stranger and more dangerous things than mermaids hidden in this ancient village by the sea."--Page 4 of cover.

Sally is an odd little girl. It's not because she dresses as if she's from the Edwardian era or spends most of her time playing with creepy talking dolls. It's because she chases rainbows as if they were butterflies. She believes that if she finds the end of the rainbow then magical things will happen to her. But when she actually does find the end of a rainbow and is given the opportunity to wish for whatever she wants, Sally asks for something that she believes will bring joy to children all over the world. She wishes it would rain candy forever. She had no idea that her innocent wish would lead to the extinction of all life on earth.

A weird-as-hell gangster story set in a world where people drive giant mechanical dinosaurs instead of cars. Her name is Psycho June Howard, aka Armadillo Fists, a woman who replaced both of her hands with living armadillos. She was once the most bloodthirsty fighter in the world of illegal underground boxing. But now she is on the run from a group of psychotic gangsters who believe she's responsible for the death of their boss. With the help of a stegosaurus driver named Mr. Fast Awesome-who thinks he is God's gift to women even though he doesn't have any arms or legs-June must do whatever it takes to escape her pursuers, even if she has to kill each and every one of them in the process. Strange, engaging characters, breakneck pacing, and jam-packed with more brilliantly weird concepts than you'll know what to do with-this is bizarro cult author Carlton Mellick III at his best.

Carlton Mellick III, a prominent figure in bizarro fiction, delivers a splatterpunk satire that immerses readers in the chaotic worlds of Apeshit and Clusterfuck. Celebrated for his originality and creativity, Mellick's work pushes the boundaries of genre fiction, blending elements of horror and dark humor. With over two decades of writing experience, his latest novel promises to be a compelling and bizarre exploration of unconventional themes and narratives.

"Friday the 13th meets Visitor Q." Apeshit is Mellick's love letter to the great and terrible B-horror movie genre. Six trendy teenagers (three cheerleaders and three football players) go to an isolated cabin in the mountains for a weekend of drinking, partying, and crazy sex, only to find themselves in the middle of a life and death struggle against a horribly mutated psychotic freak that just won't stay dead. Mellick parodies this horror cliché and twists it into something deeper and stranger. It is the literary equivalent of a grindhouse film. It is a splatterpunk's wet dream. It is perhaps one of the most fucked up books ever written. If you are a fan of Takashi Miike, Evil Dead, or Eurotrash horror then you must read this book.

In an alternate version of the future where Hitler had conquered the entire world during WW2 and developed society into his vision of utopia, an SS officer is on a mission to find and exterminate the last imperfect human on Earth. Following his trail leads the young Nazi to a small town hidden in the middle of the desert, a place that has been cut off from society for so long that it has developed its own strange and disturbing culture. Thus begins Mellick's dreamlike adventure that takes a young descendent of Adolf Hitler's design and sends him down the rabbit hole into a world of imperfection and disorder, where even the laws of reality itself don't seem to apply. A tribute to both Franz Kafka and Lewis Carroll, Adolf in Wonderland is a perfect read for fans of the bizarro genre.

Carlton Mellick III, a notable figure in bizarro fiction, presents a unique short horror comedy that explores the concept of communal snuggling in an unconventional way. Celebrated for his originality and recognized as a leading science-fiction writer, Mellick's latest work promises to blend humor with horror, pushing the boundaries of traditional storytelling.

Set on a surreal battlefield in the liminal space between Heaven and Hell, this Bio-Mech action horror story showcases Carlton Mellick III's unique style within the bizarro fiction genre. With nearly two decades of experience, Mellick has garnered acclaim as one of the most original voices in contemporary literature, praised by notable figures in the science fiction and horror communities. This novel promises to deliver a compelling blend of bizarre elements and gripping action.

Irving Rice arrives on Kynaria to film an episode of a popular Travel Channel series, facing severe culture shock. Having never left his home planet, he is unprepared for the mushroom cities, fungus-like citizens, and giant insect wildlife. His only companion is Mick Meyers, an obnoxious producer obsessed with alien sex tourism rather than scouting locations. As Irving navigates Kynarian culture, he samples bizarre local delicacies and endures horrific brews, culminating in a visit to an alien brothel in the mushroom forests. Initially resistant to the idea of engaging with a non-human prostitute, he encounters a stunning nymph-like woman with pink and purple skin and blue plant-like hair. After a night of passionate lovemaking, Irving's experience takes a dark turn when he contracts dangerous sexually transmitted parasites, transforming his intergalactic business trip into a desperate struggle for survival. This erotic and disturbing tale explores the bizarre side of the galaxy, showcasing the unique and unsettling experiences of its characters.

Carlton Mellick III, the godfather of bizarro fiction, is back with a tribute to the unintentionally terrifying children's commercials of the '70s and '80s. Only Petey remembers the Fruit Fun cereal commercials of the 1980s. He remembers how warped and disturbing they were. He remembers the lumpy-shaped cartoon children sitting around a breakfast table, eating puffy pink cereal brought to them by the distortedly animated mascot, Berry Bunny. The characters were creepier than the Sesame Street Humpty Dumpty, freakier than Mr. Noseybonk from the old BBC show Jigsaw . They used to give him nightmares as a child. Nightmares where Berry Bunny would reach out of the television and grab him, pulling him into her cereal bowl to be eaten by the demented cartoon children. When Petey brings up Fruit Fun to his friends, none of them have any idea what he's talking about. They've never heard of the cereal or seen the commercials before. And they're not the only ones. Nobody has ever heard of it. There's not even any information about Fruit Fun on google or wikipedia. At first, Petey thinks he's going crazy. He wonders if all of those commercials were real or just false memories. But then he starts seeing them again. Berry Bunny appears on his television, promoting Fruit Fun cereal in her squeaky unsettling voice. And the next thing Petey knows, he and his friends are sucked into the cereal commercial and forced to survive in a surreal world populated by cartoon characters made flesh. From the cult author of Cuddly Holocaust , Cannibals of Candyland , and I Knocked Up Satan's Daughter , comes an absurd horror tale that pulls you in and never lets go.

"The cutest fucking book you'll ever fucking read."--Jeff Burk Known for his cute, disturbing, and utterly absurd novels, cult author Carlton Mellick III returns with a tale of childhood love and spontaneous face explosions. Ethan is in love with the weird girl in school. The one with the twitchy eyes and spiders in her hair. The one who can't sit still for even a minute and speaks in an odd squeaky voice. The one they call Spiderweb. Although she scares all the other kids in school, Ethan thinks Spiderweb is the cutest, sweetest, most perfect girl in the world. But there's a problem. Whenever they go on a date at the Dairy Queen, her whole fucking face explodes. He's not sure why it happens. She just gets so excited that pressure builds under her skin. Then her face bursts, spraying meat and gore across the room, her eyeballs and lips landing in his strawberry sundae. At first, Ethan believes he can deal with his girlfriend's face-exploding condition. But the more he gets to know her, the weirder her condition turns out to be. And as their relationship gets serious, Ethan realizes that the only way to make it work is to become just as strange as she is. From the award-winning author of Sweet Story and The Haunted Vagina, comes a twisted love story that is as creepy as it is heart-warming.

Neo Tokyo, California is a city built so high that none of its residents have ever seen the ground. It is a place where citizens cosmetically alter their bodies to look like Japanese anime characters. It is a place where ninja battles determine the fate of corporate business ventures. It is the home of Basu-- a 700 pound killing machine who uses his grotesque excess weight as a deadly weapon.

It's Naked Lunch meets Dawn of the Dead in this postmodern post-apocalyptic zombie nightmare by cult bizarro author Carlton Mellick III. Hundreds of years have passed since the living dead conquered the Earth. Surviving humans have been reduced to vermin, breeding like cockroaches in ancient fortified high-rise apartment buildings. Those who are still lingering in the shadowy waste have either gone completely insane or become infested with parasites that mutate flesh into steel-string sculptures. There is nothing left to live for, no hope for any kind of future. Only the long wait for death remains. But one man refuses to die just yet. He must first find a wife, somebody who will love him, so that he doesn't have to die alone. And he won't give up until he finds this person, even if he has to build a woman himself using the scrap body parts that litter the hallways. Told in Mellick's early schizophrenic prose style, Steel Breakfast Era is perhaps the most surreal zombie apocalypse story ever told.

Absurd philosophies, dark surrealism & the end of the human race... God hates you. All of you. He closed the gates of Heaven & wants you to rot on Earth forever. Not only that, he is repossesing your souls & feeding them to a large vagina-like machine called the Walm-an interdimensional doorway that brings His New Children into the world. He loves these new children, but He doesn't love you. They are more interesting than you. They are beautiful, psychotic, magical, sex-crazed & deadly. They are turning your cities into apocalyptic chaos & there's nothing you can do about it. Featuring: a narrator who sees his body from a 3rd-person perspective, a man whose flesh is dead but his body parts are alive & running amok, an overweight messiah, the personal life of the Grim Reaper, lots of classy sex & violence, & a motley group of squatter punks that team up with the devil to find their place in a world that doesn t want them anymore.

Set in a seemingly idyllic suburban neighborhood, the story explores the darker side of suburban life as residents confront bizarre and supernatural occurrences. The characters, each grappling with their own personal struggles, must band together to uncover the truth behind the strange happenings. Themes of friendship, resilience, and the quest for normalcy amidst chaos are woven throughout, creating a gripping narrative that blends horror with humor, revealing the complexities of suburban existence.

There's a new genre rising from the underground. Its name: BIZARRO. For years, readers have been asking for a category of fiction dedicated to the weird, crazy, cult side of storytelling that has become a staple in the film industry (with directors such as David Lynch, Takashi Miike, Tim Burton, and Lloyd Kaufman) but has been largely ignored in the literary world, until now. The Bizarro Starter Kit features short novels and story collections by ten of the leading authors in the bizarro genre: D. Harlan Wilson, Carlton Mellick III, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Kevin L Donihe, Gina Ranalli, Andre Duza, VIncent W. Sakowski, Steve Beard, John Edward Lawson, and Bruce Taylor.

Jste nezadaný mladý muž, který žije bohémským, až zhýralým životem. Uprostřed noci vám u dveří zazvoní dva policisté se zatykačem. Nechápete proč. Nevzpomínáte si, že byste se dopustili něčeho nekalého. Před vazbou vás může zachránit jediné – nechat se odvézt do vesnice v lese, kde už je všechno připraveno k svatbě, k vaší svatbě, a pojmout za manželku ženu, kterou vůbec nepoznáváte. Ona se těší, těší se i její početné prapodivné příbuzenstvo. Usmívají se, ale záhy začnou cenit zuby které umějí pořádně kousat. Carlton Mellick III, inspirován Procesem Franze Kafky, nabízí další ze svých groteskních dobrodružství, tentokrát s lehkým odkazem k románu Zbouchnul jsem Satanovu dceru (tajemná žena se znenadání přihlásí jako partnerka nic netušícího mladíka, který dosud vedl spokojený staromládenecký život) a povídce „Strašidelná vagina“ (bizarní výprava do končin, kam se člověk běžně nepodívá). Orgie v chomoutu nejsou romantická komedie, jde spíš o vztahovou dystopickou noční můru rozebírající věci, z nichž leckterému muži bude tuhnout krev žilách. Tohle byste opravdu nechtěli

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.

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.«

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.

Nedávno skončila válka, kterou hračky rozpoutaly proti lidstvu. A hračky v ní zvítězily… Plyšáci, panenky, roboti, ale i malí plastoví vojáčci už měli plné zuby toho, že s nimi rozmazlené děti zacházely jako s pouhými věcmi. A i když nové „chytré“ generace hraček dokázaly myslet a cítit, neměly žádná práva, žádnou naději na smysluplný život. Nezbývalo jim než se vzbouřit a s lidskou rasou zatočit… Po konfliktu se poslední lidé stáhli do podzemních bunkrů. V jedné z těchto tajných enkláv přežívá i Julie, podstupující bolestivé operace a přerod v plyšovou pandu. Hračkám nemůže zapomenout, jak naložily s jejími rodiči. Pokud ví, dosud jsou zadržováni v jednom z vyhlazovacích táborů. Podaří se jí díky své transformaci dosáhnout vytčeného cíle a zachrání je? Vyzraje na všehoschopné hračky a jejich kruté plyšové velitele?

Lidožrouti z Lízátkova jsou sladce surové bizarro o zvláštních krvelačných bytostech z podzemí, které přes den, kdy jsou dospělí v práci, rafinovaně útočí na nic netušící děti. Těmto stvůrám, svůdným a opojně vonícím tak, aby jim nikdo neodolal, se postaví typický mellickovský hrdina Franklin Pierce, opět tak trochu lúzr, který žije se dvěma manželkami, miluje koťata, death metal, historii, pivo a má chirurgicky vylepšený mozek. Franklin se chce pomstít za smrt svých sourozenců, kteří v útlém dětství podlehli vábení cukrových lidožroutů, ale dokáže si se všehoschopným nepřítelem poradit? Je schopný v přímé konfrontaci odolat zrůdě, jež na něj vytáhne zbraně toho nejsladšího kalibru?

Přišla si pro jeho duši, ale odešla s jeho srdcem. Román Carltona Mellicka III, autora s ohromující fantazií a nezaměnitelným stylem, je romantickou komedií, jaká tu ještě nebyla. Obyčejný mladík Jonathan vede bezstarostnou existenci v domě z lega. Přes den z kostiček staví nové modely, po večerech chodí do baru popíjet s kamarádem Šódžim, zápasníkem sumó, nad nímž pravidelně vítězí démon alkoholu. Život se Jonathanovi zvrtne ve chvíli, kdy se u něj doma objeví démonka Veška s úsměvem na rtech a překvapením pod srdcem. Jonathan se s ohromením dozvídá, že Veška s ním před devíti měsíci otěhotněla… ačkoliv on sám dosud žil v domnění, že se žádnou ženou nikdy nic neměl. Také si vždycky myslel, že stát se otcem a manželem bude peklo na zemi, ale opravdu neměl tušení, že takhle doslova…

Steve bláznivě miluje svou excentrickou přítelkyni Stacy. Jejich sexuální život však poslední dobou nestojí za nic, protože Steva trápí podivuhodné kvílivé zvuky, které se linou ze Stacyiných intimních partií. Stacy si je vědoma, že jí straší ve vagině, ale nedělá z toho žádnou vědu. Když se z ní pak jednou večer vysouká kostlivec, Stacy pochopí, že v sobě ukrývá obrovskou záhadu, a svého přítele přesvědčí, aby se do ní vplížil a zjistil, co je ono zvláštní místo zač...   Strašidelná vagina, jedno z vrcholných děl žánru bizarro fiction, nabízí příběh přesně o tom, co slibuje v názvu, v čtenářsky přívětivé kombinaci groteskna, hororu a erotiky. Titulní novelu doplňují neméně výstřední povídky Porno v srpnu a Fantastické orgie.

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.