Carlton Mellick III
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| Born | July 2, 1977 Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Bizarro fiction, Fantasy, Horror |
| Literary movement | Bizarro fiction |
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Carlton Mellick III (July 2, 1977, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American author currently residing in Portland, Oregon. He calls his style of writing "avant-punk,"[citation needed] and is currently one of the leading authors in the recent 'Bizarro' movement in underground literature[citation needed] with Steve Aylett, Chris Genoa and D. Harlan Wilson.
Mellick's work has been described as a combination of trashy schlock sci-fi/horror and postmodern literary art.[citation needed] His novels explore surreal versions of earth in contemporary society and imagined futures, commonly focusing on social absurdities and satire.[1]
His influences range from offbeat children's book authors such as Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl to Japanese cult directors such as Takashi Miike and Shinya Tsukamoto to trashy B-movies such as those from Troma and John Waters.[2]
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[edit] Background
Carlton Mellick III started writing at the age of ten and completed twelve novels by the age of eighteen.[3] Only one of these early novels, "Electric Jesus Corpse", ever made it to print.
He is best known for his first novel Satan Burger and its sequel Punk Land. Satan Burger was translated into Russian and published by Ultra Culture in 2005. It was part of a four book series called Brave New World, which also featured Virtual Light by William Gibson, City Come A Walkin by John Shirley, and Tea from an Empty Cup by Pat Cadigan.
In the late 90's, he formed a collective for offbeat authors which included D. Harlan Wilson, Kevin L. Donihe, Vincent Sakowski, among others, and the publishing company Eraserhead Press. This scene evolved into the Bizarro fiction movement in 2005.[4]
In addition to writing, Mellick is an artist and musician.[citation needed]
[edit] Novels and Novellas
- Satan Burger (2001)
- Electric Jesus Corpse (2002)
- Razor Wire Pubic Hair (2003)
- Teeth and Tongue Landscape (2003)
- The Steel Breakfast Era (2003)
- The Baby Jesus Butt Plug: A Fairytale (2004)
- Fishyfleshed (2004)
- The Menstruating Mall (2005)
- Ocean Of Lard (w. Kevin L. Donihe 2005)[5]
- Punk Land (2005) - sequel to "Satan Burger"
- Sex and Death in Television Town (2006)
- Sea of the Patchwork Cats (2006)
- The Haunted Vagina (2006)
- War Slut (2006)
- Sausagey Santa (2007)
- Ugly Heaven, Beautiful Hell (October 2007)
[edit] Collections
- Sunset With A Beard (2000)
[edit] Selected Short Fiction
- Porno in August - The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (2003)
- God on Television - Falling From the Sky (2007)
- The Immortal - The Flash (2007)
- City Hobgoblins - Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by The Fall (2007)
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1LTNPL5JQN85U/104-3914805-7956713 amazon profile
- ^ http://www.bizarrocentral.com/author_detail.asp?authorID=1 Bizarro Central profile
- ^ Electric Jesus Corpse. Eraserhead Press, 2002. p.3 ISBN 0-9713572-8-5
- ^ http://www.bizarrocentral.com/article_detail.asp?articleID=12 When Bizarro Became Bizarro
- ^ Claims to be #17 in the "Choose Your Own Mindfuck Fest" series, but is really a stand alone parody of the Choose Your Own Adventure series.
