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Garrett Cook

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born
July 19, 1982 in Wenham, MA, The United States

died
January 01, 1936

gender
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member since
June 2008


About this author

Winner 1st Annual Ultimate Bizarro Showdown!

Garrett Cook was born in Wenham, Massachusetts July 19th, 1982. There are other details, but they're depressing or banal, with the exception of his haunted birthplace, his struggle with bipolar and a brief, unfortunate cancer scare. Yawn. Garrett Cook's work is far more interesting. He examines crises of faith and conscience through a pulpy,surreal or magorealistic lens to create magical, paranoid worlds that he hopes will entertain, antagonize and endear you. His books Murderland part 1:h8, Murderland 2:Life During Wartime and Archelon Ranch and Jimmy Plush, Teddy Bear Detective are available on Amazon.

What people are saying about Murderland Part 1: H8


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The toughest cases of the hardboiled, hardliving, hardfighting stuffed animal detective are now available on Amazon.com! If you like your pulp strange and you like your weird pulpy and like your Bizarro meaningful but sick, check it out!

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Published on June 04, 2011 12:32 • 74 views • Tags: bear, bizarro, detective, furry, jimmy-plush, teddy
Average rating: 4.19 · 341 ratings · 115 reviews · 13 distinct works
Murderland Part 1:h8
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2008
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Jimmy Plush, Teddy Bear Det...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2011
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Archelon Ranch
4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Murderland II: Life During ...
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Heresy and Hearsay
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An Excerpt from Jimmy Plush, Teddy Bear Detective (Humor)
1 chapters   —   updated Apr 10, 2010 01:47pm
Description: An excerpt from the story, "Mr.Plush, Detective" first published in The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction and one of the five Plush adventures in the upcoming Jimmy Plush, Teddy Bear Detective. Preorder it here:http://jimmyplush.blogspot.com and get weekly chapters of special pulp serials and other surprises in your inbox every week until the book comes out!
John Darksword: Pulp Theologian (Humor)
1 chapters   —   updated Mar 29, 2010 04:36pm
Description: An homage to Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane stories and other such pulp.
Servitude (Horror)
1 chapters   —   updated Mar 29, 2010 04:34pm
Description: Flash Fiction.
What a Wonderful World:An Excerpt from Murderland Part 1: H8 (Horror)
1 chapters   —   updated Mar 29, 2010 04:34pm
Description: Excerpt from Murderland Part 1: H8
Gumption (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Mar 29, 2010 04:34pm
Description: Flash Fiction
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
" "Fat is Beautiful"
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"Eat like a f*cking pig for a week straight, and you will emerge more beautiful than ever before"
Eric Carle (liberal paraphrase of The Very Hungry Caterpillar)


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Broken Piano for President by Patrick Wensink
" Recently, “Publishers Weekly” reviewed Patrick Wensink's “Broken Piano for President.” To say that they panned it is an understatement. To say that they couldn't be bothered to actually review it is another. Here's the link: http://www.publishers... "
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Preacher, Vol. 1 by Garth Ennis
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The American South is not just another region, it's another country, another world. Suckhole forges it into a world of truth and misconception. An honest, hilarious, wild, weird look at the American redneck and his universe.
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Ugly as sin and full of terrible truths. Some horror describes mankind confronting the unspeakable. Lee says the unspeakable. These are the rotten mysteries of the soul.
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I liked this, though I think it would have been better as a novella. The book's pacing turned me off somewhat, but from reading Brain Cheese Buffet, I knew I had something grim and grisly to look forward to. And when the book gets going and the shit...more
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“If Mykle Hansen needed to eat puppies for breakfast to be himself, he would rap the table and scream "waiter, more puppy sauce!”
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Mel Chris Blessed Footsteps  Memoirs of JR Holden

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Truly inspiring!!Give it a try;-)


message 26: by Garrett

Garrett Cook Great! Can't wait to hear what you think!


message 25: by Jason

Jason You have the perfect number of friends! Just got Murderland 2 the other day...looking forward to cracking that puppy open!


message 24: by Christy

Christy Stewart You take the fun out of kicking your ass...but it WILL be kicked.


message 23: by Garrett

Garrett Cook By not putting most of the books I read on my shelf. And I'm sure you will beat me because this situation indicates a certain degree of indolence on my part. An indolence I am not sure I have the time or the energy to rectify. In fact, this post makes me sort of sleepy.


message 22: by Christy

Christy Stewart You jag-off, how did you get more friends than you have books on your bookshelf?

I'm going to beat you.


message 21: by Garrett

Garrett Cook Stephen wrote: "good luck on your book, Garret. mixed genre writing facinates me. that whole post-modern thing going past post into..."

Thanks! Genre is a tough thing. It's petty and enormously relevant at the same time. I just use the tools I need for my work and I encourage anybody to do the same. If you can try to make your work visceral or fun as well as smart, people deserve that.


message 20: by Stephen

Stephen good luck on your book, Garret. mixed genre writing facinates me. that whole post-modern thing going past post into...


message 19: by Garrett

Garrett Cook Thanks, Christy! The book is a hard sell, indescribable plot that it has and all.


message 18: by Christy

Christy Stewart I saw the promotion for Archelon Ranch in the 2nd Bizarro magazine, good job and good luck!


message 17: by mahsaa

mahsaa  cascusian
imany yearrs ago there w 2 empire in all wrold persian empire(iran) and roman empire(italy)
Rock-face relief at Naqsh-e Rustam of Iranian emperor Shapur I (on horseback) capturing Roman emperor Valerian (kneeling) and Philip the Arab (standing)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/persian_...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iran


message 16: by Anna

Anna Walls Greetings from the far north of the Alaskan wilderness.


message 15: by Barry

Barry Ha! I love your profile. Check out my profile and blog, and let me know what you think. http://livingwithdialaysis.blogspot.com/


message 14: by Garrett

Garrett Cook It's the only show that dared reveal that there were rakshasas among us.


message 13: by Garrett

Garrett Cook Jesika wrote: "I found that out- I got your book from Amazon. For some reason it would be funnier if your book was the first in the "humorous cookbooks" and Amy Sedaris' "I Like You" was second."

I've gotta read that some time. She was really funny on Strangers with Candy.


message 12: by Jesika

Jesika I found that out- I got your book from Amazon. For some reason it would be funnier if your book was the first in the "humorous cookbooks" and Amy Sedaris' "I Like You" was second.


message 11: by Garrett

Garrett Cook Jesika wrote: "When I typed "Murderland Part 1" into my library's catalog search the first book that came up was "Life is a Fulfilling: The story of a Mormon pioneering woman." I think the Tucson Public Library ..."

Unfortunately, my book is not in libraries on this planet. It's available on Amazon, on back order at most book stores or through me. But, in a similar weird vein to your search results, on account of my last name, my book has been rated one of Amazon's top humorous cookbooks on three occasions.


message 10: by Jesika

Jesika When I typed "Murderland Part 1" into my library's catalog search the first book that came up was "Life is a Fulfilling: The story of a Mormon pioneering woman." I think the Tucson Public Library system is sentient and has developed humor.


Jeannie Faulkner Barber Hi Garrett and thanks for adding me as a friend. My bday is in July, too.....we 'moonchildren' are so creative, aren't we?
Smiles,
Jeannie


Garrett Cook Hi!


message 6: by Mike

Mike Philbin as you're my friend and you're online right now, I'll say "Hello from Oxford".


Moon Princess Thank you for the add Garrett! :-)


Garrett Cook Best of luck!


Heather I just ordered H8 so hopefully I can finish up the paper I am writing so I can start it when it gets here.


Garrett Cook Thanks! I'll do my best.


Stacy-Deanne Stacy-Deanne Enjoy your week!


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