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Carlton Mellick III

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in Phoenix, Arizona, The United States

Website

http://www.carltonmellick.com/

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Genre

Bizarro Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

Influences

Dr. Seuss, Roald Dahl, Kurt Vonnegut, Russell Edson, John Waters, [a:D ...more

Member Since

May 2008

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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," 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. His novels explore surreal versions of earth in contemporary society and imagined futures, commonly focusing on social absurdities and satire.

Carlton Mellick III started writing at the age of ten and completed twelve novels by the age of eighteen. Only one of these early novels, "Electric Jesus Corpse", ev ...more

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OUT NOW: “You Always Try to Kill Me in Your Dreams”

My newest book, YOU ALWAYS TRY TO KILL ME IN YOUR DREAMS, is now available at amazon.

YOU ALWAYS TRY TO KILL ME IN YOUR DREAMS

Dreams shouldn’t kill you. If you die in a dream you should be fine in real life. But that’s not what Elias learns once he moves in with a girl named Roe who has the terrible habit of pulling people into her dreams with her whenever she falls asleep. Although she’s

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	The Haunted Vagina 3.23 avg rating — 3,445 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Satan Burger 3.55 avg rating — 1,902 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quicksand House 4.38 avg rating — 1,291 ratings — published 2013 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apeshit 3.65 avg rating — 1,461 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cannibals of Candyland 3.82 avg rating — 1,238 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Time We Meet at the Dairy Queen, Your Whole Fucking Face Explodes 4.09 avg rating — 829 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baby Jesus Butt Plug 3.53 avg rating — 945 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zombies and Shit by Carlton Mellick III (Goodreads Author), Brian Keene (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.16 avg rating — 781 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Menstruating Mall by Carlton Mellick III (Goodreads Author), Food Fortunata (Illustrator) 3.66 avg rating — 765 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stacking Doll 4.35 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Carlton Mellick III (?)

“Closing your mind to religion is no different than the close-mindedness that
religions can cause.”
― Carlton Mellick III, Satan Burger

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“Maybe I’m drunk right now, even though I don’t remember drinking anything.
When I’m drunk, I say things without thinking. Drinking numbs you from your ability to
reason. It makes you forget your own character and become a crazy. Maybe I am a
crazy now; I’m going through so much chaos these days that reality is hard to grasp.”
― Carlton Mellick III, Satan Burger

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“That is the moral of this story, kids. No matter how many people try to stomp on your happiness, you have the power to do whatever you want with your life.”
― Carlton Mellick III, The Faggiest Vampire

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Fallen by Lauren Kate

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb

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