| Title | : | Tall Tales With Short Cocks |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0615635474 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780615635477 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 189 |
| Publication | : | First published April 17, 2012 |
FEATURING STORIES BY:
Arthur Graham
Adam Millard
Jon Konrath
Robin Wyatt Dunn
Gabino Iglesias
Dominic O'Reilly
John McNee
Wol-vriey
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Nathan J.D.L. Rowark
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Tall Tales With Short Cocks Reviews
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In bizarro land, anything is possible. Walruses talk, trees bear kitten fruit, crabgrass contains real crabs, and motels are made of flesh. The fundamental question I set out to answer was this: Is there such a thing as carrying it too far in bizarro land?
Being the ultimate nerd that I am, I decided to do a little homework before reading this anthology... I needed to familiarize myself with the bizarro genre to know what I was getting myself into. If I’m going to read a bunch of stories about mobster toasters and violent clockwork mice who turn people into cheese, damn it, I’m going to learn something in the process! So since time is finite, I went right to wiki, which had this to say: “Bizarro fiction is a contemporary literary genre, which often uses elements of absurdism, satire, and the grotesque, along with pop-surrealism and genre fiction staples, in order to create subversive works that are as weird and entertaining as possible.” As weird and entertaining as possible. Hm. Sometimes those two things are mutually exclusive. If it’s as weird as possible, it may not be as entertaining as possible, amirite? Well, I guess it’s all a matter of taste. And since Sturgeon’s law says 90% of everything is crap anyway, I went into reading this with a completely open mind.
Surprise me. I dare you.
Okay kids, first things first: leave logic at the door and prepare to have your mind twisted and turned inside out. You are about to enter a world where dreams are reality and reality does not exist. It’s campy, it’s rude, and it ain’t pretty. I’ll tell you what else it isn’t: it sure as f*ck isn’t boring. Here are the highlights:
The collection begins with one of my favorites, ‘In the Flesh’ written by John McNee, which has been described by other reviewers as “steampunk noir.” Noir, for sure, steampunk? No clue. Oh wiiiikiiiiii .... Alright, so wiki didn’t really help me, but what we have here are machine people fighting over a flesh woman in a motel made of flesh. Kooky concept for sure but really well written. “Mold and mildew between their legs to give you something to plow, rusting handles on their hips to grip you as you go at it, and pipes jutting from their temples belching sulfur monoxide into your face the whole time. These are the women of the Grudge...” Seriously entertaining stuff.
Another standout for me was Arthur Graham’s ‘Zeitgeist,’ a satirical tale of a man’s quest to pitch an idea for a tv show to a bunch of idiotic television executives (apologies for the redundancy there). Along the way we meet twin eunuchs wearing zebra loincloths (
the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree)*, merfolk, and a whole host of interesting characters. It’s funny, man.
Robin Wyatt Dunn’s ‘I Am a Whale’ baffled me. Is it flash fiction? Is it poetry? What is it? Have you seen the movie ‘Anchor Man’? If the setting of the story was San Diego instead of San Francisco, I would have liked this writing experiment a lot better. When the dream whale said ‘my vagina is bigger than your garage,’ I would have laughed and laughed. But as it stands, this piece of writing reminded me more of schizophrenic, tangential, loosely associated ramblings. And NOT in a good way.
As I said before, time is finite, and since I’m running out of it, let's cut to the chase. Look, I’m obviously not the target audience for bizarro fiction, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t honestly enjoy this anthology. There were a lot of moments when the bizarre got really f*cking bizarre and my teeny-weeny little brain refused to be stretched that far out of its comfort zone. When that woman lost her leg and grew a mouse trap replacement, I sneered a little. But the squirrel with the Hitler complex and the girl who made up her own religion whose figurehead was a watermelon, this was genius! The horror that can happen in our quest for eternal youth? Captivating.
This collection is pure cotton candy for the brain. At times outrageous, ridiculous and outright horrifying, it will capture your imagination and make you think outside the BOX. I can't wait to read
Tall Tales with Short Cocks Vol. 2, Electric Boogaloo (okay, so I added that last bit).
*in no way was I insinuating that Arthur Graham is a eunuch. -
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Did I NOT read this? Yes, I HAD read this once before.
Was I drunk? Of course, silly.
Did I like it? I think I really did. But, I did like TTwSCs Vol. 2 and 3, too.
See RR Catalog.
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This is the kind of book you remember better when you're drunk. Like, remember not remembering junior year in college? Starting off with the grand plan: PARTY PARTY PARTY. The high hopes and optimistic possibility of remembering all the fun you were about to have. Life long memories you will think about nostalgically when you are forced to become a real person. The standard nightly admonishments: I WILL NOT get too fucked up, I will not take myshirtbra off in public, I will not end the night having Jeager shots and peanut butter ice cream. But, as soon as you step out, all shame and dignity fly out the third story window like a bat outta hell going to a mosquito social. You might survive. You may remember a few highlights. You know you must have SOME kind of dirty, shameless, mindless fun. It's required. At the end of the night, you know you've done it, you wish you hadn't. But, with a name like that, how could you resist?? You also know, as soon as you find your shirt, you're gonna be right back on the crazy train ripping it off and dancing in the baby "jello" pool.
Yeah, this is like that, shirt off, floor spinning, headache, unknown stains on your clothing, but no peanut butter ice cream at the end to make it all better. -
My first adventure into Bizarro land. I'm a virgin! Didn't think I would get to say that again.
Tall tales is a book of short stories that may make you flash back to those college days..when you really weren't sure if that elephant you saw in the bathroom was real or not.
You have:
In the Flesh which kind of reminded me of this
but then not
Help! My ASS has rabies! My favorite of the book. Takes place in McReady's fast food joint. Don't ever piss off the help in a fast food restaurant.
Zeitgeist by the Lovely Arthur Graham. Well hell this was enough for a good rating.
It's my review. I can do what I want!! Bahahaha
The rest of the stories didn't grab me as much as these did but it was still a fun ride.
I'll go back to Bizarro land again.
I did recieve a free copy of this book. No review was asked for. I just gave one. Cuz I'm cool like that. -
tall tale - an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story.
Here's a snazzy collection of sometimes silly, frequently gross, but eminently readable tall tales about fleshy hotel rooms, disturbing viral infections, monstrous squirrels, horny television executives, coke-snorting walruses, egotistical whales and caroling cats. My version seemed to be missing the one about the petite roosters. No short cocks for me!
I'm going to recommend this one for my real-life book club. Some of the old ladies got into a giggle-fit over the excessive amount of anal sex in
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An aptly titled collection of short, strange fiction from a grab bag of established and aspiring fringe writers. "Tall Tales with Short Cocks" is billed as a bizarro anthology, presumably for the bizarre nature its stories all share, but readers may be surprised by the variety found within:
HELP! MY ASS HAS RABIES! by Adam Millard
Dead Alive meets The X-Files at McDonald's. Would you like rabies with that?
THE ZOMBIES OF KILIMANJARO by Jon Konrath
In this clever retelling of the Hemingway classic, Harry is an even bigger jerk in death than he was in life.
ZEITGEIST by Arthur Graham
A satirical romp through the catacombs of cable television, the wasteland of the American Dream...
IN THE FLESH by John McNee
Dieselpunk noir with a twist of horror.
I AM A WHALE by Robin Wyatt Dunn
A poem by an omniscient, omnipotent, thoroughly misunderstood sea creature.
YAPPY THE HAPPY SQUIRREL by Dominic O'Reilly
What adventures (and misadventures) await within the Happy Squirrel Sanctuary Mansion?
MOUSETRAP by Wol-vriey
Betty Blake must save her family from a curious pest, but at what cost?
THE NIGHT OF THE WALRUS by Gabino Iglesias
Odd pals Woogie and Odobie have a singing cat, a baby gangster, and a telepathic toaster to contend with in this dark, coke-fueled caper.
REGRESSIVE by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark
If you thought Viagra was bad, wait until your grandpa gets a dose of bear DNA...
Is every story guaranteed to please everyone equally? Probably not, but it might be best to approach "Tall Tales with Short Cocks" the same way you'd approach an appetizer tray, or a beer sampler: Buy it, try it, and check out some of the other stuff the contributing authors have to offer. You're bound to find something that suits your taste!
For further reading:
Tall Tales with Short Cocks Vol. 2
Tall Tales with Short Cocks Vol. 3
Tall Tales with Short Cocks Vol. 4
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This book absolutely does not contain any roosters or chickens. What it does have is a collection of Bizarro tales. For me, they ranged from Eh to WOW!
IN THE FLESH by John McNee
A Steampunkish-Noir involving clock work people and a hotel made of flesh. A good story to start off with. I quite liked it.
HELP MY ASS HAS RABIES by Adam Milliard
If OUTBREAK took place in a fast food restaurant with a more ridiculous disease. This is more like early Bizarro, gross and juvenile. Not my favorite type.
ZEITGEIST by Arthur Graham
A parody about pitching a pilot to a bunch of really deranged BOX TV executives. This one was clever, and the first story to WOW me.
ZOMBIES OF KILIMANJARO by Jon Konrath
A bitter writer slowly turning into a zombie, and having various flashbacks about how he got that way. Not Bizarro, more horror, it doesn't bring anything new or refreshing to the tired zombie troupe.
I AM A WHALE by Robin Wyatt Dunn
A very short story involving a whale ranting at the city of San Francisco. It was cute.
YAPPY THE HAPPY SQUIRREL by Dominic O'Reilly
A small group of people aided by a telepathic watermelon Messiah named Abulu Shul, take down the war-hungry Mr. Yappy. I liked it.
MOUSETRAP by Wol-vriey
An unhappy wife/mother grants a clockwork mouse a reprieve if he helps her with her screwed up life. Involves winged negro arm delivery, a man turned into swiss cheese, bookworms in people's heads, coin eyes, blood drops turning into grass and crabs, taking news casters out of the tv, cat-fruit trees and weird ways to die. This tale was the second to really impress me. Wol-Vriey is definitely an author to pay attention to!
REGRESSIVE by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark
Basically, a tale of a old people taking a miracle drug and it's horrendous side effects. Not too bad, I didn't get into it.
NIGHT OF THE WALRUS by Gabino Iglesias
Odobie Walrus asks his cheese-beer swilling friend Woogie to help him deal with a Donkey whore saloon owning baby ganster, and a the horrific Lovecraftian gangster called Two-Slice. Also starring, a cat that incessantly sings Frank Sinatra-style christmas music. The third impressive tale. Gabino Iglesias KNOWS Bizarro!
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This was a super fun read chocked full of short story goodness. I don't think there was a bad one in the bunch. All were unique and entertaining in their own way.
I really liked -- Help! My Ass has Rabies! by Adam Millard --
I Am a Whale by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Zeitgeist by Arthur Graham
The Night of the Walrus by Gabino Iglesias
Hell, I liked them all really. All in all this was a super imaginative, somewhat surreal, and irreverent collection of stories that was well written and super fun to read. Very enjoyable. I will seek out volume 2. 5 stars and best reads pile.
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I really had fun with this anthology. These stories have an amazing amount of imagination and vitality. I enjoyed some more than others, but they were all a lot of fun to read. I still feel fairly new to bizarro literature, but I felt right at home with these stories.
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Tall Tales With Small Cocks is an anthology from Bizarro Press. It is a series of short stories (along with one poem) that range from bizarro to straight up horror tales. A brief overview of the tales in this compendium:
In The Flesh by John McNee is a mix of steampunk and bizarro, with a mechanical detective on the hunt for a flesh covered woman hiding out at a living, breathing flesh hotel.
Help! My Ass Has Rabies! By Adam Millard tells the story of a fast food employee and an attack of a virus with some teeth to it that rampages through the restaurant where he works.
Zeitgeist by Arthur Graham gives us a parody of the trials and tribulations that come along with trying to get a new TV show produced.
The Zombies of Killimanjaro by Jon Konrath is about a man waiting for the zombie infection to take hold of him after he’s scratch while he sits on Killimanjaro reflecting on his past.
I am a Whale by Robin Wyatt Dunn is a brash poem about the grandeur of a whale and how humans suck by comparison.
Yappy the Happy Squirrel by Dominic O’Reilly regales us with a battle between man and squirrel kind and the god-like melon that would save us all.
MouseTrap by Wol-vriey reads like a bizarro fairy tale with a wind up mouse, an obese house wife and the ungrateful men in her life.
Regressive by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark is a horror story about the elderly taking a miracle drug that ends up turning them into monsters.
The Night of the Walrus by Gabino Inglesias dives into a seedy underworld filled with desperate Walruses, midget gangsters and toasters possessed by the elder gods.
Someone who enjoys both horror and bizarro should find something to enjoy among these tales, though as is the case with every anthology, not all tales resonate equally. Special mention go to In The Flesh, Zeitgeist, and MouseTrap, all three of these stories had their own distinct bizarro flare that brought a twisted smile to my face as I read them. A couple of stories didn’t have any bizarro elements to them and were more pure horror, but that was okay for me as a fan of both genres. There weren’t any duds here, though a couple of the stories didn’t leave me with any lasting memory of them. A few others did leave an aftertaste…and that to me is what is best about short stories-if they have the power to stick with you long after you read them. You’ll get a few of those here. -
One of my first adventures into the bizarro fiction universe. Some rewards were gained, while other moments left me wondering why I was wasting my time. To be sure, there were some exceptional stories and ideas in here, but a good half of the stories were a pointless mess. Nevertheless, I will try to read a few more books in the genre. In fact, I have also been reading The Earworm Inception by Jon Konrath and have found it to be a much superior collection.
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Odd. The best and only word to describe this book. I feel that an adolescent boy would love it! Full of guts and gore and strange twisted stories. While I liked it I would only recommend it to people who are okay with cult fiction type stories. Funny at times and very disturbing at others. Something you really need to be in a mood to read.
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If you're looking to see what Bizarro is this is an excellent place to start. This is a solid collection of bizarro fiction that will win over new fans and is another reason why we love this genre so much.
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The anthology opens in a big way with the wonderful, "In the Flesh" by John McNee. It's set in a dystopic, post-apocalyptic world that's populated with robots. The story itself is narrated by a private eye hired by the infamous Clockwork Joe to find his lost love. Ultimately, it's a cautionary tale about the reliance on machinery and our treatment of the earth. We learn about Grungehaven, a city with metal and wooden women and a part of town that's called "damed" because a rush of water is being held back by an enormous dam. It's also a story of love and redemption, but you'll have to read it for yourself to see how.
Arthur Graham's "Zeitgest" is another stand out piece, and the most involved. You may remember I also reviewed his fantastic story, Editorial on the last Bizarro Blursday. His story revolves around a man pitching his idea for a television series to the network BOX (there is a lot of punning here). BOX, which produces shows like "American Idle", "Blind Mate", "The Biggest Boozer", and "Molested Development" are representative of everything that's wrong with our choice of entertainment. The tale is peppered with fun little digs at real life FOX, like the cudgel toting eunuchs Hannity and Colmes and the yellow skinned cartoon creatures who live and breed inside a fountain. Not to mention the network wanting to take the narrator's pitch and change it completely into a show called "Time Ghost".
"The Zombies of Kilimanjaro" by Jon Konrath is the aforementioned zombie tale. Despite it being set during the rise of zombies, the world isn't much changed, just full of zombies and a military tasked to deal with them. There's still the internet and in turn Facebook and email, plus zombies have even evolved a little and occasionally ride motorcycles. The story itself is narrated by an ex zombie guard (now infected) who regrets not writing down all his life stories when he got the chance. Very sad, but very funny at the same time- especially when you hear the theory that the CIA invented malt liquor to sterilize you. They would do that.
The final story I was incredibly drawn to was Robin Wyatt Dunn's "I Am a Whale", which is a flow of conscious story from the point of view of an angry whale. It's experimental, extremely different, and unlike anything I've ever read- even in this genre. The whale makes outrageous claims that it eats ponies and blonde daughters, created Hermione Granger, and that Harry S. Truman's middle name is Chewbacca. I want this whale to be real so bad you have no idea.
As with other anthologies, it's hard to like every single story found within. I preferred about four of the nine stories (above) to remaining five, but those I did like I enjoyed more than I disliked the stories that weren't so entertaining to me. If that makes any sense at all. I have detailed the plots of these stories below on the off-chance that they speak to you more than they did to me.
"HELP! MY ASS HAS RABIES!" (no relation to Help! A Bear is Eating Me!) by Adam Millard is set at a satirical version of McDonald's called simply, MacReady's. A pair of bumbling FBI agents are transporting a monkey full of a disease known as ass rabies when they stop at this fast food restaurant and the monkey breaks loose. This immediately creates people with carnivorous ass butts (that's not repetitive, that's just what I wrote in my notes) and chaos ensues.
In "Yappy the Happy Squirrel" by Dominic O'Reilly, the plot revolves around a squirrel mansion/sanctuary run by some extremely intelligent rodents and one lonely janitor. In England. Despite housing 2,000 squirrels, two of which are Peruvian piranha squirrels, the Happy Squirrel Sanctuary Mansion doesn't seem to be able to hire more than one man to clean up all that poop.
Wol-vriey's "Mouse Trap" is set in a horrifying world where physics and the laws of nature don't seem to apply. I would call it Pinkie Pie land, but it's much scarier. And bloodier. In this world, parcels deliver themselves with their detachable legs and wings, wind up mice infest your homes, and bookworms that you put in your brains eat up knowledge for you and help you learn. All in all some interesting concepts, but it was a tad weird, even for me.
"Regressive" by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark was the story that I was torn on. I liked the premise and the overarching plot a lot, but I found it difficult to follow the dialogue and therefore separate the characters in my mind. It follows a wonder drug known as D.K. which was created by mixing the psychotropics found in weed, plant life from Mars, and the DNA of an African bear. Since there are no plants on Mars and the African bear (Atlas) went extinct a while ago, this is set in some sort of alternate reality and details the dangers of a drug which prolongs human life.
Finally, "Night of the Walrus" by Gabino Iglesias gives us televisions that work with smell-o-vision, beer that's flavored like cheese, a cat that only sings Frank Sinatra Christmas songs, a talking walrus named Odobie, cyborgs, and the Church of the Super Mario Bros. It's a lot to take in and is noir themed (not my cup of tea) which landed it as one of the less enjoyable stories in the anthology. -
Tired of being fat?
Have some cheese to go.
Cyclops giving me the evil-eye,
with a toaster by his side.
We can live or we can die.
I decide to jump in my ride.
Wanna have a show on TV?
It better not blow.
Make sure it's a winner,
Or you'll be the twin's dinner.
In case you're feeling nutty
I can send in the squirrels.
Take refuge in a house with a woman with scales.
You'll find all these things in a tale of Short Cocks.
Some tales are alright and some of them rock.
by Nikki
A solid three star read with some really weird and crazy stories.
5 Stars- In the Flesh by John McNee- A motel of flesh. Wish there was more.
3 1/2 Stars- Help! My Ass has Rabies! by Adam Millard- Totally crazy!
2 Stars- Zeitgeist- Pitching an idea to the execs.
1 1/2 Stars- The Zombies of Kilimanjaro- Boring zombie tale
2 Stars- I Am a Whale- Um? Okay. This whale has a big ego.
3 Stars- Yappy Happy Squirrel- A good read.
3 Stars- Mouse Trap- A weird tale of a fat woman and cheese.
4 Stars- Regressive by Nathan Rowark- I enjoyed this tale of a miracle pill with no-so-good side effects.
4 Stars- The Night of the Walrus by Gabino Iglesias- Cockroaches and Two-Slice! Ha-Ha! -
In The Flesh by John McNee
A hotel like no other. Norman Bates you are out of business.
Help! My Ass Has Rabies by Adam Millard
A Horror story that will definitely give your ASS nightmares.
Mouse Trap by Wol-vriey
Mechanical Mouse vs Betty "Mousetrap-Feet" Blake. A kitten tree, crab grass and a winged negro arm. This imagination you must read!
Other Stories with Frozen Zombies, Squirrels, A Walrus in deep shit with the mob and TV show pitching that turns to a bloody mess. BizzaroPress has a round table of bizzare in your face. The weird just got weirder!! -
This book reminds me of tripping on acid. It was good, just because it was so different from anything else I have ever read. It only makes sense if you can make it make sense... if that makes sense...
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Like any group of short stories, this book has some 'eh' tales and some amazing ones. But overall, the book is great and I highly recommend. While I <3 me some Arthur Graham, and I enjoyed his story, I have to say that Adam Millard's "HELP! MY ASS HAS RABIES!" totally stole the show.
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Where the truck did my review go? Talk about bizarro... Maybe I used to many curse words and it got deleted or something.
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A bizarro horror anthology. The standouts:
In the Flesh
Help! My Ass has Rabies!
Zeitgeist
The Zombies of Kilimanjaro
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Cheese flavoured beer! I am torn, because I think cheese is the best but beer is yucky... How would that work out? Has it been done?! Things I must find out now.
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This was my time I've ever come across surreal fiction. And by god was it surreal.
The opening story, In The Flesh by John McNee set the tone and atmosphere for the rest of the story, despite ending being predictable.
My Ass Has Rabies by Adam Millard bought great comedic value, but needed tightening in some areas.
Disappointingly, the surrealism got too much in Zeitgeist by Arthur Graham. The reaction didn't make logical sense, even the surreal world, and there was a POV change which upset the story.
The fourth story - The Zombie of Kilimanjaro by Jon Konrath - showed more faith. The relationship between the protagonist and partner was well developed, but the flashbacks disrupted the flow.
I was unsure on what 'I Am a Whale' was in literary terms and so based on my ignorance, I choose not comment, nor let this piece affect the rating nor my overall opinion of the anthology.
Yappy The Happy Squirrel by Dominic O'Reilly bought back the comedic value missed earlier. The crazy religion was highly admired with special praise also going to the ending. In some places I hoped for a more realistic reaction, but it didn't disrupt the flow.
Mousetrap was too surreal for my liking, but that is preferable taste rather than quality.
Regressive by Nathan Rowark was brilliant story which will perhaps stay in my mind for a very long time. A great twist that made you think on a moral level. It was disappointing to see a few POV changes in an otherwise amazing story.
The Night of the Walrus by Gabino Iglesias had a great atmosphere to it with an on-going building of tension. It was perhaps the darkest in the anthology in which it portrayed modern gangster life. Brilliant ending, which was complemented by the well-skilled character building throughout this short piece.
All in all, this was an interesting anthology with it's strengths and weaknesses. I am rating this 3 stars due to the editing needed of most stories, even though this was a free book. -
A decent collection of stories featuring the absurd and irreal typical of bizzaro works, where comedy and horror merge into the same The collection starts strong with my favorite story 'In the Flesh' by
John McNee featuring a living in the flesh hotel that can outfetish its inhabitants. Also features a great story 'Zeitgeist' by
Arthur Graham with a writer learning the nonsense on the inside of the cable television industry as he pitches a story to executives. A good intro to bizzaro, but some stories weren't as strong as I expected, but I've heard good things about volumes II & III so I'm reading on. -
The nine short stories included in this collection are certainly a mixed bag. Some are good while others are lackluster. My favorites are written by John McNee, Jon Konrath, and Wol-vriey detailed below.
In the Flesh (John McNee) - Really enjoyed the world of Grungehaven created in this noir tale. Loved the hotel that was literally alive with skin for walls and beating organs. Will definitely check out his book Grudge Punk. Don't know exactly what is dieselpunk but I am intrigued.
The Zombies of Kilimanjaro (Jon Konrath) - On the surface this is just a typical zombie apocalypse tale but I love the addition of how the survivors used social media to document their battles against the undead. It is always assumed that there would be no internet during the end of the world so this was a fresh spin to the ordinary story.
Mousetrap (Wol-vriey) - Wol-vriey's imagination never ceases to amaze me and this short story did not disappoint. This is a real bizarro tale of a unsatisfied wife that turns her unemployed husband into swiss cheese after making a deal with a wind up mouse in her kitchen. What follows is a surreal battle between the wife and the mouse to the bloody end.
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Apocalyptic short fiction with some wierd settings and characters. The most memorable yarn had bionic or trash assemblages as the thinking, mobile creatures of many sharp edges, while "In the Flesh" composed the buildings, walls furniture and bedding. A surviving human claims "I am the motel and the motel is me."
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Good writing, but not my preferred genre.
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I enjoyed Jon Konrath's story the most.
