Preliminary voting has ended and the final ballot has been determined. Here are the nominations for this year’s Wonderland Book Awards: NOVEL UNAMERICA by Cody GoodfellowIMPOSSIBLE JAMES by Danger SlaterGIRL LIKE A BOMB by Autumn ChristianMOUSE TRAP by Carlton Mellick IIITHE DRIVE-THRU CREMATORIUM by Jon Bassoff COLLECTION TO WALLOW IN […]
The Wonderland Book Awards Preliminary Ballot
Published on :The Wonderland Book Awards are a recognition presented annually at BizarroCon for superior achievement in bizarro fiction writing. BizarroCon will not be held this year due to Covid-19, but the 2020 awards, for books published in 2019, will be presented online. Voting for the Wonderland Book Award preliminary ballot begins […]
New Release: Captain Clive’s Dreamworld
Published on :After becoming the suspect in the death of a young woman, Deputy Sam Hardy is reassigned to the town of Angels and Hope, which, within its borders, holds the once magnificent amusement park, Captain Clive’s Dreamworld. When he arrives, however, Hardy notices some strange happenings. The park is essentially empty […]
New Release: The Bad Box
Published on :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 […]
Out Now: Broken Nails
Published on :Poetry has long been the language of rage. The disquiet ghosts of our own discomfort and paralyzing fear rising up in sometimes-broken verse to express itself in bellowed whispers. Splatterpunk nominee Susan Snyder’s debut chapbook of poetry ‘Broken Nails’ is no exception to this, each poem overflowing with the emotional […]
New Release: Life of the Party
Published on :A beat novel for the Instagram generation, Life of the Party will leave you with a hangover and a VIP stamp on your heart. This dark comedy dives into the underbelly of Milanese fashion and nightlife, through the eyes of Mia, a young expat. She came to Milan to escape […]
New Release: Hell of Death
Published on :BE WARNED: this book has so much fucking death in it it’s unbelievable! There’s a whole truckload of death! There’s more death in this book than ten 9/11s combined! You know the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark where all the Nazis’ faces melt off? It’s like that but for an entire […]
Out Now: Snuggle Club
Published on :After the death of his wife, Ray Parker decides to get involved with the local “cuddle party” community in order to once again feel the closeness of another human being. Although he’s sure it will be a strange and awkward experience, he’s determined to give anything a try if it […]
Cherry Blossom Eyes
Published on :Margot and Blanko live on the Isle of Flowers, blessed by the rose gold light of the cherry blossom sun. In the season of the Cold, they build bonfires on the beach to ward off the malicious shape-shifting sea creatures known as tourists from the island. Each year their home […]
New Release: Thong of Thongs
Published on :From Deep Desires Press comes this debut collection from Kitty Knish. If you’re looking for the best author of Jewish erotica, your prayers have been answered. Equal parts Kosher and raunchy, Knish invites you to come explore sex and love the oy vey way. “Verdict: Thong of Thongs: 69 Sexy […]
Available for Pre-Order: Thong of Thongs
Published on :Thong of Thongs is the lovely Kitty Knish’s debut collection of 69 sexy Jewish stories, showcasing Jewish humor at its finest. Equal parts kosher and dirty, romantic and raunchy fun. Adam, Eve and the trouser snake; streaking at a kibbutz; Freud’s introduction to submission; these are only a few of […]
Last Chance Books: Eraserhead Press
Published on :According to a release on the Eraserhead Press website, the following books are going out of print. Be sure to pick up your copy before these paperback editions sell out! The Mondo Vixen Massacre by Jamie GrefeElephant Vice by Chris MeekingsRainbows Suck by Madeleine SwannHer Fingers by Tamara RomeroCarnageland by […]
Wonderland Book Awards – Final Ballot 2018
Published on :Preliminary voting has ended and the final ballot has been determined. Here are the nominations for this year’s Wonderland Book Awards: BEST NOVEL The Unyielding by Gary J. Shipley In the River by Jeremy Robert Johnson Itzá by Rios de la Luz The Big Meat by Carlton Mellick III Sip […]
Wonderland Book Award Preliminary Voting Begins Now
Published on :The Wonderland Book Awards are a recognition presented annually at BizarroCon for superior achievement in bizarro fiction writing. Voting for the Wonderland Book Award preliminary ballot begins now for the Best Bizarro Novel and Best Bizarro Collection of 2017. Please send your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes in the […]
New Release: Lost Films
Published on :From the editors of Lost Signals comes the new volume in technological horror. Nineteen authors, both respected and new to the genre, team up to deliver a collection of terrifying, eclectic stories guaranteed to unsettle its readers. In Lost Films, a deranged group of lunatics hold an annual film festival, […]
Flash Fiction Friday: Dollar Pizza
Published on :by: Ben Fitts I was excited to be back in New York City. I had grown up there and always thought I would end up living my whole life in the city, but the four years I planned to spend in New England for college had into stretched nine and […]
New Release: Aetherchrist
Published on :The digital era: Analog is all but dead, but the rusted towers still strobe on the evening horizon. They project a conflicting myriad of hope, despair and eyeless ghouls who claim to see the world in gigahertz. A small town in Vermont broadcasts prophecies of its residents deaths. Rey, a […]
New Release: Winnie
Published on :Winnie and Colt forever. Winnie is Colt’s one and only, Colt is Winnie’s true love. Winnie is Colt’s rifle. There is nothing Winnie wants more than to please Colt and since a rifle is everything the young cowboy’s ever wanted, she certainly does that. But one day Winnie finds that […]
New Release: Clash magazine, Issue #1
Published on :CLASH Books presents Issue #1 of CLASH Magazine featuring some of the most talented writers working in the small press world today. CLASH brings together non-fiction, poetry, and fiction spanning different genres, perspectives, and unique voices including: Autumn Christian, Sam Pink, Daniel Knauf, Gabino Iglesias, Lisa Marie Basile, Stephanie Wytovich, […]
Fortune Box Giveaway!
Published on :Madeleine Swann is here with a special offer for her newest release from Eraserhead Press, FORTUNE BOX! Check it out!
Flash Fiction Friday: A Fresh Perspective
Published on :by: James Burr The Artist woke up face down on the wall, his favourite Braque print digging uncomfortably into his ribs. It seemed that gravity must have shifted 90° as he slept as he was now lying on the far wall of his bedroom looking up at his bed, which […]
Presenting: The Modern Monarchist
Published on :A new absurdist e-zine has emerged from The Strange Edge. Presenting… Download the first issue HERE
Support Michael Allen Rose via PATREON!
Published on :Hi! My name is Michael Allen Rose, and I’m a Chicago based author, musician and performance artist. I’ve worked in a variety of mediums, but the things I’m most proud of and known for are probably my books, such as Party Wolves In My Skull and Embry: Hard Boiled from Eraserhead Press and Boiled Americans from […]
New Release: Kingdom of Teeth
Published on :From twin writing duo Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason, better known as The Sisters of Slaughter, comes a bizarro fairytale for adults. Molarous is a secret kingdom in a land of myth and magic. Its citizens, the Hyperdontians, are a grotesque race of people whose teeth grow outside of their mouths […]
New Release: Corpsepaint
Published on :It’s been years since the groundbreaking debut of black metal band Angelus Mortis, and that first album, Henosis, has become a classic of the genre, a harrowing primal scream of rage and anger. With the next two albums, Fields of Punishment and Telos, Angelus Mortis cemented a reputation for uncompromising, […]
Flash Fiction Friday: Cogito Ergo Sum
Published on :by: Zé Burns He was a lamp. A China ball lantern wrapped in a bamboo lattice. No, he wasn’t. He was a plant: a delicate ornamental fern, stretching out its fronds over the terra cotta pot in which he sat. No, that couldn’t be right either. Was he a pillow? […]
New Release: Tragedy Queens: Stories Inspired by Lana del Rey and Sylvia Plath
Published on :Archetypes are real. Muses are real. Writers are the channels of these spirits & if that sounds like witchcraft that’s because it is. These stories gave me chills. Sylvia Plath & Lana Del Rey course through the veins of these dark, sexy, mind-bending, fantastical, romantic, & haunting tales. Authors from […]
Available for Pre-order: The Very Ineffective Haunted House
Published on :“Like Lloyd Kaufman and Sam Raimi’s mutant offspring.” -Wil Wheaton “If Chuck Klosterman raised a child on Jack Kerouac, Star Trek and comic books, that kid would be Jeff Burk. Original stuff that is sure to turn heads for fans of any literary genres.” -MC Lars “Jeff Burk writes some […]
New Release: White Death
Published on :January 12, 1888 When a day dawns warm and mild in the middle of a long cold winter, it’s greeted as a blessing, a reprieve. A chance for those who’ve been cooped up indoors to get out, do chores, run errands, send the children to school… little knowing that they’re […]
Interactive Book Trailer for POLYMER
Published on :Caleb Wilson’s Polymer is making waves with a new book trailer! And not just any book trailer, an INTERACTIVE book trailer. Head over to POLYMERVANIA to get started! And purchase Polymer HERE
Flash Fiction Friday: Sign Here, and Here, and Here
Published on :by: Andrew Wayne Adams “I need to eat to be happy. I need to eat souls like yours. I also like cold cuts and ice cubes. I am remorseless.” That was what the garbage disposal said to Ian on his third night in his new apartment. Two nights before, when […]
Podcastlandia!
Published on :Get a dose of weird with recent episodes of some of our favorite podcasts and vlogs, including… JOHN WAYNE LIED TO YOU: Episode 40 – The Day I Used Up All My White Privilege and REVIEW ME PLEASE: S02 E02A Ayalew Mesfin – Hasabe (My Worries) Unboxing
Eraserhead Press & Deadite Press are OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS!
Published on :ERASERHEAD PRESS IS OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: April 1- June 30, 2018 All submissions received by the end of June will receive a response by July 31, 2018. What we are looking for: Eraserhead Press is seeking original novellas and novels of 20,000 to 100,000 words in length that fit […]
New Release: Unlanguage
Published on :From Michael Cisco, one of the most innovative and subversive writers working today, comes the long-awaited, ground-breaking novel of a suicide survivor trying in vain to write himself back into existence. Unlanguage is the story of a man transformed by death and by language change. The language, once understood, transforms […]
Flash Fiction Friday: Snuff Theatre
Published on :by: S.T. Cartledge Leonard is up all night rehearsing his one-man play. The script in hand is only one page and has only three words on it. The first is big and bold: MONOLOGUE: which is promptly followed by ad lib. This is his magnum opus. He had put out […]