Carlton Mellick III (born July 2, 1977) is an American author currently residing in Portland, Oregon. He is best known as one of the leading authors in the Bizarro movement in underground literature. 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. Background 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, ever made it to print. Mellick attended Clarion West in 2008, where he studied under such authors as Chuck Palahniuk, Cory Doctorow, Connie Willis, Paul Park, and Mary Rosenblum. He is best known for his first novel Satan Burger, which 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 1990s, 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. Bibliography Novels Satan Burger (2001) Electric Jesus Corpse (2002) Punk Land (2005) – sequel to Satan Burger Warrior Wolf Women of the Wasteland (2009) Zombies and Shit (2010) Tumor Fruit (2012) Quicksand House (2013) Hungry Bug (2014) Clownfellas (2015) Bio Melt (2015) Novellas 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) 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 (2007) Ultra Fuckers (2008) Adolf in Wonderland (2008) Cybernetrix (2008) The Egg Man (2008) Apeshit (2008) The Faggiest Vampire (2009) The Cannibals of Candyland (2009) The Kobold Wizard's Dildo of Enlightenment +2 (2010) Crab Town (2011) The Morbidly Obese Ninja (2011) I Knocked Up Satan's Daughter (2011) Armadillo Fists (2011) The Handsome Squirm (2012) Kill Ball (2012) Cuddly Holocaust (2013) Village of the Mermaids (2013) Clusterfuck (2013) The Tick