Author: Karma Bennett
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From Zines to Zombies: an Interview with Humorist Scott Erickson
The Next Interview in the Dark Humor Authors Series Scott Erickson’s humor writing covers the gamut: from short stories, to zines to novels. He honed his humor via his long-running zine Reality Ranch. Several of his funniest stories are expanded into novellas while his satirical novels include The Diary of Amy, the 14-Year-Old Girl Who…
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Tiny Drones and Big Dicks: An Interview with Absurdist Author and Musician Morty Shallman
Morty Shallman is the author of numerous savagely dark and sexy novels. His new anti-war novel War and Sex is a “darkly satirical skewering of American military misadventures and homeland insecurity in the post-9/11 era.” In his first book, Tyranny of Desire, protagonist Puchy Mushkin is on a mission to “assassinate desire itself and hang…
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A Lee Martinez Masters the Dark Humor of the Monster Novel (an Interview)
For the next interview in the Dark Humor Books Interview Series, I’m excited to talk to A Lee Martinez. In our chat, Martinez shares some insights into humor as integral to plot and we find out the best TV show about the worst humans on earth. A Lee Martinez is a powerhouse of witty plots,…
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A Dark Comedy Interview Series Begins with … Rachel Callaghan
Rachel Callaghan isn’t one of those writers who’s driven by the laugh track. I suspect she’s one of those more literary types who just happens to be funny. Her books aren’t categorized as humor, even though I often found myself laughing out loud. She also isn’t setting out to write something dark, it’s just that…
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It’s Here! The Dark Humor Books Interview Series Is Destined to Delight
I was talking with Rachel one day about serious funny books. I don’t mean seriously funny, I mean humorous but also not afraid to go there. Books that touch on the painful realities of life tend to be dramas, while books that are funny tend to steer clear of topics like miscarraige, suicide, body dysmorphia,…