Tag: dark humor
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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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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,…