- Paperback: 184 pages
- Publisher: Eraserhead Press (December 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0976249855
- ISBN-13: 978-0976249856
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #571,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A band of hermaphrodite gunslingers fight for their lives in a desert infested with crispy black demons. Along with a motley collection of survivors (including a sex-crazed female samurai modified to resemble a bipedal stegosaurus) they take refuge in the only safe haven left: Telos . . . a strange town near the end of the world, where the citizens have televisions instead of heads.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Designed Purpose for a Determined End,
By Richard Nicol (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sex and Death in Television Town (Paperback)
A staggering and stimulating exploration into the mores of modern human existence, Carlton Mellick III's "Sex and Death in Television Town" takes the reader through a madcap journey replete with violence, sex, and violent sex. This work of fiction, from one of the moguls in the Bizarro genre, thrills the reader while creating a compelling argument for the governing forces that hold sway over humanity and drive it down a destructive path: reckless indulgence and blind apathy.
A diverse group of savvy characters plans to escape a plague of flesh-stripping insects by travelling to a one-horse town called Telos, where everyone has a television for a head. Personal contrivances get the better of each character, and the townspeople are forced to deal with it. These "Telosians" represent humanity manipulated at the hands of television programming, and the how we reflect the TV world, rather than vice versa. Humans have allowed themselves to be stripped of their individuality, and have relied on television to define them. Ironically, "Telos" is a greek word made popular by Aristotle meaning "end" or "purpose." More clearly - a designed purpose for a determined end. Mellick personifies "Sex" and "Death" in this book; the two main characters who wield dominance and tremendous influence throughout the story. A parody of a spaghetti western gone wrong, this work reveals the apex of human indulgence; the overwhelming drive that we cannot resist and dominates society. Survival and procreation are humanity's principal endeavours - and not surprisingly a top priority in Mellick's bizarro world. Orgies and murder become the order of the day in this reasonable Earth-facsimile - giving the reader a little tingling in the loins, a slight quiver of bloodlust. I enjoyed this book because, along with satiating my shamelessly depraved palette, it consistently gave me the feeling that the world was coming to an end; however, it wasn't tragic, but natural. Mellick's wasteland is our reality. Mark Twain once said "The human race consists of the damned and the ought-to-be damned." (Notebook, 1898) This statement holds water in Television Town; there is no innocence, we are all vile, and we all play the game. This became my favourite CM3 book; I found the perfect combination of honesty and brutality - a chemistry so refined, I could not resist its intoxicating flavour.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Weird Western Tale is a Modern Classic,
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This review is from: Sex and Death in Television Town (Paperback)
Mellick's new novel is the best bizarre western to come along since Joe Lansdale's "Far Side of Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks." This book has it all... shoot outs... hermaphrodites... a woman with Stegosaurus spikes... a town of people with televisions for heads... Jesus, a.k.a. Death, a gunslinger who never misses his target.The premise is great... Sex and Death take over the television town (set to an old west backdrop, but each television has a movie or television show on it that viewers well versed in thelevision trivia will know) and divide the television people onto two sides. Any more would spoil the fun. Mellick's signature surrealist style is in full bloom here, and his characters are quite interesting. This is a fast read and a great satire about a tv watching nation. Ed Mironiuk provided the illustrations.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A futuristic, punked-out western gunslinger tale,
By Schtinky "Schtinky" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sex and Death in Television Town (Paperback)
One thing I can guarantee from this book: it is the strangest apocalypse book you will ever read. In the new 'Bizarro Fiction' genre, Mellick is a strange and outlandish leader.
In an era where kids, adults, and seniors alike spend most of their time glued to their television sets, Mellick has written his craziest satire yet on modern human behavior. Using the grossness of 'Ocean Of Lard' and the surrealism of 'Sea Of Patchwork Cats', '$ex And Death In Television Town' with have you laughing while you barf. The zany cast of characters includes Random and Typi (newlyweds), the hermaphrodites Battle Johnny, Sharp, Oxy, and Cry (a.k.a. $ex). There's also a strange, silent gunslinger named Jesus (a.k.a. Death) and a green-faced Hoak named Nixx. The story starts with these eight characters fleeing for their lives on a stagecoach, when Cry informs everyone they need to go to Telos to escape the pursuing black demons. (You don't want to know how Cry predicts the future, its just gross) Once they arrive in Telos, Cry and Jesus split the town into two halves, each conquering the Telosians in their own ways; one with Death and the other with $ex. Hermaphrodite gunslinger gangs, worm-trains, pot-bellied demons made from ash, babies that are really fruits growing from plants, a town filled with people who have televisions for heads, a machine factory that creates the world's colors, clear suits with names like Forest, Music, Food, etc, that come to real life when you wear them ... this book really is the most deviant, unusual, and outrageous apocalyptic survival book you will ever read. Unfortunately, the publication and editing isn't great. There are lots of typos and grammatical errors in this book, but in this utterly gross and highly erratic tale of offbeat fantasy and humor, the errors actually tend to blend in. While not the best of Mellick's books, '$ex And Death In Television Town' is worth a read if you have a twisted mind and a warped sense of humor. Enjoy! 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful, hilarious satire,
By Nuclear Blue Girl - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sex and Death in Television Town (Paperback)
This book is the perfect afternoon read. It's a satirical take on Westerns with a dose of dark fantasy and magical surrealism. The main character is wistfully saved by the "vicious Crawler Gang. A group of renegade hermaphrodites that have been terrorizing innocent farmers and councilmen, wreaking havoc from the silver coast to the end of the world." One member of which is an incredibly charismatic snake skinned nymphomanic with stegosaurus spikes and blades that come out of her skin who can tell your future from having sex. And that is just the first two pages. This book is full of suprising and imaginative details that make it highly entertaining and fun. The style is fast paced and fun. For me, this book is how I'd see Shinya Tsukamoto directing a Spaghetti Western.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Weird Western Tale,
By Charles Glover - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sex and Death in Television Town (Paperback)
Mellick's new novel is the best bizarre western to come along since Joe Lansdale's "Far Side of Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks." This book has it all... shoot outs... hermaphrodites... a woman with Stegosaurus spikes... a town of people with televisions for heads... Jesus, a.k.a. Death, a gunslinger who never misses his target.
The premise is great... Sex and Death take over the television town (set to an old west backdrop, but each television has a movie or television show on it that viewers well versed in television trivia will know) and divide the television people onto two sides. Any more would spoil the fun. Mellick's signature surrealist style is in full bloom here, and his characters are quite interesting. This is a fast read and a great satire about a tv watching nation. Ed Mironiuk provided the illustrations. |
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