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Bizarro is a genre of transgressive, underground film and literature. While there is a long history of such work in popular culture, the term Bizarro is best applied to contemporary works of art in this vein. Bizarro literature encompasses many writing styles and sub-genres including splatterpunk and new absurdism.

Contents 1 Aesthetics 2 History of the Name 3 Bizarro authors 4 Bizarro Publishers 5 Bulletin Boards 6 Bizarro Publications

Aesthetics

In his essay "The Four Rules of Bizarro" Kevin Dole 2 observed four traits common to contemporary Bizarro writings: "Provocative Offense," "Meaningful Transgression," "Experimentation," and "Brevity." [1] The essay was met with some skepticism, the chief criticism being that as an experimental genre Bizarro has no official "rules."

History of the Name

While the modern Bizarro movement in literature can trace its roots at least as far back to the foundation of Eraserhead Press in 1999, the name 'Bizarro' is a recent invention. Previous terms used to refer to the burgeoning scene include "irreal" and "new absurdism" but neither of these was used with consensus. On June 19, 2005 Kevin Dole 2 released "What The Fuck is This All About" a sort of manifesto for the then unnamed genre. While the essay does not feature the word "Bizarro" it ends with the observation "this new type of literature, whatever you call it, is just beginning." [2] Subsequent discussion about the essay led to the name as well as the inaugaration of the Mondo Bizarro Forum.

Bizarro authors

• Steve Aylett
  A D Dawson
  Kevin Dole 2
  Kevin L. Donihe
  Andre Duza
  Ray Fracalossy
  Chris Genoa
  Jeremy Robert Johnson
  MF Korn
  Kyle Kucek
  John Edward Lawson
  Carlton Mellick III
  Vic Mudd
  Mike Philbin
  Vincent Sakowski
• Bradley Sands
• Kenji Siratori
• Alyssa Sturgill
• Dean R. Winters
• D. Harlan Wilson
• Jason Rogers
• Royce Icon
• Mitch Maraude
• Cameron Pierce
• Gina Ranalli

Bizarro Publishers

• Afterbirth Books
• Eraserhead Press
• Raw Dog Screaming Press
• Chimericana Books
• Fugue State Press

Bulletin Boards

• Mondo Bizarro Forum
• The New Absurdist

Bizarro Publications

• The Dream People
• Bust Down the Door and Eat All the Chickens
• Chimeraworld Anthologies