Books like 'Mr. Monster: His Books of Forbidden Knowledge, Volume Zero'
Readers who enjoyed Mr. Monster: His Books of Forbidden Knowledge, Volume Zero by Michael T. Gilbert, Keith Giffen & Mark Martin also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Holymoly by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStephen and his friends spent their teenage years immersed in the fantasy gaming worlds of wizards and warriors, undertaking quests to fight evil occultists, vanquish terrible monsters and rescue damsels in distress. Now, twenty-something years later, there is a real-life quest. Life as a monk has hardly prepared Brother Stephen for the mission ahead... -
![Hooflandia by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Hooflandia by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Jeremy Clovenhoof decides to set himself up as President for Life of his own breakaway country, he knows he'll need money, lots and lots of money. That might be a bit difficult, particularly since the Inland Revenue have just presented him with an enormous tax bill and Heaven and Hell have sent Joan of Arc and Rutspud of the Sixth Circle to bring him under control... -
![I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer]()
I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLevel Up. Kill Everyone Else. Take Their Stuff.All Dantem ever wanted was one teeny tiny, almost insignificant thing…Vengeance on those who wronged him.When he’s suddenly recruited by the world’s largest video game company, he will finally have a way to achieve his dream.Assuming, of course, he has no problem being the bad guy... -
![Critters from the Poo Lagoon : A 24/7 Demon Mart Creature Feature (24/7 Demon Mart Stories Book 2) by D.M. Guay]()
Critters from the Poo Lagoon : A 24/7 Demon Mart Creature Feature (24/7 Demon Mart Stories Book 2) by D.M. Guay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne loser, one talking cockroach, and one karate-chopping bombshell stand between YOU and the creatures who just crawled out of the toilet at Jennifer Wallace's charity luau. Wait, what? Back up.It's Friday night, and the Wallace family is hosting a charity pool party at Caroline Ford Vanderbilt's super snooty Country Club... -
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![Revenge of the Apocalypse by Benjamin Wallace]()
Revenge of the Apocalypse by Benjamin Wallace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s an empire to topple, a tyrant to kill and revenge to be had. They’ve taken everything from him. Now Jerry and Chewy are headed to Niagara Falls to take out the wasteland’s greatest villain once and for all. But the Librarian isn’t the only one looking for revenge... -
![The Garbage Times/White Ibis: Two Novellas by Sam Pink, Tom Fria]()
The Garbage Times/White Ibis: Two Novellas by Sam Pink, Tom Fria
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the freezing alleys of Chicago to the dew-blanketed bayou of Florida. From bouncing drunks and cleaning up puke to biking through the swamp laughing at peacocks. Freeze to thaw. Filth and broken glass and black water backed up in showers; lizards and Girl Scouts and themed birthday parties... -
![Quantum of Nightmares by Charles Stross]()
Quantum of Nightmares by Charles Stross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s a brave new Britain under the New Management. The avuncular Prime Minister is an ancient eldritch god of unimaginable power. Crime is plummeting as almost every offense is punishable by death. And everywhere you look, there are people with strange powers, some of which they can control, and some, not so much... -
![Final Hour by Dean Koontz]()
Final Hour by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Following Last Light comes Final Hour, the second of two standalone eBook original novellas leading in to Ashley Bell, the highly anticipated new novel of suspense from Dean Koontz! Just by touching others, Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can see the darkest secrets they keep. The troubling talent has made the Southern California surfer wary of casual contact... -
![Untouched By Human Hands by Robert Sheckley]()
Untouched By Human Hands by Robert Sheckley
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe 1950s saw publication of Sheckley's 1st four books: short story collections Untouched by Human Hands (Ballantine '54), Citizen in Space ('55), Pilgrimage to Earth (Bantam '57) & a novel, Immortality, Inc. (1st serialized in Galaxy, '58)... -
![Beelzebub: A Memoir by Mark Cain]()
Beelzebub: A Memoir by Mark Cain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Do you know me? I am Beelzebub, Lord of the Flies, Prince of Hell, second only to Satan himself in the infernal hierarchy. The Devil, you say? Yes, I’m one of those as well.”Here in one laugh-out-loud volume is the life of Beezy, Satan’s BFF, and one of the most popular characters in the CIRCLES IN HELL universe... -
![The Unrest-Cure and Other Stories by Saki]()
The Unrest-Cure and Other Stories by Saki
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe whimsical, macabre tales of British writer H. H. Munro—better known as Saki—deftly, mercilessly, and hilariously skewer the banality and hypocrisy of polite upper-class English society between the end of Queen Victoria’s reign and the beginning of World War I... -
![The Nightly Disease by Max Booth III]()
The Nightly Disease by Max Booth III
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSleep is just a myth created by mattress salesmen.Isaac, a night auditor of a hotel somewhere in the surreal void of Texas, is sick and tired of his guests. When he clocks in at night, he’s hoping for a nice, quiet eight hours of Netflix-bingeing and occasional masturbation. What he doesn’t want to do is fetch anybody extra towels or dive face-first into somebody’s clogged toilet... -
![John and Dave and the Temple of X'al'naa'thuthuthu by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
John and Dave and the Temple of X'al'naa'thuthuthu by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe below tale of wonder and horror was written a couple of years ago as a "sequel" to my horror novel John Dies at the End. This unfinished adventure is not included in the print edition of JDatE that is coming out this fall, and right now is an online exclusive.This was part of an early draft of David Wong's totally rad novel This Book Is Full Of Spiders... -
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![No-one Ever Has Sex on Holiday by Tracy Bloom]()
No-one Ever Has Sex on Holiday by Tracy Bloom
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGet ready to enjoy your first holiday abroad with small children. Highlights include: being woken at 5 every morning and working a gruelling day in unbearable heat chasing kids around the pool with a bottle of sunscreen. Added features: screaming during mealtimes and toddlers moaning about sand... -
![Love and Hydrogen: New and Selected Stories by Jim Shepard]()
Love and Hydrogen: New and Selected Stories by Jim Shepard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve been a problem baby, a lousy son, a distant brother, an off-putting neighbor, a piss-poor student, a worrisome seatmate, an unreliable employee, a bewildering lover, a frustrating confidante and a crappy husband. Among the things I do pretty well at this point I’d have to list darts, re-closing Stay-Fresh boxes, and staying out of the way... -
![Creature Teacher: The Final Exam by R.L. Stine]()
Creature Teacher: The Final Exam by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and they're coming after you! Catch them all, undead or alive! It doesn't take long for Tommy to find out he's in big trouble. His whole family is obsessed with winning and he's being sent off to a special camp to help make him into a "winner." When Tommy gets there, he sees that something isn't right... -
![The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection by Ellen Datlow]()
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection by Ellen Datlow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is one installment of a prestigious annual anthology of fantastic and "horror" genre writing—mostly fiction, with a smattering of poetry and an essay. The over 50 selections represent both established names in the field and relatively less known authors, and the structure of the book is typical of "year's best" collections... -
![House of Houses by Kevin L. Donihe]()
House of Houses by Kevin L. Donihe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"This is perhaps the weirdest book that anyone has ever written, or will ever write. Donihe is the best kept secret of the bizarro fiction genre." - Carlton Mellick III, author of Adolf in Wonderland There once was an odd reclusive little man who was in love with his house. He loved this house not in the way that normal people love their homes... -
![Along the Path of Torment by Chandler Morrison]()
Along the Path of Torment by Chandler Morrison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTy Seward is a sick man. Anorexic, sexually aberrant, and haunted by a ghostly apparition residing in his closet. Living in the shadow of an in-remission cancer he fully expects to return, Ty bitterly earns his meager living by working as an assistant to his uncle, a business-and-media mogul who runs a lucrative child prostitution ring catering to the Hollywood elite... -
![Arcane Dropout 2 by Edmund Hughes]()
Arcane Dropout 2 by Edmund Hughes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter forming a pact with the ghost of a former student, Lee Amaranth has gained a limited amount of spellcasting ability. It’s anyone’s guess how far three spells per day will take him, however. Now that he’s serving as an apprentice to Harper, his sister’s former lover and the school’s resident ice queen, the expectations on him are higher than ever... -
![Baby Hater by C.V. Hunt]()
Baby Hater by C.V. Hunt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA novelette about an unlikely superhero... -
![Clusterfuck by Carlton Mellick III]()
Clusterfuck by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bunch of douchebag frat boys get trapped in a cave with subterranean cannibal mutants and try to survive not by using their wits but by following the bro code . . . From master of bizarro fiction Carlton Mellick III, author of the international cult hits Satan Burger and Adolf in Wonderland, comes a violent and hilarious B movie in book form... -
![Citizen in Space by Robert Sheckley]()
Citizen in Space by Robert Sheckley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContentsThe Mountain Without a NameThe AccountantHunting ProblemA Thief in TimeThe Luckiest Man in the WorldHands OffSomething for NothingA Ticket to TranaiThe BattleSkulking PermitCitizen in SpaceAsk a Foolish... -
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![Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual by Kate Samworth]()
Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual by Kate Samworth
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSince 2031, Aviary Wonders Inc. has offered bird lovers a unique opportunity: Assemble your own bird from stunningly beautiful and carefully hand-crafted parts. The birds can even be taught to fly and to sing! This slyly satirical crafter's delight is offered as the perfect antidote to extinction of birds in the wild... -
![Consultation With a Vampire by Patrick E. McLean]()
Consultation With a Vampire by Patrick E. McLean
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEdwin Windsor, Evil Efficiency Consultant, returns with his manic lawyer Topper and his faithful secretary in this prequel to How to Succeed in Evil. Edwin is approached by a vampire, who offers him the prospect of eternal life if Edwin will help him with the troubles the modern world has presented his kind... -
![お伽草子 by Osamu Dazai]()
お伽草子 by Osamu Dazai
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDazai Osamu wrote The Fairy Tale Book (Otogizoshi) in the last months of the Pacific War. The traditional tales upon which Dazai's retellings are based are well known to every Japanese schoolchild, but this is no children's book... -
![How To Be A Vigilante: A Diary by Luke Smitherd]()
How To Be A Vigilante: A Diary by Luke Smitherd
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE STONE MAN, SHORTLISTED FOR AUDIBLE UK'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015In the late 1990s, a laptop was found in a service station just outside of Manchester. It contained a digital journal entitled 'TO THE FINDER: OPEN NOW TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!' Now, for the first time, that infamous diary is being published in its entirety.It's 1998... -
![The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson]()
The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsContents:· The Wizard of Nehwon— · Poul Anderson · in · Gonna Roll the Bones · nv Dangerous Visions, ed... -
![Sausagey Santa by Carlton Mellick III]()
Sausagey Santa by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Matthew Fry, inventor of the 'Sly Guy' haircut, life at the North Pole just isn't what he expected. The elves are way too obsessed with playing Dungeons and Dragons, Frosty has a Hitler mustache made of coal, the reindeer have a tendency of exploding for no apparent reason, and Santa is a piratey mutant with a body made of sausages... -
![The Bizarro Starter Kit (blue) by Steve Aylett, Bradley Sands]()
The Bizarro Starter Kit (blue) by Steve Aylett, Bradley Sands
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's a new genre rising from the underground. Its name: BIZARRO. For years, readers have been asking for a category of fiction dedicated to the weird, crazy, cult side of storytelling that has become a staple in the film industry (with directors such as David Lynch, Takashi Miike, Tim Burton, and even Lloyd Kaufman) but has been largely ignored in the literary world, until now... -
![The Cabal of Thotash by J. Zachary Pike]()
The Cabal of Thotash by J. Zachary Pike
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Cabal of Thotash has languished for years within their poorly-ventilated Manhattan lair. All of their rituals to summon an ancient malice and help it unmake reality have accomplished little beyond annoying the upstairs neighbor... -
![Parasite Milk by Carlton Mellick III]()
Parasite Milk by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIrving Rice has just arrived on the planet Kynaria to film an episode of the popular Travel Channel television series Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Intergalactic Edition. Having never left his home state, let alone his home planet, Irving is hit with a severe case of culture shock. He's not prepared for Kynaria's mushroom cities, fungus-like citizens, or the giant insect wildlife... -
![Bible Stories for Adults by James K. Morrow]()
Bible Stories for Adults by James K. Morrow
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMorrow unabashedly delves into matters both sacred and secular in this collection of short stories buoyed by his deliciously irreverent wit. Among the dozen selections is the Nebula Award-winning “Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge.”Contents:Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge (1988)Daughter Earth (1991)Known but to God and Wilbur Hines (1991)Bible Stories for Adults, No... -
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![The Bizarro Starter Kit (Orange) by Carlton Mellick III, Andre Duza]()
The Bizarro Starter Kit (Orange) by Carlton Mellick III, Andre Duza
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere's a new genre rising from the underground. Its name: BIZARRO. For years, readers have been asking for a category of fiction dedicated to the weird, crazy, cult side of storytelling that has become a staple in the film industry (with directors such as David Lynch, Takashi Miike, Tim Burton, and Lloyd Kaufman) but has been largely ignored in the literary world, until now... -
![Lint by Steve Aylett]()
Lint by Steve Aylett
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteve Aylett has always gone a step farther than his contemporaries. In Slaughtermatic, he pushed the limits of science fiction, and for that he was named a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award. Now, in Lint, he offers the first-ever biography of one of the great minds of our time: Jeff Lint, author of some of the strangest and most inventive satirical SF of the late twentieth century... -
![Dr. Maniac Will See You Now by R.L. Stine]()
Dr. Maniac Will See You Now by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and they're coming after you! Catch them all, undead or alive!The Most Wanted list continues with Dr. Maniac, the strangest doctor of them all. When a group of comic book characters appear in the real world, twelve-year-old Richard Dreezer, must track down Dr. Maniac to save the day... -
![violence on the meek 3 by Stuart Bray, Jason Nickey]()
violence on the meek 3 by Stuart Bray, Jason Nickey
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when you're a teenage edge-lord who is obsessed with serial killers? you go on a murderous rampage and try to kill everyone in your path. Travis has an obsession with Paul Homolka and will do anything to be just like the dead mass-murderer. Does Travis have what it takes, or will his path of destruction lead him to his own... -
![The Morbidly Obese Ninja by Carlton Mellick III]()
The Morbidly Obese Ninja by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese days, if you want to run a successful company . . . you're going to need a lot of ninjas. Neo Tokyo, California is a city built so high that none of its residents have ever seen the ground. It is a place where citizens cosmetically alter their bodies to look like Japanese anime characters. It is a place where ninja battles determine the fate of corporate business ventures... -
![Swallowing a Donkey's Eye by Paul Tremblay]()
Swallowing a Donkey's Eye by Paul Tremblay
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFarm is the mega-conglomerate food supplier for City, populated with rabidly bureaucratic superiors, and sexually deviant tour guides dressed in chicken and duck suits. City is sprawling, technocratic, and rests hundreds of feet above the coastline on the creaking shoulders of a giant wooden pier. When the narrator’s mother disappears, he fears she has been deported under City to Pier... -
![The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil: *Includes The In Persuasion Nation Collection by George Saunders]()
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil: *Includes The In Persuasion Nation Collection by George Saunders
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook Description Welcome to Inner Horner, a nation so small it can only accommodate one citizen at a time. The other six citizens must wait their turns in the Short-Term Residency Zone of the surrounding country of Outer Horner. It's a long-standing arrangement between the fantastical, not-exactly-human citizens of the two countries... -
![Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle]()
Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the grant-supported, knowledgeable survivor of the most refined scientific experiments, Doctor Rat, Ph.D., dedicates himself to defending mankind against the worldwide rebellions, uprisings, and insurgencies of his fellow animals... -
![Rico Slade Will F*cking Kill You by Bradley N. Sands]()
Rico Slade Will F*cking Kill You by Bradley N. Sands
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat the crap is Arnold Schwarzenegger doing on the cover of Rico Slade's book? This is Rico Slade's goddamn book. Rico Slade is not a body builder, an actor, or a governor. Rico Slade is an action hero. Rico Slade doesn't care about the political climate. Rico Slade has an advance degree in badassery. Rico Slade's favorite food is the honey-roasted peanut... -
![Dumb White Husband vs. the Grocery Store (Dumb White Husband) by Benjamin Wallace]()
Dumb White Husband vs. the Grocery Store (Dumb White Husband) by Benjamin Wallace
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJohn is a dumb white husband. That is to say that he loves and cares for his family, is successful in his career, popular around the neighborhood, can dress himself (often without injury) and is capable of reasonable thought. Demographically, however, he functions like a 4-year-old that can't quite master the intricacies of the potty. It isn't his fault... -
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![The Reproductive System by John Sladek]()
The Reproductive System by John Sladek
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWompler's Walking Babies once put Millford, Utah, on the map. But they aren't selling like they used to. In fact, they aren't selling at all and the only alternative to winding the company up is to tap the government for a research grant. And so Wompler Research Laboratories and Project 32 come into being... -
![Bride of the Slime Monster by Craig Shaw Gardner]()
Bride of the Slime Monster by Craig Shaw Gardner
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat is the Cineverse coming to? Second in the B-movie-based trilogy. With Roger stranded without a Captain Crusader Decoder Ring, Dr... -
![Broken Piano for President by Patrick Wensink]()
Broken Piano for President by Patrick Wensink
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe greatest political allegory since Animal Farm, written by the most fantastic-smelling author of our time.Ever drank too much and forgot what happened? Don't be embarrassed. Deshler Dean faces this problem every day of his life.Dean is far more brilliant and productive when he's blackout drunk... -
![It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The 7 Secrets of Awakening the Highly Effective Four-Hour Giant, Today by The Gang]()
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The 7 Secrets of Awakening the Highly Effective Four-Hour Giant, Today by The Gang
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThough most sitcoms don't joke about crack addiction, abortion, and racism, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" turns these subjects into comedy goldmines. This title provides an opportunity to extend the show experience through reimagining some favorite plot lines and the further development of backstory... -
![Phoenix by Chuck Palahniuk]()
Phoenix by Chuck Palahniuk
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNo author can shock readers quite like bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk ("Fight Club," "Choke," "Damned"), whose meditations on the darkest depths of the American ego have been known to induce fainting fits in his audiences... -
![On the Planet of Zombie Vampires by Harry Harrison, Jack C. Haldeman II]()
On the Planet of Zombie Vampires by Harry Harrison, Jack C. Haldeman II
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBILL - the perfect Starship Trooper: big, brawny, and brainwashed. Possessor of two right arms (impressive when it comes to saluting) and a foot that is threatening to turn into something more suited to being an umbrella stand than anything that could be squeezed into a size 11 sneaker...
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