Satan Burger

Satan Burger is a bizarro fiction novel by Carlton Mellick III, published in 2001 by Eraserhead Press.[1] Mellick's debut novel, Satan Burger is both one of his best known works and one of the most prominent novels in the largely underground bizarro fiction movement.[2][3] The novel attracted a cult following soon after its release and has been translated into Russian.[4]

The novel is told from the point of view of a narrator who sees his own body in third person as an unusual plague spreads to everyone over the age of twenty-five.[5]

A 15th anniversary edition with an alternative cover was released in 2016.[6]

Controversy

The novel Satan Burger was brought to the public attention in 2005 when Jared Armstrong of Girdwood, Alaska was incarcerated. The charges, giving/showing indecent material to a minor, were dismissed by the prosecutor four months later.[7] The Alaska Court found that the arrest and approximately 15 search warrants executed by the Anchorage Police Department for dissemination of the novel Satan Burger were illegal. A Federal Civil Rights suit brought by Armstrong against the lead Detective Gerard Asselin under Title 42 ยง1983 U.S.C was dismissed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2013.[8]

References
  1. "Satan Burger by Carlton Mellick Iii". AbeBooks. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  2. Arzate, Ben (2016-09-22). "Book Review: Satan Burger by Carlton Mellick III". days slip away like drips from a leaking faucet. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  3. "Bizarro Fiction - Bizarro: Top Ten Bestselling Eraserhead Press Books of 2009 Showing 1-6 of 6". Goodreads. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  4. "Satan Burger by Carlton Mellick III". fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  5. Bonnie (2010-08-09). "Review: Satan Burger". Bookish Ardour. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  6. "Satan Burger (15th Anniversary Edition)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  7. Alaska Court Case #3AN-05-11067CR
  8. "Ninth Circuit Finds Qualified Immunity in Search-and-Seizure Suit". MetNews. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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