So what is Bizarro anyway?
Bizarro is a genre of film and literature.
Is Bizarro a new thing?
Bizarro isn't really a new genre. Just a new term. For decades, people have been going into bookstores and video stores looking for the weird stuff. To them, "weird stuff" is a genre, just like horror or science fiction. But it has never been given an official name before. Until now.
What makes a book or film Bizarro?
Basically, if an audience enjoys a book or film primarily because of its weirdness, then it is Bizarro. Weirdness might not be the work's only appealing quality, but it is the major one.
Isn't this stuff just weird for the sake of weird?
The comment "weird for the sake of weird" is just empty rhetoric used to devalue work of this kind. Would you say punk bands are punk for the sake of punk? Or does Stephen King write horror for the sake of horror? Bizarro is a genre of the weird so it is weird. Sure, there might be some authors who puke blobs of nonsensical words onto paper and call it weird. But that's not Bizarro, that's just bad writing.
Are there any subgenres of Bizarro?
Bizarro encompasses a limitless number of styles and subgenres. From irreal westerns to romantic absurdism to surreal splatterpunk to post-apocalyptic avant-garde crime noir porn. There's a wide range of possibilities.
What are some popular examples of Bizarro?
Eraserhead, Alice in Wonderland, Naked Lunch, Visitor Q, Bartholomew and the Oobleck, Tromeo and Juliet, Ichi the Killer, Fando & Lis, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Dellamorte Dellamore, Uzumaki, Conspirators of Pleasure, Lost Highway, or anything described as Lynchian.
Why bother labeling this at all?
It's all about the audience. A lot of people love this type of work but have difficulty finding it. They don't even know what to call it. Well, by creating the Bizarro genre this just makes it easier for readers to find Bizarro books and films. It also makes marketing to the Bizarro audience a bit easier.
Where can I buy Bizarro books?
Due to the underground anti-mainstream nature of the books, you'll most likely have to buy them through online retailers such as amazon.com or special order them through your local bookstore. Some of the more popular Bizarro titles are available in select stores.
If you have any other questions you feel should be added to this list email Rose O'Keefe at publisher@eraserheadpress.com
Bizarro is a genre of film and literature.
Is Bizarro a new thing?
Bizarro isn't really a new genre. Just a new term. For decades, people have been going into bookstores and video stores looking for the weird stuff. To them, "weird stuff" is a genre, just like horror or science fiction. But it has never been given an official name before. Until now.
What makes a book or film Bizarro?
Basically, if an audience enjoys a book or film primarily because of its weirdness, then it is Bizarro. Weirdness might not be the work's only appealing quality, but it is the major one.
Isn't this stuff just weird for the sake of weird?
The comment "weird for the sake of weird" is just empty rhetoric used to devalue work of this kind. Would you say punk bands are punk for the sake of punk? Or does Stephen King write horror for the sake of horror? Bizarro is a genre of the weird so it is weird. Sure, there might be some authors who puke blobs of nonsensical words onto paper and call it weird. But that's not Bizarro, that's just bad writing.
Are there any subgenres of Bizarro?
Bizarro encompasses a limitless number of styles and subgenres. From irreal westerns to romantic absurdism to surreal splatterpunk to post-apocalyptic avant-garde crime noir porn. There's a wide range of possibilities.
What are some popular examples of Bizarro?
Eraserhead, Alice in Wonderland, Naked Lunch, Visitor Q, Bartholomew and the Oobleck, Tromeo and Juliet, Ichi the Killer, Fando & Lis, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Dellamorte Dellamore, Uzumaki, Conspirators of Pleasure, Lost Highway, or anything described as Lynchian.
Why bother labeling this at all?
It's all about the audience. A lot of people love this type of work but have difficulty finding it. They don't even know what to call it. Well, by creating the Bizarro genre this just makes it easier for readers to find Bizarro books and films. It also makes marketing to the Bizarro audience a bit easier.
Where can I buy Bizarro books?
Due to the underground anti-mainstream nature of the books, you'll most likely have to buy them through online retailers such as amazon.com or special order them through your local bookstore. Some of the more popular Bizarro titles are available in select stores.
If you have any other questions you feel should be added to this list email Rose O'Keefe at publisher@eraserheadpress.com
