Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN num: 9780345433015
ISBN number: 0345433017
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 176
Printing Date: 1999-10
Publishing house: Ballantine Books
Release Date: October 05, 1999
Sale Popularity Level: 316831
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Creepy Susie. Mary Had a Little Chainsaw. Milo's Disorder. Rosie's Crazy Mother. The Siamese Quadruplets. Emily Amputee.
Your mother never told you these stories.
She didn't want to scare you.
But Angus Oblong is not your mother.
If Edgar Allan Poe and David Lynch wrote a book, it might be as warped, wicked, and perversely funny as this treasury of twisted tales from childhood's Twilight Zone. So don't be alarmed if you find yourself screaming . . . with laughter . . . until the day you die. Which may be very soon . . .
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While I wouldn't say Creepy Susie is the best book in its class it's defiantly a funny and entertaining read that wouldn't take up to much of your time.
Gruesome and in their own way charming tales one must keep in mind these are stories made for adults and for people who don't mind a little bit of twisted and vulgar humor. The child like illustrations of the book often add very well to the dark themes of each tale, and the majority of the stories I found to be either fresh takes on older ideas ( such as Happy Sammy and the idea of conformity ) or themes that I either haven't seen done or you just don't see a lot of ( as in Narcoleptic Scottie ) .
Some of my personal favorites being Happy Happy Happy Happy Sammy, Emily, Amputee ( short but very sweet ), Narcoleptic Scottie ( if you ask me the best story of the bunch ), and Jenny, Jenny, Jenny and Babette: the Siamese Quadruplets.
All in all I would defiantly recommend picking up this book.
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Angus Oblong has written a collection of warped stories in the mold of a bedtime book for kids - but keep this away from them. This is for adults only. This is one of those things that you find yourself laughing hysterically at, and then feeling a little guilty because some of the stories are just horrible......and then you laugh again. I absolutley recommend this book for fans of VERY dark and random humor. Stay away if you're a bit sensitive. Otherwise, its very funny!!
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When I got this book in the mail, I glanced at it for 2 minutes and decided to send it back. From the description, I was expecting a picture book, or a collection of stories along the lines of Jhonen Vasquez or Roman Dirge books and comics. You know-with artwork and actual stories. Instead, these "tales" are just lame, short descriptions of a strange person or situation. A grade schooler could come up with more imaginative stuff than this, much less the simple black/white pencil drawings. Forget Tim Burton, Walt Disney would think this was lame.
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best book in the world, it's just as wierd and strange as the Oblong's show, haha. Buy it, read it, enjoy it!
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I thought this book was very crude. It is definitely not suited for young children, as many of those who gave it high ratings agreed. I thought it would be along the lines of Lemony Snicket, but it was not; in fact, I didn't think it was funny at all. Whereas some people may enjoy it, I would direct those ESPECIALLY for young children to look elsewhere. This book was not my cup of tea.
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