Baby's First Book of Seriously Fucked-up Shit [Paperback]

Robert Devereaux (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 14, 2011

From an orgy between God, Satan, Adam and Eve to beauty pageants for fetuses. From a giant human-absorbing tongue to a place where God is in the eyes of the psychopathic. This is a party at the furthest limits of human decency and cruelty. Robert Devereaux is your host but watch out, he's spiked the punch with drugs, sex, and dismemberment. Deadite Press is proud to present ten stories of the strange, the gross, and the just plain fucked up from one of the most original voices in horror - Robert Devereaux.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Deadite Press (March 14, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1936383500
• ISBN-13: 978-1936383504
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #576,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author of Slaughterhouse High, Deadweight, Santa Steps Out, Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes, A Flight of Storks and Angels, and others. www.robertdevereaux.com has the full story. I've lived in a multitude of places. And I've had the good fortune to have published five or six novels and a few dozen short stories.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Devereaux is one of the best out there, September 9, 2011

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Gabino_Iglesias (Austin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby's First Book of Seriously Fucked-up Shit (Paperback)

Some writers push the envelope. Others take the envelope, shred it, spit on it, beat it to a pulp and then make love to whatever's left. Robert Devereaux is at the forefront of the second group. Cerebral, fearless, brutal, gory, poignant and unique, Devereaux's work is unlike anything else out there and this book, his latest release with Deadite Press, holds a position near the top of my list when it comes to the best books I've read since January.

"Baby's..." is a marvelously weird collection of nine tales that will make you laugh, gag, cringe, moan and, most importantly, think. Devereaux has a keen eye for the bizarre, a outrageously innovative mind and a prose that rivals any other literary figure out there. In fact, fans of mainstream literature will be challenged by the author's prowess: this book truly engages the brain. As an added bonus, sex, strangeness and violence serve as the underlying themes for almost every story.

Here's a look at the nine stories in the book:

1. "Showdown at Stinking Springs" is a sexy, over-the-top wild west tale that reads like a legend told around a campfire. The narrative, which goes back and forth between past and present, is sprinkled with enough sex to be considered deliciously pornographic and the inevitable humor and charm that come from Kyle Hardwick, the most likeable old man any woman has ever met, makes this tale a treat with a great ending.

2. "Clap If You Believe" is a bizarre, funny and bittersweet love story that answers the question of Tinkerbell's love life and offers a smart glimpse into the psyche of men. After reading it, you'll never again think of Tinkerbell as a cute thing with wings in a children's story.

3. "Ridi Bobo" is a poetic, bloody tale of death and love that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that clowns are just as sad, creepy, violent and deceiving as you think they are. Devereaux's prose cuts like a penknife in this one.

4. "Li'l Miss Ultrasound" is easily one of my favorite stories in the book and a masterfully-written critique of everything beauty pageants stand for. While the idea of in utero beauty contests might turn some folks away from this tale, the writing is more than worth your time and overcoming any preconceived notions you might have about such a story. In this narrative, dressed up preemies, backstabbing mothers-to-be and an amazing plethora of psychological and physical perversions wrap around a critique that's as hard as it is accurate.

5. "Bucky Goes To Church" is one of the most distressing religious stories you'll ever read. Devereaux's writing manages to convey pain and desperation with such precision that I wouldn't be surprised if you need to take a break after reading this one. Brutal, bloody, aggressive and ethereal, the story somehow manages to make a lot of sense and makes even the most agnostic reader chuckle and wonder.

6. "Fructus In Eden" fits perfectly after "Bucky Goes To Church." The tale puts a sexy, dangerous spin on the story of Adam and Eve and humanizes God to a wonderful degree. Get ready for a threesome of universe-shaking proportions.

7. "One Flesh: A Cautionary Tale" is a perfect read for anyone that, like me, enjoys psychological thrillers and non fiction books on serial killers. A father and son team locked inside a body that's their own blood and with a craving for women they can't have makes for a perfect story full of gore and interchanged body parts.

8. "The Slobbering Tongue That Ate The Frightfully Huge Woman" reads like wild, sexier, mad-scientist-had-an-accident version of "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman." This is simply a tonguetastic, bikini-popping read that's as fun as it is original.

9. "Holy Fast, Holy Feast" is probably the longest and most literary story in the collection. Between sex, enlightenment and cannibalism, this last story's eerie atmosphere will stay with you after you're done with it.

Robert Devereaux is simply one of the best writers working the strange side of literature today and this impeccable tome shows that Deadite Press is the go-to place for the best in cult horror. You should go get it right now.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Smart horror, July 2, 2011

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Joseph Bouthiette, Jr. (MA, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Baby's First Book of Seriously Fucked-up Shit (Paperback)

This collection of nine stories is far more than the splatter porn that much of today's horror consists of. These stories, while not all classic "horror", have a sense of thrill and twisted logic that will unsettle your stomach.

Yes, there's gore. Yes, there's sex. But there's also clown detectives. Angst in Eden. Giant tongues and even larger women. Fetus fashion shows.

I went into this expecting it to be similar to other Deadite releases, such as splatter kings Wrath James White and Edward Lee. But if you want something that is a little off-putting even compared to them, check out Devereaux's collection. You won't be disappointed.

Favorites include "Clap If You Believe" and "The Slobbering Tongue That Ate the Frightfully Huge Woman".

5.0 out of 5 stars The Title is Not Kidding, January 10, 2012

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Scott Emerson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby's First Book of Seriously Fucked-up Shit (Paperback)

I'll be honest: with a title like that, I'd have probably bought this book regardless of author or plot summary. Fortunately, this collection comes from the wickedly brilliant mind of Robert Devereaux, whose penchant for literate, taboo-shattering fiction is well-represented in these nine tales.

Whether it's the Biblical fable "Fructus in Eden," the B-movie parody "The Slobbering Tongue That Ate the Frightfully Huge Woman," or the pornographic tall tale "Showdown in Stinking Springs," Devereaux plunges head-first into scenes of shocking violence and even more shocking sex to explore the often unpleasant truths of the human condition (one story, "Li'l Miss Ultrasound," contains a fetish that went beyond the pale for even this hardened horror connoisseur; consider that a warning or a recommendation, whichever's appropriate). Devereaux's lush, distinctive voice elevates the material above a mere gross-out--there's a genuine spiritual quest here.

Including such classics as the dementedly funny "Bucky Goes to Church" and "Ridi Bobo" (a noir-flavored tale of clown adultery), BABY'S FIRST BOOK not only lives up to its title, but offers up a succulent transgressive feast.