Party Wolves in my Skull [Paperback]

Michael Allen Rose (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2011

Norman Spooter awakens one morning to find that his eyeballs have fallen in love with each other. They proceed to tear themselves out of his head, steal his car keys, and take off for parts unknown. So he does what any of us would probably do in that situation... he goes back to bed, hoping it'll all resolve itself. Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, a pack of WOLVES moves in. The worst thing is, they're party wolves...

BUT they gave him a security deposit, so he decides he's going out to get his eyeballs back.
He joins forces on his epic quest with a woman named Zoe, who has a mysterious secret almost as crazy as Norman's Party Wolves. Besides, she needs him too. She's on the run from her psychopathic ex-boyfriend, who happens to be a dangerous sociopath, a classic car enthusiast and, worst of all, a fully grown walrus.

The road trip/chase novel is flipped on its head with everyone chasing everyone... explosions, battles and madness are the drivers in this particular race, along with a few stops in such places as the Motel Sick and a cult town in North Dakota featuring some dangerous hooded guys who'll pretty much marry anything to anything. With violence and insanity nipping at his heels and a race against the clock to get his body parts back, this could turn out very badly for Norman Spooter.

Editorial Reviews

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"Unusual. Special. A union of Rocko's Modern Life and The Coen Brothers oozing with creativity and heart." -Garrett Cook, Jimmy Plush: Teddy Bear Detective
"One furry keg stand of a book." -Patrick Wensink, Black Hole Blues
"The book reflects an unwavering commitment to the absurd." -Zack Parsons, Liminal States

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Eraserhead Press (November 3, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1621050068
• ISBN-13: 978-1621050063
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.2 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,063,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Allen Rose is a writer, performance artist, producer and musician living in Chicago, IL. Originally from the frozen wastes of North Dakota, Michael's plays have been produced in New York, Chicago, Portland, Denver and several other major cities. He is founder and artistic director of RoShamBo Theatre, and releases industrial and experimental music under the pseudonym Flood Damage. His shorter pieces have been published in Kizuna: Fiction for Japan, Every Day Fiction and Phantasmagorium Online, and seen on stage at Chicago's famed Second City where he spent a year studying at the conservatory.

You can visit him at www.gerbilprobe.com to find out more about his noise, www.roshambotheatre.com to find out more about his performance, and of course www.partywolves.com to find out more about his debut novel, which is probably how you found him on Amazon.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars joy ride January 14, 2012

By bahrfly

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This book is a joy ride into the absurd that is grounded in great relationships and fantastic writing. A jaunt through "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" without the safety net of drugs, Kaftka-esque without the alienation.... Norman Spooter is an everyman hero who really does the best he can with party wolves tenants where his eloped eyeballs once served him. Sharp, clever, this is an always engaging tale of the preposterous. I guarantee these party wolves are more fun than a barrel of monkeys. A perfect read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Party Wolves In My Skull December 12, 2011

By Anthony Fischer

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That has to be one of the best titles I've seen from Eraserhead and their imprints, which is saying a lot considering how entertaining Bizarro titles usually are. And it's nice to see some Bizarro from Chicago!

Anyway, the story is about a guy named Norman Spooter who wakes up one day to find his eyeballs have fallen in love and have decided to escape their "bourgeoisie oppressor" (the eyeballs dig Marx.) Once the eyballs move out the Party Wolves move in and Norman sets out on a very strange roadtrip. Along the way he meets Zoe, who has some strange secrets of her own and is being chased by one of them. On the road to find Norman's eyeball they stay at a place called Motel Sick, probably my favorite part of the book. Motel Sick's gimmick is themed rooms, such as The Empty Room, which has "No bed. No dresser. No doors, walls, ceiling. Oh, and you have to be checked out before check-in time." or the Irish Potato Famine Room. There's also a picture in the lobby of an aardvark bowling with a human fetus (want!). After finding some clues the story eventually boils down to a strange and violent final conflict.

Overall a short, fun book that can easily be read in one sitting,
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Have you seen My Eyeballs September 3, 2012

By Dave Anderson

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Has anybody seen my eyeballs? They seem to have escaped. I heard there in love to. And even worse, me, who grew them from my own cells, is being accused of being a brute dictator by them!! So begins Normans quest to find his eyeballs. Along the way, he becomes a landlord when party wolves move in to his skull. Then he meets up with Zoe, who has left her boyfriend, a walrus. But Zoe is not normal either, for she has stilts on her legs. As the road trip to find Normans eyeballs rolls on, they decide to find a hotel to get some sleep at. But this hotel only has themed rooms. The Irish Potato Famine Room, where it actually has potato blight. If you bring a potato in, it will blight. The birdhouse room, where birds can come and go. The screaming room of eternal nightmares, where the finest imported screams live. The blank room, theres nothing in there. But they choose the antarctic room, wheres its negative 56 degrees. They leave the hotel after Walter the walrus finds them and a battle begins where Norman finds out his party wolves dedication and strength of character. Will Norman ever find his eyes? You will have to read it yourself and you should because this book brings the bizarro in full force and was a great read.