Saturday, September 30, 2017

A List Of Top Seven Titles In The Dark Comedy Novel Category

By Robert Peterson


During the thirties, the Surrealist movement rose in popularity and it was evident in numerous applications. A product of this movement was the creation of black comedy, which is considered a classical style of comedy that relied on dark subject matters. This includes making light on various topics that are otherwise, considered taboo or scandalous by nature. Due to this, entertainers and people who enjoyed this new brand of humor were considered unorthodox during this time.

Nowadays, this type of movement continues to thrive in the form of various entertainment outlets. This generally comes in movies, magazines, songs, and numerous other publications. In relation with this, the following text shall contain a definitive list of the best Dark Comedy Novel you can read for your own amusement.

Haunted is a book by Chuck Palahniuk, an author known for his dark humor and the use of shock value to surprise readers with the content of this works. A vast majority of his works have been translated to movies, which went on to win awards. However, one of his most disturbing works yet is this one, which centers on a group of characters who willingly submit themselves to staying in one house to write something worth publishing, but are unaware of the dangers that each member brings.

Daniel Handler wrote The Basic Eight, which focuses on a diary written by Flannery. Flannery is a student still in high school, who often has discussions and muses about various topics like Satanism, the irony of talk shows, and the flaws of the educational system set in America. Near the end, she participates in a school production of Othello, where she begins to draw comparisons between herself and its characters.

The Death of Bunny Munro was created by Nick Cave, who first rose to fame as a vocalist in an alternative rock band. The titular character is Bunny, a man who is an alcoholic and frequently involves himself with various strange women, following the suicide of his wife. As a means to support himself and his son, he takes up a job that requires him to sell beautification products as a door salesman. As he does this, he is unaware of a serial killer who is trailing him close behind.

Another Chuck Palahniuk novel that makes this list is titled Choke, which was also adapted into a movie. The story revolves around a man named Victor, who is addicted to sexual intercourse and is stressed over finding a suitable job to pay for the expenses in keeping his mother in a good nursing home. After receiving various donations, he manages to obtain a position working at a colonial museum before being able to build the home he always wanted.

A popular comic that was first created in the40s is One Hundred and One Uses for a Dead Cat. This was conceptualized by Simon Bond, who draws and creates dialogue for this one panel comic and compiled everything into numerous books. The cats that are drawn often face horrors, often having a gory or macabre tone to it.

The Sirens of Titan is a masterpiece that could only come from the mind of Kurt Vonnegut Junior. It was first made available in various bookstores in the late fifties and is considered a game changer in this genre, as well as the science fiction category. This is his second book in his lineup and uses the plot to discuss various musings concerning free will, the presence of a higher being, and what exactly the purpose of human existence is. This was all included while including how Martians subsequently invaded planet Earth.

Bret Easton Ellis wrote The Rules of Attraction, which is falls under the satire category. Its main focus is a group of college students who are influenced by their bohemian lifestyles to regularly engage in sexual activities and drugs. They attend an art college, where three main characters subsequently develop a love triangle between themselves. In early two thousands, it was turned into a full length film.




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