Quasi Nightmare on Elm Street tale where a detective investigates the strange murders of victims who apparently mutilated themselves while asleep.

David Lynch's classic and surreal tale. It cannot be described. It must be experienced.

Post-modern breakdown of the superhero myth.

Clearly the work of a man whose mind is unravelling, Naked Lunch is a true venture into madness.

Mellick's THE STEEL BREAKFAST ERA is a unique zombie story.

See the movie that inspired Nolan's Joker.

Serial killers as rock stars. The future is bright.

For sure, this is not for everyone. Pretty offensive and sickening but I'm sure Delany had a deeper meaning. Well, I hope so.

The classic hidden noir dream.

The classic tale of ultra-violence and its importance to man's character.

One man's attempt to understand the human condition through regression to its most primal state.

Postmodern fiction often acknowledges the artificiality of storytelling; it freely admits to be telling a narrative that may or may not be reliable, according to the point-of-view adopted. The extreme case of this is "metafiction," or a story about the writing of a story. This collection of metafictive short stories will have your head reeling.

Ishmael Reed's revisionist mythology/history pits the African-American spirituality and the white establishment's fear of it in this tangled collage of the Jazz Age, with underpinnings of conspiracy. Also look for anachronisms.

The ultimate in experimental postmodernism, House of Leaves uses nested narratives, an unreliable narrator, manipulated fonts and colors, and a complete disregard for what is possible and realistic, while satirizing literary and cinematic criticism. Also look for mixed genres: experimental literary fiction and horror.

Before Lucas sold out, watch George's first pure sci-fi vision of man's alienation.