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Archelon Ranch by Garrett Cook
An unreasonable gripping book. I learned why some people want to slit their wrists and become anything but human. (Ginnetta Correli, author of The Lost Episodes of Beatie Scareli)

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12/11/09

LegumEbooks has launched!

LegumeMan Books is very happy to announce the launch of LegumEbooks. As of today, all of our titles are also available to purchase in an electronic format. What's more, they're only $3.50! We've got you by the balls too - we're so obscure that it really isn't possible to download this stuff for free yet (maybe you can make a purchase and be a trendsetter).

The main reason I'd recommend you give one of our eBooks a purchase is because most of the money goes straight into the author's pockets. It's hard being a writer at the best of times - this is amplified enormously if you write for a small press. Give them some love. It's a relatively low risk investment from a financial point of view.

Special offer to mark the launch of LegumEbooks

Until the end of the year, purchase any eBook from our catalogue and get another one of your choice for free!

Purchase an eBook here.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

 

 

09/11/09

I bugged him so much that he finally caved

How damn happy am I? I'll tell you how happy I am - 30. That's right - 30. Since reading Ray Fracalossy's Tales from the Vinegar Wasteland, I've become pretty keen on the man and boy, did I let him know it. After convincing him that my misunderstanding of law would ensure any attempt to restrain me was useless, he gave in. So it is with a childish amount of glee that we present this wonderful addition to our free series.

Ray Fracalossy is one of my favourite absurdist writers (gee - really?) and I want him to be one of yours too. mOsbURAnD has a low word count but an impressively large scope. Basically, it's more than worth 5 minutes of your time. I dare you to prove me wrong.

Read it here.

A brief hiatus

While we focus on some upcoming books, the free series is going to take a break for a month or so. We've bombarded you with enough goodness for now. Never fear, we've got some great free stories coming up in the near future. Seriously though, there's some exciting developments around the corner. If you were us (and one day you will be), you'd take a break too.

The Bookmark that Didn't Work

The folks over at Australian Reader have been kind enough to publish a story from Matthew Revert's 'A Million Versions of Right' on their site. I dare you to read it and turn the no sales the book currently enjoys into some sales! It can be found here. More info on Matthew Revert's book can be found here.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

21/10/09

Free stories in the boneyard

Wow, seriously, if I was employed to write newspaper headlines, I'd have been fired after my boss saw the dismal effort above. That's all by the by. Welcome to another edition of the free series.

G. N. Braun goes by many names - unfortunately I don't know any of them. I've been reliably informed that Boneyard Smack is one of his first stories to be published anywhere other than his mother's refrigerator. It's a right shame too. His writing chops are smothered with the most delectable gravy. I have a sneaking suspicion this won't be the only time he finds his work published.

Boneyard Smack is a short, sharp tale about heroin addiction, corrupt police gentlemen and death. This is also our first story presented in a grim, ultra black edition - all to enhance the misery one should feel when reading a story devoted to such unsavory subjects.

Read it here.

Coming mighty soon is the gloriously absurd mOsbURAnD by the wonderful Ray Fracalossy.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

 

16/10/09

The Free Series Rolls Ever On

Anyone interested in Australian horror fiction should be familiar with Shane Jiraiya Cummings. If you're not, here's the perfect opportunity to rectify that. He's one of the best at what he does, which is why we're over the moon to be able to offer a story from his fantastic book 'Shards' (Brimstone Press 2009). Shane's an incredibly busy guy at the moment as he prepares for the release of a whole swag of books in the coming months. There's even a rumor that he may be releasing something on a nonsense, little upstart press that may or may not be us.

Itch is a fantastically warped piece of fiction that really gets under your skin (bad pun intended). It tells the unfortunate tale of a man with an insatiable itch that never abates. Despite the welts and the blood, the itch screams for attention and ultimately cannot be denied.

Read it here.

And if you like this piece, why not splash out on 'Shards'? It's unlikely that you'll be disappointed. And if you are, it most likely your catholic guilt searching for release.

On a personal note, I'm happy to announce that after typing it so many times, I've finally memorised how to spell Shane's middle name!

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

 

05/10/09

More Free Series Goodness

Quite a flurry of activity at the ol' LegumeMan HQ lately. Following hot on the heels of Michael Dhillon's tasty 'Orange Crush' we happily present D. A. Jackson's delightfully vulgar 'The Grinning Idiot'.

It wouldn't surprise me if I learned that this story was channeled while reading the stains in suspect toilet like tea leaves. It's the kind of tale that leaves you feeling dirty like post-mastubatory hands. In other words, it aligns brilliantly with the whole LegumeMan ethos.

D. A. Jackson is another one of the nutcase's working with the Modern Gentlemen underground comic series. His directorial hand has also been responsible for such gonzo cinematic gems as 'The Snuff Machine' and 'Cannibal Suburbia'. Basically, he peddles the kind of filth that us here at LegumeMan salivate over.

Unless you're profoundly blind, you've probably also noticed the amazing artwork to your left. This artwork comes courtesy of the depressingly talented Pierre Lloga, Melbourne-based artist and contributor for (you guessed it), Modern Gentlemen.

So, if you like your fiction filtered through the soiled stockings of a scat mistress, this is highly recommended.

Read it here.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

 

03/10/09

New Addition to the Free Series

One of my personal highlights of the year has been Michael Dhillon's, 'The Cuckoo Parchment and the Dyke'. It's one of those special books that doesn't come along too often. It resonates like little else I've read and stands alone in terms of scope and content. It's for these reasons that I'm personally excited to welcome Michael Dhillon to the LegumeMan free series. 'Orange Crush' is one of those stories that is difficult to describe. You could call it a distinctly bizarre meditation on life, or a vaguely existential think piece - but neither description really does it justice. The best I can suggest is to download it and lose yourself in its unique charm. It's free and available right here.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

27/09/09

Archelon Ranch Now Available!

It is with an alarmingly precise amount of pleasure that LegumeMan Books announces the release of Garrett Cook's 'Archelon Ranch'. The title is available to purchase from Amazon now. Our supplies are due to arrive early next week - feel free to place your order and we'll get it out to you as soon as it arrives.

Je ne suis pas un chapeau. Je suis un homme...

In an overgrown, primeval, jungle-city state, Bernard is a test subject for science experiments. His father and Professor Sagramour have been injecting him with hallucinogenic mud and reality affirming drugs so that one day man will be immune to the insanity inducing, zombifying sentient green mud that is choking the suburbs. But Bernard is beginning to display side effects. Experiencing greater and greater levels of Objectivity cause his consciousness to become one with entities as diverse as pterosaurs and martinis. In the mind of the tyrannosaurus he hears the call of Archelon Ranch, a primal paradise like no other. Will Bernard's unique talents be enough to get him out of the senseless prehistoric cyberpunk city or will dinosaurs, Sagramour's Standardizers and the desire to lose himself in other entities be too much?

More information is available here. So if you're hankering for a taste of existentialist, dystopian bizarro, this is the book for you.

Also...

We have a slew of wonderful additions to our free series coming soon from the likes of Shane Jiraiya Cummings, Michael Dhillon and David Jackson with plenty more to follow. Look out for them. We'll post more information as they appear online.

Let the night be,
The Brother's Gunther

 

 

 

20/09/09

Chapter one of 'Archelon Ranch' available to read.

As the release date of Garrett Cook's existential Bizarro mindfuck, 'Archelon Ranch' creeps ever closer, we have made the first chapter available to whet (or ruin) your appetite. Have a read right here. The October 1st release date looks suspiciously likely and Garrett should have a swag of copies at BizarroCon to bestow upon any interested parties. Word to the wise - get interested, this is a fantastic book!

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

20/09/09

A study in contrasts.

Just a quick note to alert fellow Legumites of a couple of reviews that have just popped up for R. Frederick Hamilton's 'Spare Key' in the last week. It's proving to be a deliciously divisive book with reviews occupying both sides of the spectrum.

First the bad - the really, really bad. The so bad that the stitches need stitches bad. The kind of review that should make anyone even considering purchasing Spare Key hang their head in shame. So, leading the charge in condemning Spare Key for the poorly written, gross out drivel that it is, is Craig Bezant from OzHorrorScope:

http://ozhorrorscope.blogspot.com/2009/09/review-spare-key-by-r-frederick.html

And then, as if reading a completely different, somehow non-sucky book, comes a review from America's Fatally Yours, courtesy of one Elaine Lamkin. This review extols the very things the first review condemns. All of a sudden, fans of horror are being urged to purchase the book - even enjoy it!

http://www.fatally-yours.com/horror-literature/book-review-spare-key-by-r-frederick-hamilton/

Mr Hamilton was even afforded the opportunity to explain himself in a wonderful interview that appeared a few days later.

So where does all of this leave the reader? Forced with a glut of books, each vying for your attention, at the mercy of conflicting opinion. If I were you (and one day I probably will be), I'd just kill myself because it's all too hard!

A sincere thank you to both Craig Bezant and Elaine Lamkin for taking the time to review Spare Key. It's appreciated in ways you'd find plain creepy.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

03/09/09

Submissions are currently open!

Until December 1st, LegumeMan submissions are open for a reading period. So get those manuscripts in. More info can be found here.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

 

25/08/09

Hello there my titular exclusives. The impending release of Garrett Cook's 'Archelon Ranch' draws ever closer. Information about said title has been made available here. The art work was brilliantly conceived by Jude Coulter-Pultz. An October release is still looking very likely. Keep checking back for information. Remember, if you didn't read it here, you probably read it somewhere else!

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

19/08/09

Hello chumlets. Welcome to another LegumeMan Books update. This update is primarily to announce the latest addition to our free series, 'Milk' by Melbourne-based artist, Andrew Gallacher. Andrew is best known for his work with the great Modern Gentlemen collective, who produce some truly outrageous comics firmly aligned with the underground tradition. Beyond that, his paintings have appeared in various exhibits and whatnot. 'Milk' marks Andrew's first foray into fiction outside of the comic format and it's a great one! Check it out here.

In other news, we're gearing up for the impending release of our next book, 'Archelon Ranch' by American unusualist, Garrett Cook. It's going to be a fantastic book and we're looking forward to unleashing it upon the world. We'll post coverart and more info soon. We're shooting for an October release so contort your fingers into a bone-cracking cross on behalf of us.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

23/07/09

Just a quick update to announce the launch of the inventively titled "Underground Fiction Forum". This is a forum intended for the discussion of all things underground fiction related (coincidentally enough). It was started because it was proving quite difficult to find a forum that embraced underground fiction in its totality, so hopefully this fills a void. It is hosted by LegumeMan but it isn't really affiliated with LegumeMan, so feel free to come online and cyber bash the flip out of us.

Anyway, if this sounds like your cup of tea, please come on by and help build a fledgling community. It ain't much at the moment but there's potential for this to be a great underground hub. We can be found here, or you can click the 'forum' link in the menu bar. Both are fine choices.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 


08/07/09

LegumeMan Books has managed to weasel its way into a bonafide bookshop. As of today, our titles are available to buy either in person or online from the fine people at Polyester Books in Melbourne. A big thanks goes out to everyone there for being so willing to take our stuff. If you're in the area, why not stop in a buy some underground ephemera.
Polyester Books can be found here.

In other news, a thoughtful, well written review was recently posted for Spare Key at [As if!]. A big thanks to Ross Murray for giving Spare Key such an in depth review. The review can be read here.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

 

 

LegumeMan Books is proud to announce the release of

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30/06/09

If you think anything about the world makes sense, think again.

LegumeMan Books is very happy to announce the release of 'A Million Versions of Right' by Matthew Revert. A book that delves so impossibly deep into the realms of absurdity that it can't be good for your health. A book that will leave you scratching the skin from your head in confusion and planting the skin bits in your grandmother's garden. When no skin trees grow, you'll bemoan your very existence like an ennui-ridden character in a French New Wave film. Life doesn't make sense - why fight it?

Take a trip to our shop and see how many copies you can buy. It can also be found on Amazon (we're fairly sure the 1-3 weeks listed on Amazon is incorrect).

Copies purchased directly from us will ship early next week and come signed. More info on 'A Million Versions of Right' can be found here.

Let the night be,
The Brothers Gunther

 

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