The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories is a 1997 poetry book written and illustrated by film director Tim Burton. The poems, which are full of black humor, tell stories of hybrid kids, spontaneous transformers, and women who have babies to win over men.
Some characters of the book would later appear in the flash animation series Stainboy, which was created, directed, and written by Burton.
Table of Contents[]
- Stick Boy and Match Girl in Love
- Robot Boy
- Staring Girl
- The Boy With Nails in His Eyes
- The Girl With Many Eyes
- Stain Boy
- The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
- Voodoo Girl
- Stain Boy's Special Christmas
- The Girl Who Turned Into a Bed
- Roy, The Toxic Boy
- James
- Stick Boy's Festive Season
- Brie Boy
- Mummy Boy
- Junk Girl
- The Pin Cushion Queen
- Melonhead
- Sue
- Jimmy, the Hideous Penguin Boy
- Char Boy
- Anchor Baby
- Oyster Boy Steps Out
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Reception[]
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories has been generally well received by both critics and reader. It received 5 out of 5 stars at Amazon.com and a B+ at Entertainment Weekly.