History Creator / KentJStarrett

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Kent John Starrett is an American author and illustrator of primarily young adult and juvenile fiction. He is known for his [[ColorContrast high-contrast neon art style]], [[DeadpanSnarker sardonic prose]], [[OurMonstersAreWeird bizarre]] and [[UncannyValley uncanny creatures]], and a general sense of [[CloudCuckooLander quirkiness]] that balances [[CreepyCute cutesy, cartoonish art/prose]] with [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids creepy atmosphere]] and deeper themes. He has high-functioning autism and PTSD, which heavily influences his peculiar perspective and unconventional body of work. His works include ''Literature/JackieAndCraig'' and ''Literature/TheStarPixieAndTheSerpentQueen''. He maintains an active web presence, and you can find him on Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube as [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClbcsp6uCBNlac-22pV3mSw/ Thoughtful Devil.]]

** [[HumanoidAbomination Warped humanoid entities]] like living caricatures, often playing on the UncannyValley.

** And the two friendly post-humans, Styrax and Spyrax, from the eponymous tale in ''Literature/HumanResources''
* DarkWorld: Both the last act of ''Literature/JackieAndCraig'' and all of ''Literature/TheStarPixieAndTheSerpentQueen'' take place in one. ''Literature/HumanResources'' features a few, as well.

* SurrealHorror: Common, whether intentional or otherwise. Though in most of the stories in ''Literature/HumanResources'', it's very obviously intentional.

** BlackComedyCannibalism: People getting eaten is usually played for ''laughs.'' The short story ''Sweet Tooth,'' from ''Literature/HumanResources'', is a notable exception.

* BodyHorror: His only adult work so far, ''HumanResources,'' is rich with it. ''Literature/JackieAndCraig'' has a bit more of it than the typical YA fiction, but not nearly as much as H.R.

* ''Literature/HumanResources''

** RealLifeWritesThePlot: Starrett struggled with [[DarkAndTroubledPast depression, anxiety, and insomnia]] throughout most of his life; and uses it to paint his character's perspectives.

* ShownTheirWork: ''Literature/JackieAndCraig'' is a bit more [[MohsScaleOfSciFiHardness Hard Sci-Fi]] than it has any right to be, and it's clear more thought went into the "Science" part of the Science Fiction than most YA fiction usually does. Where ''Human Resources'' concerns the Science parts of the Fiction, it does well.

Kent John Starrett is an American author and illustrator of primarily young adult and juvenile fiction. He is known for his [[ColorContrast high-contrast neon art style]], [[DeadpanSnarker sardonic prose]], [[OurMonstersAreWeird bizarre]] and [[UncannyValley uncanny creatures]], and a general sense of [[CloudCuckooLander quirkiness]] that balances [[CreepyCute cutesy, cartoonish art/prose]] with [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids creepy atmosphere]] and deeper themes. His works include ''Literature/JackieAndCraig'' and ''Literature/TheStarPixieAndTheSerpentQueen''. He maintains an active web presence, and you can find him on Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube as [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClbcsp6uCBNlac-22pV3mSw/ Thoughtful Devil.]]

** PerkyGoth: at least one character usually either is or admires BodyHorror [[OurMonstersAreWeird Monsters]] or whatever unnatural catastrophe is occuring in the story somewhere.

* WorldOfWeirdness: Every book he's written.

** OddFriendship: So far, two out of four of his published works have featured mismatched friends in a ProtagonistTitle. [[spoiler: Jackie's death put a stop to this in the ''Franchise/TeenageWastelands'' saga, it would seem.]]

* CrapsackWorld: Jackie and Craig live in one, based on Starrett's own childhood hometown.