"Fans of Douglas Adams and Joe R. Lansdale . . . will happily sink their teeth into this combo platter of raunchy laughs and ectoplasmic ecstasy."--"Publishers Weekly."
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It is the "Blazing Saddles" version of "The Omen."
Three nights ago I finished reading "Gil's All Fright Diner," which was written by A. Lee Martinez. It is his first book. It is about an atheist vampire and a do-gooder werewolf who stop at a diner in Texas to help the owner of the diner clear up a bad infestation of zombies. Along the way, the vampire helps an amorous ghost become free of her grave site, while Mistress Lilith, Jailbait Queen of Night ("Tammy" to her parents) sets out to unlock the gate that keeps The Old Gods (of Darkness, Hell, Eternal Tormet, etc.) locked into their sullen ethereal darkness.
Tammy.... Er, I'm sorry: I mean Mistress Lilith seeks to become the Goddess of Night and join with The Ancient Evil Ones once she frees them, and after humanity is swallowed up and gobbled down to Hell. It took me several pages of "This is just stupid" before I found the book worth reading. I enjoyed the Undead Cows (bovine zombies) that suddenly ceased craving grass and started craving human flesh. There are several amusing and well-written parts.
For example. There was a horrific night-time battle between shadowy ghouls and the werewolf, and in the end the werewolf managed to rip all the ghouls limb from limb, removing heads, rending organs (what few remain in ghouls), and turned the undead into hamburger. But that's not quite enough to kill the undead. The still-writhing pieces were hauled outside and put in a pile, where the morning sun's light would fall upon the pile and melt the ghoul pieces. Then, quoting from the book:
"As the first rays of dawn spread across the desert, the ghouls put an end to their ceaseless raspy chattering and fell silent. Legs flopped around in the air in a vain attempt to run for cover. Detached arms twisted to cover squinting yellow eyes. They squealed in the ghoulish tongue.
"'Bugger, I hate this.'
"'Well, no point in complaining,' another ghoul replied.
"'True, true,' a head agreed somewhere from the center of the pile.
"'Mooof glu tlak,' a jawless head seconded.
"'See you gents on The Other Side.'
"'Any plans?' the head atop the pile asked.
"'Oh, nothing much,' the buried ghoul replied. 'Just float around in the sullen ether. Wait to be called upon again. Review my performance this go-around.'
"'I thought you did a marvelous snarl.'
"The ghoul would have blushed had his dead flesh been able.
"'Perhaps, but I found your scampering quite sinister. And I wish I had your talent for hissing.'
"'You're too kind, but really, anybody can hiss. Now that bit of shrieking you did when the werewolf tore you apart, that was genius.'
"'Gluk fof wukal.'
"'You flatter me.'
"'I hear there's a cult in Paris with several openings. What say we float over there and give a look-see?'
"'I don't know about that. Can't say I particularly care for the French.'
"'Now, now, we fleshless ones can't afford to be choosy.'"
It was a fun book to read, though certainly very much on the silly side. It is the "Blazing Saddles" version of "The Omen."
