# Gil's All Fright Diner

By A. Lee Martinez

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/gil-s-all-fright-diner-0f4420f9/

Werewolf Duke and vampire Earl stop for food at Loretta's diner and end up taking work against its recurring zombie visitors. The restaurant's troubles lead the two travelers toward a supernatural threat with much wider ambitions.

## What makes it funny?

Duke would prefer to finish eating before fighting the zombies. Loretta's offer of employment is equally practical: she initially has a broken gas line in mind. Food and maintenance keep intruding on the monster business.

### The comedy at work

Duke and Earl bicker like travel companions who have spent too long in the same vehicle. Earl's comb-over and independently wandering shadow make it difficult for him to preserve much vampire grandeur.

### Try this if…

The friendship and arguments give this monster story the feel of a buddy comedy. A taste for shabby supernatural characters with everyday grievances is useful company for the escalating trouble.

### Good to know

The opening sample contains profanity, sexualized descriptions and graphic zombie dismemberment. The humor is raunchy, with plenty of bodily violence.

## What to expect

- Genre: Fantasy · Horror
- On the shelf: Cosmic horror · Zombie
- Kind of humor: Banter · Dark comedy · Parody
- Story ingredients: Vampires
- Format: Novel
- Published: 2005

## A few distinguishing details

- A werewolf whose meal takes priority over zombies
- A vampire with an uncooperative shadow

## Sources & further reading

- Review: [Publishers Weekly review](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780765314710)
- Review: [Kirkus review](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a-lee-martinez/gils-all-fright-diner)
- Publisher: [Publisher and opening chapter](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765314710/gilsallfrightdiner)