Gil's All Fright Diner

By: A. Lee Martinez

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Welcome to Gil's All Night Diner, where zombie attacks are a regular occurrence and you never know what might be lurking in the freezer....

Duke and Earl are just passing through Rockwood county in their pick-up truck when they stop at the Diner for a quick bite to eat. They aren't planning to stick around-until Loretta, the eatery's owner, offers them $100 to take care of her zombie problem. Given that Duke is a werewolf and Earl's a vampire, this looks right up their alley. But the shambling dead are just the tip of a particularly spiky iceberg.

Seems someone's out to drive Loretta from the Diner, and more than willing to raise a little Hell on Earth if that's what it takes. Before Duke and Earl get to the bottom of the Diner's troubles, they'll run into such otherworldly complications as undead cattle, an amorous ghost, a jailbait sorceress, and the terrifying occult power of pig-latin. And maybe - just maybe - the End of the World, too.

Gory, sexy, and flat-out hilarious, Gil's All Fright Diner will tickle your funnybone - before ripping it out of its socket!

©2009 A. Lee Martinez (P)2009 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"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)

a fun short novel

a silly fun story about redneck vampire and werewolf preventing the end of the world. light and enjoyable.

The whole meal with a chocolate shake

I recently finished listening to Gil's All Fright Diner written by A. Lee Martinez and narrated by Fred Berman.

In this humorous modern fantasy novel Duke and Earl, a werewolf and a vampire, find their beer laden rusty pickup heading toward an all night diner. The waitress/possible owner Loretta seems nice enough, but reacts quickly when some Zombies hit the restaurant. It's pretty clear this isn't her first time dealing with the things.

She offers them some coin, a place to sleep, and grub if they can both solve her zombie problems and fix her gas line. Unbeknownst to all of them Tammy, a servant of the old gods is about. She knows pig Latin, the language of the old gods, and isn't afraid to use it.

Fred Berman, the chosen narrator, did a stellar job with the story. He managed to communicate the seriousness of the tale, while also delivering on the moments of wry humor implied.

Conclusion: This is a great modern fantasy tale that is more than a bit tongue in cheek about the story. The narrator, Fred Berman did an excellent job here and the story is even better for it. I highly suggest this to anyone that likes humorous modern fantasy.

Silly fun with likable mosters

What made the experience of listening to Gil's All Fright Diner the most enjoyable?

The main character Earl and Duke, a redneck vampire and a trucker

Who was your favorite character and why?

It's a tough choice but I would go with Duke

What about Fred Berman’s performance did you like?

Definitely captures the voice of the main characters.

Any additional comments?

This book will not change your life or open up new vistas of understand to you but it is a lot of fun. There is a bit of a buffy/supernatural flare to this that has monsters with a very human personalities. They bicker, joke, just hang out and wandering through a weird town with a very weird diner. I could best describe this book as that filler episode on an action adventure TV show that turn out much better that it had any right to be because the writer was given free reign to just have fun. If you are looking for a light read this you can do a lot worse than this book.

A fun read with dark and dry humor

It builds slowly with a dark and dry humor. At first I didn't like the "heroes" because they weren't hero-types. But... as it slowly built up the characters, I grew quite fond of them all, except the nasties. It does slowly progress as the story builds in anticipation of the final outcome then... the excrement hits the fan and it takes off in a whirl of a climax. I didn't know what would happen with soooooooo many plot twists and turns. The narrator was great doing all the voices and his pace slowed or quickened with each one. I forgot I was listening to one person read. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes "not your usual".

Fun story with great twists and turns on the genre

I love Martinez's take on different subjects and this is no exception. A creative take on werewolves and vampires and the world building and the writing style leaves you wanting sequels and more like Pringle's slogan(once you pop, you can't stop)!

great fun and interesting book well performed.

typical Lee, fun, different and very entertaining, great for books on a road trip. woot

an enjoyable romp through the back woods

well if it's in the back woods. the characters are a fun listen and the overall story calls upon the rich supernatural mythos of the 20th century. I would love to hear another story Bout Duke and Earl.

not your typical vampire and werewolf

I loved every minute of this book. I wish there was a sequel to this with more adventures for Duke and Earl.

Excellent story told by good storyteller

I alway love the Martinez books and this narrator does it justice with good voice acting and injecting just the right amount of emotional depth into the characters. The only way it could be better is if they had different actors for each character which is why Performance is only 4 stars. The World War Z audiobook spoiled me.

Great

Still waiting for "In the company of ogres audiobook". Loving everything else by A Lee Martinez, but I can't wait for that one.. :(