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2005 novel by A. Lee Martinez

Gil's All Fright Diner

Original cover to Gil's All Fright Diner
Author A. Lee Martinez
Cover artist Jeff Soto
Language English
Genre Urban fantasy, comic fantasy, horror
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date April 28, 2005
Publication place United States
Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages 272 (hardcover edition)
ISBN 0-7653-1143-7 (hardcover edition)ISBN 0-7653-1471-1 (trade paperback edition)
OCLC 57391965
Dewey Decimal 813/.6 22
LC Class PS3613.A78638 G55 2005

Gil's All Fright Diner is an urban fantasy novel by A. Lee Martinez first published in 2005.

In the backwoods southern town of Rockwood, a vampire and a werewolf in a run-down old truck come across Gil's All Night Diner, a 24-hour restaurant in the middle of nowhere. Nearly out of gas, they stop in at the diner only to discover it is the target of zombie attacks, hauntings, and occult activity.

The manager of the diner, Loretta, offers them a job helping her out around the diner, and maybe helping solve her zombie problem. They accept.

References to other works

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There are multiple references to the Necronomicon from the works of H. P. Lovecraft.

By December 2009, DreamWorks Animation had set screenwriters Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris to write a film adaptation of the book, with Barry Sonnenfeld attached to direct it.[1] In 2011, Martinez was working with DreamWorks on a project based on an original idea, and not on Gil's All Fright Diner.[2] In March 2013, Martinez expressed uncertainty for any film adaptation: "Your guess is as good as mine. It's all a matter of convincing someone with the clout necessary to make it happen".[3]

Awards and nominations

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  1. ^ Fleming, Mike (December 16, 2009). "Writers dine on 'Diner'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Martinez, A. Lee (October 27, 2011). "Simple". A. Lee Martinez. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ^ Martinez, A. Lee (March 29, 2013). "Q&A Friday". A. Lee Martinez. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "YALSA announces 2006 Alex Awards". American Library Association. January 23, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2013.