When I first started I was put off by the focus on body parts, fluids and general raunch but as I continued reading it was impossible to not get involved in Elvis' pit of despair. I've never read any Lansdale but I get the impression this is not his only weird story.

But when weird shit starts up in the Convalescent Home and his fellow denizens begin die of unnatural causes, it's just the inspiration he needs to pee in the toilet and be the hero he always played in the movies.

His old body is falling apart and even his, erm, VIP is letting him down. Sweet!!!!!įor anyone new to the this series, this is where we choose a book/movie pairing and I say a few words on the book and Michael says a few words on the movie.Ĭlick here for Michael's film review of Bubba Ho-TepĮlvis is not dead, he's in a Texas rest home. Holy crap, it is so freaking cool! Click here for details and, no, that is not a picture of Elvis' uniform it is an actual slip off cover that is a miniature of the shirt. We absolutely cannot continue with this post without a huge shout out of thanks to Michael for the awesome Bubba Ho-Tep DVD edition he sent to Dr Musacha and me. I'd say this review is going to be short because the story was short but, come on, we all know it's because halftime only lasts 20 minutes. It's just icing on the cake that we're getting to serve this one up on the same weekend that college football starts. It all started with a short story and it only took two years for Michael and I to add another short to the wordy bit of our joint reviews. Publisher: Tachyon Publications (2010) Note: This short story was originally published in The King is Dead: Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem, 1994

Bubba Ho-Tep by Joe R. Lansdale