Zen and the Art of Cannibalism

Younger (Delirious) turns the smalltown horror story on its head in this madcap “zomedy” set in Oak Falls, Calif., during a rare Cerulean Moon. That’s when the bonds that bind the underworld are at their slipperiest, allowing Seth, an ancient hellhound, to sneak through. Seth begins resurrecting the dead as shock troops while plotting to open the cosmic portal to the underworld that the town is perched on. Meanwhile, the oblivious townspeople go about their usual shenanigans: Wizard Kowalski, a stoner drug-runner, is chased by a Russian mobster angry about a bungled delivery, while Ava Elridge, the local cafe owner, plays an unexpectedly important role in the unfolding cosmic comedy. The novel’s plot zings along with Rube Goldberg precision that becomes increasingly antic as the locals gradually wake up to the weirdness. Though the tale goes on a little too long, Younger finds great comic grist in the stuff that screams are made of. [em](BookLife) [/em]