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upon its initial release, as they considered the story to be one of the worst of the Elvis anthology as they thought that Lansdale "spends too much time on The King's hard-ons" and that "too much bad writing leaves the reader all shook up and itchin like a man on a fuzzy tree".
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as a joke. He changed his mind after the positive reception of the first film and after several people inquired about the sequel. Lansdale developed ideas discussed for the follow-up into a novella,
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Late at night, Elvis hears scuttling noises and other creepy sounds in the otherwise quiet Mud Creek Shady Grove Convalescence Home. He befriends a black man, who is convinced he is
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is stalking the halls and sucking up souls in the night. Together the two men confront the monster, as no one will believe them.
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and has since been re-published in various formats. A film adaptation
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The Pleasure and Pain of Cult Horror Films: An Historical Survey
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Born for Trouble: The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard
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Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years
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On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks
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Joe R. Lansdale
Alternate history
Night Shade Books
Hardcover
Trade paperback
ISBN
1-892389-46-0
alternate history
novella
Joe R. Lansdale
Elvis Presley
by the same name
Bruce Campbell
Elvis Presley
Elvis impersonator
East Texas
trailer park
retirement home
John F. Kennedy
Egyptian
mummy
Bubba Ho-Tep
Don Coscarelli
screenplay
Ossie Davis
roadshow theatrical release
cult movie
IDW Publishing
limited series

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