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Reg E Rat's Birthday Fun Center and Same Day Outpatient Care Facility
For Mortimer, there are only two things in life to fear: kidney stones and children’s birthday parties. For his son, Ichabod, its bullies and lame birthday presents. The father and son duo are about to spend an afternoon facing their worst fears at the quirkiest place on Earth: Reg E. Rat’s Birthday Fun Center.
Reg E. Rat’s is full of fun and games for the whole family. It’s also filled with maniac animatronics, a questionable food menu and, somewhere in the back, the zaniest medical staff imaginable.
Spend a hellacious afternoon with Reg E. Rat and friends. You’re gonna have a bloody good
time!
“Frank J. Edler, the deranged mind behind BRATS IN HELL, and DEATH GETS A BOOK, is back with his most insane and hilarious book to date. REG E. RAT'S BIRTHDAY FUN CENTER & SAME DAY OUTPATIENT CARE FACILITY is batshit crazy—full of animatronic monsters, a giant humanoid rat and brutal kill scenes. Birthday parties will never be the same. Enjoy the pizza!” — Daniel J. Volpe, author of LEFT TO YOU
Reg E. Rat’s is full of fun and games for the whole family. It’s also filled with maniac animatronics, a questionable food menu and, somewhere in the back, the zaniest medical staff imaginable.
Spend a hellacious afternoon with Reg E. Rat and friends. You’re gonna have a bloody good
time!
“Frank J. Edler, the deranged mind behind BRATS IN HELL, and DEATH GETS A BOOK, is back with his most insane and hilarious book to date. REG E. RAT'S BIRTHDAY FUN CENTER & SAME DAY OUTPATIENT CARE FACILITY is batshit crazy—full of animatronic monsters, a giant humanoid rat and brutal kill scenes. Birthday parties will never be the same. Enjoy the pizza!” — Daniel J. Volpe, author of LEFT TO YOU
156 pages, ebook
Published November 4, 2022
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Frank J. Edler
36 books129 followersFrank J. Edler is the author of many twisted novels and uncanny short stories often cited as 'laugh out loud' dark comedies. His writing walks the fine line between horror and the bizarre. He resides in New Jersey, a land that is both horrific and bizarre.
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December 11, 2022
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Frank Edler, if you haven’t read his work, has got a very unique way of looking at the world. While his stories can be more on the bizzaro side and not always the type of things I like to read, he is a really funny guy who can make me laugh most of the time.
Now, I am not going to beat around the bush with this, REG E. RAT will not fall in some people’s taste. There are elements that might touch on the extreme side in this story, especially since there are kids that will die (I know, I know, how dare thee slaughter thy innocent little heathens and all), but there are elements that is such silly fun, anyone who takes this too seriously can only blame themselves if they take offense. For example, I love animals, but I can still enjoy a Warner Bros cartoon just as much as my kid.
And there is a part of me that wants to say this would have been too silly for my taste in places, but after an extended period of extreme horror and needing something different, this was almost therapeutic in a way. And for that I feel like the author more than did his job, which is why I want to rate this one 4.3141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592 stars.
If you are looking for some silly, violent fun, this will be right up your alley.
4…… STARS
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/bla...
Frank Edler, if you haven’t read his work, has got a very unique way of looking at the world. While his stories can be more on the bizzaro side and not always the type of things I like to read, he is a really funny guy who can make me laugh most of the time.
Now, I am not going to beat around the bush with this, REG E. RAT will not fall in some people’s taste. There are elements that might touch on the extreme side in this story, especially since there are kids that will die (I know, I know, how dare thee slaughter thy innocent little heathens and all), but there are elements that is such silly fun, anyone who takes this too seriously can only blame themselves if they take offense. For example, I love animals, but I can still enjoy a Warner Bros cartoon just as much as my kid.
And there is a part of me that wants to say this would have been too silly for my taste in places, but after an extended period of extreme horror and needing something different, this was almost therapeutic in a way. And for that I feel like the author more than did his job, which is why I want to rate this one 4.3141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592 stars.
If you are looking for some silly, violent fun, this will be right up your alley.
4…… STARS
December 13, 2022
A few years ago, Nicolas Cage starred in a weird little movie called Wilby Wonderland. The premise is that he has to stay overnight at a children’s pizza place and clean. Of course the animatronic animals come to life and try to kill him. In Fank J Edler’s newest novella, Reg E. Rat’s Birthday Fun Center and Same Day Outpatient Care Facility, Mr. Frank (probably) said, “I can do this even better. Let’s have the pizza place be open and have the animatronic animals kill everyone in the middle of five birthday parties. Wouldn’t that be fun?” The answer is Yes. It is a lot of fun.
Mortimer’s son Ichabod is invited to a friend’s birthday party at Reg E. Rat’s Birthday Fun Center. Like every single parent in the entire world, Mortimer does not want to go because places like this are awful, with a thousand snotty screaming kids running around, awful pizza, and nothing but a desire to escape. Added to Mortimer’s suffering is the pain of some kidney stones moving around in his lower abdomen. Nothing could be worse. Until the animatronic animals in the band come to life with the sole purpose to kill everyone in sight.
This is Frank J. Edler. There is humor and a silliness to the killing of all of the patrons and the funny and even more bizarre ways that the heroes fight back. It is easy to focus on Reg E Rat, but we cannot forget that second half of the title, Same Day Outpatient Care Facility, which is linked to the story in major ways. The two places, Reg E Rat’s and the Same Day Outpatient Care Facility, are connected and ran by the same company, but it is also the different subgenres in the same story. The Reg E. Rat side of the building is survival horror and Same Day Outpatient Care Facility is bizarro body horror. The two of them melt together and with a huge dose of comedy, we receive a fun and hilarious book.
I will always read Mr. Frank’s books because I will always be indebted to him for his “weird and wacky” fiction podcast called Bizzong!. I was introduced to so many authors that I love through this podcast that I was sad to see that Mr. Frank needed to end it for his family and for his writing. Since ending the show, he has produced some great books, and though I’ll be a Zonger for life, I am happy that he made the right decision, not only for himself but for his fans. Do yourself a favor and give one of his books a try. Reg E. Rat’s Birthday Fun Center and Same Day Outpatient Care Facility is a great place to start. Stat!
Mortimer’s son Ichabod is invited to a friend’s birthday party at Reg E. Rat’s Birthday Fun Center. Like every single parent in the entire world, Mortimer does not want to go because places like this are awful, with a thousand snotty screaming kids running around, awful pizza, and nothing but a desire to escape. Added to Mortimer’s suffering is the pain of some kidney stones moving around in his lower abdomen. Nothing could be worse. Until the animatronic animals in the band come to life with the sole purpose to kill everyone in sight.
This is Frank J. Edler. There is humor and a silliness to the killing of all of the patrons and the funny and even more bizarre ways that the heroes fight back. It is easy to focus on Reg E Rat, but we cannot forget that second half of the title, Same Day Outpatient Care Facility, which is linked to the story in major ways. The two places, Reg E Rat’s and the Same Day Outpatient Care Facility, are connected and ran by the same company, but it is also the different subgenres in the same story. The Reg E. Rat side of the building is survival horror and Same Day Outpatient Care Facility is bizarro body horror. The two of them melt together and with a huge dose of comedy, we receive a fun and hilarious book.
I will always read Mr. Frank’s books because I will always be indebted to him for his “weird and wacky” fiction podcast called Bizzong!. I was introduced to so many authors that I love through this podcast that I was sad to see that Mr. Frank needed to end it for his family and for his writing. Since ending the show, he has produced some great books, and though I’ll be a Zonger for life, I am happy that he made the right decision, not only for himself but for his fans. Do yourself a favor and give one of his books a try. Reg E. Rat’s Birthday Fun Center and Same Day Outpatient Care Facility is a great place to start. Stat!
November 16, 2022
The title made me pick the book up, and the writing kept me from putting it down. Father and son conquering their worst fears. What’s not to love? The good news is this book was right up my alley. That bad news is I’ve finished reading it. Needless to say, I’m looking forward to Frank’s next book.
April 18, 2023
Just finished Reg E. Rat's Birthday Fun Center and Same Day Outpatient Care Facility by Frank Edler and loved it! The twists and turns his mind takes to create his fun (and sick) stories are really unparalleled! Super fun read!!
November 23, 2022
Ichabod was filled with joy that he was invited to a birthday party at Reg E. Rat’s. His father Mortimer not so much. He would have to take his son, and the thought alone dredged up a dark memory from Mortimer’s childhood. Party day arrives and Mortimer is riddled with anxiety but pushes on for his son. It doesn’t take long before the bottom falls out and chaos ensues.
What a wild ride! What should have been a normal fun-filled birthday party quickly goes south when the animatronics come to life. They are no longer interested in playing music; now they want blood thanks to the class bully. Follow the kiddies as they make their way through the arcade and hope to get out alive. There will be blood, bodies, fingernail cheese, and so much more at Reg E. Rat’s Birthday Fun Center.
A fun read packed full of killer robots, clowns, games, and very questionable pizza. Read this. Stat!
What a wild ride! What should have been a normal fun-filled birthday party quickly goes south when the animatronics come to life. They are no longer interested in playing music; now they want blood thanks to the class bully. Follow the kiddies as they make their way through the arcade and hope to get out alive. There will be blood, bodies, fingernail cheese, and so much more at Reg E. Rat’s Birthday Fun Center.
A fun read packed full of killer robots, clowns, games, and very questionable pizza. Read this. Stat!
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March 19, 2024This book had everything - explosions, robots, fires, blood, clowns, pizza and many many kids being killed. Truly, Frank Edler's "War and Peace"
November 15, 2023
3.5 rounded down. This isn't a bad book, but it's not great either -with work, and editing, it could be pretty good, but in its current form, I can't give it more than a 3.
Okay, yes, I grew up in the glory days of Showbiz Pizza, Celebration Station, and Chuck E. Cheese. I went to 'em all. I'm one of those weird people who think that Chuck E. Cheese pizza is actually pretty good (better than Cici's these days, when the reverse used to be the truth way back when). Did this book put me off taking my kiddo to the rat casino? Nope. Will I still eat the pizza? Hell yeah.
First - the good: Ichabod is fun. This book is actually fun in a weirdly out there way (though it doesn't get out there enough to fall into the bizzaro category IMO).
Yes, this book jumps on the Willy's Wonderland, Five Nights at whozit's place, current trend of let's make the robot band turn into a bunch of killers using (insert plot device here).
I mean, if I didn't like it, I wouldn't read/watch it, right?
The not so good:
So my issue isn't that this follows that trend, my issue with this one is that it felt really rough - not first draft level rough, more like second draft rough. There were a couple places where it felt like either chapters had been deleted or the author stopped typing for the day, kept the story going in their head, and then went back to the computer but picked up where the story was in their head instead of where they left off on the page. (I cannot stress enough that it feels like *exactly* three chapters are missing in the early middle of the book, though I haven't been able to put my finger on why I am so sure that it's 3.)
My other issue is that yes, Virginia, editors do exist, and this one didn't use one. Look, I get that a LOT of indie authors (and many of the Big 5 publishers) think that it's okay not to edit and that people will just be okay with it. I further get that a lot of indie authors feel as though they can't afford an editor (ladies and gents - while industry standard is $60 per 300 words, most of us freelancers are working for a mere $15 per 300 words because of this very complaint and we need to eat too.) As a freelance editor who reads in their spare time, I am *not* okay with it. It fucks with my reading. I don't want to see "degrees.," yes, this is an example directly from this book but to include the rest of the sentence could be considered a spoiler so I am going with the single word. Point is, I spend my days getting paid to fix people's shit and so errors like this jump straight out at me and bitch slap me in the face and it annoys the hell out of me because it takes me out of the story. Just, pay an editor people, or for the love of all that is happy, pay attention to the blue and red squiggles in Word (or Open Office or insert your word processing program of choice).
Will I buy another book by Elder? Unknown. I'll certainly read the preview to see if it has the same annoyances as this one and if so, I won't. Will I keep this one? For now, because I want to figure out why I am so damn sure that it's three chapters gone missing (not one, not two, not four, three). Will it survive to stay on my shelves after that? Well, that remains to be seen.
Okay, yes, I grew up in the glory days of Showbiz Pizza, Celebration Station, and Chuck E. Cheese. I went to 'em all. I'm one of those weird people who think that Chuck E. Cheese pizza is actually pretty good (better than Cici's these days, when the reverse used to be the truth way back when). Did this book put me off taking my kiddo to the rat casino? Nope. Will I still eat the pizza? Hell yeah.
First - the good: Ichabod is fun. This book is actually fun in a weirdly out there way (though it doesn't get out there enough to fall into the bizzaro category IMO).
Yes, this book jumps on the Willy's Wonderland, Five Nights at whozit's place, current trend of let's make the robot band turn into a bunch of killers using (insert plot device here).
I mean, if I didn't like it, I wouldn't read/watch it, right?
The not so good:
So my issue isn't that this follows that trend, my issue with this one is that it felt really rough - not first draft level rough, more like second draft rough. There were a couple places where it felt like either chapters had been deleted or the author stopped typing for the day, kept the story going in their head, and then went back to the computer but picked up where the story was in their head instead of where they left off on the page. (I cannot stress enough that it feels like *exactly* three chapters are missing in the early middle of the book, though I haven't been able to put my finger on why I am so sure that it's 3.)
My other issue is that yes, Virginia, editors do exist, and this one didn't use one. Look, I get that a LOT of indie authors (and many of the Big 5 publishers) think that it's okay not to edit and that people will just be okay with it. I further get that a lot of indie authors feel as though they can't afford an editor (ladies and gents - while industry standard is $60 per 300 words, most of us freelancers are working for a mere $15 per 300 words because of this very complaint and we need to eat too.) As a freelance editor who reads in their spare time, I am *not* okay with it. It fucks with my reading. I don't want to see "degrees.," yes, this is an example directly from this book but to include the rest of the sentence could be considered a spoiler so I am going with the single word. Point is, I spend my days getting paid to fix people's shit and so errors like this jump straight out at me and bitch slap me in the face and it annoys the hell out of me because it takes me out of the story. Just, pay an editor people, or for the love of all that is happy, pay attention to the blue and red squiggles in Word (or Open Office or insert your word processing program of choice).
Will I buy another book by Elder? Unknown. I'll certainly read the preview to see if it has the same annoyances as this one and if so, I won't. Will I keep this one? For now, because I want to figure out why I am so damn sure that it's three chapters gone missing (not one, not two, not four, three). Will it survive to stay on my shelves after that? Well, that remains to be seen.
December 1, 2022
I've never been both creeped out and been made to laugh out loud by a pizza.
There are not enough words to express how much I enjoyed this bizarre adventure. Not only did it play out like many of my nightmares featuring Charles Entertainment Cheese and his band of terror inducing animatronics, but the twists involving the same day patient out-care facility were hysterical and just weird. This book has it all - gruesome deaths, bumbling main characters, a great family dynamic, laser hands, kidney stones, cheese hot enough to melt off a face, and yes - evil robot humanoid animals who have a penchant for crushing skulls and cutting off limbs.
I don't want to tell you anymore about this book because YOU NEED TO READ IT FOR YOURSELF!!
Check it out - because Frank Edler just became one of my faves for this book.
There are not enough words to express how much I enjoyed this bizarre adventure. Not only did it play out like many of my nightmares featuring Charles Entertainment Cheese and his band of terror inducing animatronics, but the twists involving the same day patient out-care facility were hysterical and just weird. This book has it all - gruesome deaths, bumbling main characters, a great family dynamic, laser hands, kidney stones, cheese hot enough to melt off a face, and yes - evil robot humanoid animals who have a penchant for crushing skulls and cutting off limbs.
I don't want to tell you anymore about this book because YOU NEED TO READ IT FOR YOURSELF!!
Check it out - because Frank Edler just became one of my faves for this book.
January 6, 2023
I had a very tough time getting through this one. The writer is great, I think I just had expectations for it to be less of a story about children engaged in mortal combat and more of a tale of horror. It read much more like an action adventure. This may be totally your style and something you're into. If so, you will really enjoy it because his writing style is a lot of fun and the humor really comes out in the book. But after about 40 pages, it was an uphill battle for me. I finished it but I contemplated DNF'ing it a few times. Again, its not the writers fault which is why I didn't give it a one star review. If you're a fan of bizarro horror action adventure set in a chucky cheese style restaurant, I think you'll find your money well spent on this one.
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