Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Really Ugly Thing from Mars | 1990 | Charles L. Grant | Buy |
| 2 | Kent Montana and the Reasonably Invisible Man | 1991 | Charles L. Grant | Buy |
| 3 | Kent Montana and the Once and Future Thing | 1991 | Charles L. Grant | Buy |
| 4 | The Mark of the Moderately Vicious Vampire | 1992 | Charles L. Grant | Buy |
| 5 | 668 | 1992 | Charles L. Grant | Buy |
| 6 | 668: Neighbor of the Beast | 1992 | Charles L. Grant | N/A |
The Kent Montana series shows Charles L. Grant’s playful side. The books parody horror and science fiction conventions, with titles that give away the joke — The Really Ugly Thing from Mars, The Mark of the Moderately Vicious Vampire, and 668: Neighbor of the Beast.
Published between 1990 and 1992, the six books take classic monster movie scenarios and deflate them with deadpan humor. It’s a surprising contrast to Grant’s reputation as a master of atmospheric dread, and a reminder that he didn’t take the genre entirely seriously all the time.