{"product_id":"9780312555139","title":"John Dies at the End","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Dies at the End\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): David Wong, Jason Pargin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Wong has updated the Lovecraft tradition and infused it with humor that rather than lessening the horror, increases it dramatically.  Every time I set the book down down, I was wary that something really was afoot, that there were creatures I couldn't see, and that because I suspected this, I was next. Engaging, comic, and terrifying.-- \u003cb\u003eJoe Garden\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFeatures Editor, The Onion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wong is like a mash-up of Douglass Adams and Stephen King... 'page-turner' is an understatement.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDon Coscarelli\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003edirector, \u003ci\u003ePhantasm I-V\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBubba Ho-tep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"That rarest of things--a genuinely scary story.\"--\u003cb\u003eDavid Wellington\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eMonster Island, Vampire Zero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"JOHN DIES AT THE END has a cult following for a reason:  it's horrific, thought-provoking, and hilarious all at once.  This is one of the most entertaining and addictive novels I've ever read.\"--\u003cb\u003eJacob Kier, Publisher, Permuted Press                                     \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTOP.  \u003c\/b\u003eYou should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands.  NO, don't put it down. It's too late.  They're watching you.  \u003cb\u003eMy name is David.\u003c\/b\u003e My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours.  You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about \u003cb\u003ethe sauce\u003c\/b\u003e, about \u003cb\u003eKorrok\u003c\/b\u003e, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under \u003cb\u003ethe eye\u003c\/b\u003e.  The only defense is knowledge. You need to read this book, to the end. Even the part with the bratwurst. Why? You just have to trust me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe important thing is this:  \u003c\/b\u003eThe sauce is a drug, and it gives users a window into another dimension.  John and I never had the chance to say no.  You still do.   I'm sorry to have involved you in this, I really am. But as you read about these terrible events and the very \u003cb\u003edark epoch\u003c\/b\u003e the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind:   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNone of this was my fault.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eJohn Dies at the End\u003c\/i\u003e…[is] a case of the author trying to depict actual, soul-sucking lunacy, and succeeding with flying colors.” —\u003ci\u003eFangoria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“David Wong is like a mash-up of Douglas Adams and Stephen King . . . ‘page-turner' is an understatement.” —\u003ci\u003eDon Coscarelli, director, Phantasm I–V and Bubba Ho-tep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“David Wong has managed to write that rarest of things---a genuinely scary story.” —\u003ci\u003eDavid Wellington, author of Monster Island and Vampire Zero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The rare genre novel that manages to keep its sense of humor strong without ever diminishing the scares.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Onion AV Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sure to please the \u003ci\u003eFangoria\u003c\/i\u003e set while appealing to a wider audience, the book's smart take on fear manages to tap into readers' existential dread on one page, then have them laughing the next.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When it's funny, it's laugh-out-loud funny, yet when the situation calls for chills, it provides them in spades.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312555139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Thomas Dunne Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40593806721230,"sku":"9780312555139","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a3d37582-bf31-40f3-aba2-78ccaa0af40e.jpg?v=1637793850","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312555139","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}