- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; 1st edition edition (Sep 29 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 031255513X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312555139
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16.3 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 612 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #105,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"John Dies at the End…[is] a case of the author trying to depict actual, soul-sucking lunacy, and succeeding with flying colors." –Fangoria
“David Wong is like a mash-up of Douglas Adams and Stephen King . . . ‘page-turner’ is an understatement.” --Don Coscarelli, director, Phantasm I–V and Bubba Ho-tep
“David Wong has managed to write that rarest of things---a genuinely scary story.” --David Wellington, author of Monster Island and Vampire Zero
"The rare genre novel that manages to keep its sense of humor strong without ever diminishing the scares." --The Onion AV Club
“Sure to please the Fangoria 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.” –Publishers Weekly
"When it’s funny, it's laugh-out-loud funny, yet when the situation calls for chills, it provides them in spades."--Kirkus Reviews
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David 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.-- Joe Garden, Features Editor, The Onion
"Wong is like a mash-up of Douglass Adams and Stephen King... 'page-turner' is an understatement."
--Don Coscarelli, director, Phantasm I-V, Bubba Ho-tep
"That rarest of things--a genuinely scary story."--David Wellington, author of Monster Island, Vampire Zero
"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."--Jacob Kier, Publisher, Permuted Press
STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. My name is David Wong. 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 the sauce, about Korrok, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. 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.
The important thing is this: The drug is called Soy Sauce 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 dark epoch the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind: None of this was my fault.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
WTF?,
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This review is from: John Dies at the End (Hardcover)
This is one of the best in alternate dimensions, holy crap the world is gonna end horror. When your heros are a couple of slackers, you know you're screwed!This book is twisted and wacky. I hope there will be a movie.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
What the fu.....?,
This review is from: John Dies at the End (Hardcover)
This book is one of the most original and just plain wacky books I've ever read. And when I say book, I mean website. A few years ago David Wong, one of the editors on [...] put together a website called [...] where he posted this book in its entirety. The response to it was so positive that he had a limited hard copy run done (this is the black cover with the two guys on the front edition). That sold so well that he now has a major publisher involved and did a full run, which is this new edition.As for the story itself.. its quite hard to describe. It is a genuinely hair raising horror novel, but the absolute absurdity of some of the situations takes the edge off. This is a great story for Horror and Non-horror fans. Incredibly well written, especially for a first attempt at this format, this book will have you calling in sick so that you can keep reading. Plus it cures cancer and makes you more attractive to the opposite (or same depending on preference) sex. I can not wait for the sequel.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not just funny - scary too!,
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This book was even better than I expected. I knew David Wong was funny, but it turns out he's scary too. Buy this book, you won't regret it.
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