{"product_id":"john-dies-at-the-end-by-jason-pargin","title":"John Dies at the End by Jason Pargin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eJohn Dies at the End\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis a genre-bending, humorous account of two college drop-outs inadvertently charged with saving their small town―and the world―from a host of supernatural and paranormal invasions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated special edition includes commentary from the characters and the author!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Jason Pargin] 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, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Pargin] is like a mash-up of Douglas Adams and Stephen King... 'page-turner' is an understatement.\" ―Don Coscarelli, director,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePhantasm I-V\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBubba Ho-tep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTOP. You should not have touched this book with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMy name is David.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe sauce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKorrok\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe eye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe important thing is this:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfortunately for us, if you make the right choice, we'll have a much harder time explaining how to fight off the otherworldly invasion currently threatening to enslave humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm sorry to have involved you in this, I really am. But as you read about these terrible events and the very \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edark epoch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNone of this was my fault.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56026243006630,"sku":"9781250830562","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/51tq085_KgS._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1765833303","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/john-dies-at-the-end-by-jason-pargin","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}