John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End is a book about the end of the world. But not how you think, cause obviously you’d know John died at the end if it was really about the end of the world.

In this case it’s more of a story about two dropout losers who have a brush with a strange supernatural world of evil from another dimension and then find afterward that they can’t quite go back to the way things were. So they have some adventures with monsters and shadow people from another dimension that nobody else can see. Except when they look through a pair of Scooby Doo 3D glasses.

So I guess this is a comedy too? That was probably apparent by the title, but in case that didn’t clue you off: it’s a comedy.

This was David Wong’s first book, which he wrote and published for free on his website. Then a lot of people liked it enough that he decided to get it published. And now apparently they’re turning it into a movie. If this movie is anything like the book, it’s going to be Bruce Campbell-riffic and full of B horror wonder. There is no way this would be up to snuff as a legit horror film.

I enjoyed this book well enough, but occasionally felt like the plot was dragging or cutting and jumping in too many places. But not bad for a first attempt at fiction, and certainly not your every day scary story by any means.

Long story short, if you are a fan of B horror or scary movie parodies like Shaun of the Dead, this one’s for you. If you are sneaky, you might still be able to find a free, downloadable PDF of the whole book online somewheres.