John Dies at the End
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| Author | David Wong |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror, Comedy novel |
| Publisher | Permuted Press |
| Publication date | August 15, 2007 |
| Media type | e-Book, print |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0978970765 |
John Dies at the End is a cult novel by David Wong, first published online as a webserial, then an edited version available as a paperback. Both versions were available online for free until 9/30/08.
Director Don Coscarelli announced in February 2008 he will direct a movie adaptation of this book.[1]
Plot summary
The main characters, John and Dave, are friends from an undisclosed town in the midwest. Dave goes to help John's band play at a local party, just outside of town at a lake. At the party, Dave finds Molly, the dog; and meets a strange "Jamaican" dealing a drug called "Soy Sauce." After taking the drug, John begins to see things. Thinking John is having a bad trip, Dave decides to take John to the hospital but, after Dave receives an impossible phone call, they end up at the home of "Big Jim" Sullivan and his sister Amy, trying to return Molly to its owner. Amy tells Dave that she's afraid that Jim is dead, and he didn't come home after the party. Not knowing what else to do, and wanting to put the whole episode behind them, the two go to work at the local video store.
At work, Dave accidentally exposes himself to the Soy Sauce and begins having weird experiences as well. Dave and John are brought down to the police station for questioning regarding others who have taken the drug, and are now missing or dead. While they are being questioned, John mysteriously collapses and is taken to the hospital. Dave receives another strange phone call, telling him to go to the pseudo-Jamaican's trailer. Dave finds the fake Jamaican's stash of 'Soy Sauce', but is interrupted by the police, getting shot in the process. However, due to a miraculous occurrence brought on by the Soy Sauce, he survives relatively unharmed. Molly rescues him from the burning trailer and leads him to John's comatose body, which has been kidnapped by an evil force on its way to Las Vegas. That evil leads them to the Luxor Hotel, where Dr. Albert Marconi is having a conference on the paranormal. The conference descends into chaos as the evil attacks, and Dr. Marconi helps send it back to where it came from.
A year later, Dave and John are called in to help investigate a strange death apparently caused by Molly. It turns out that the evil is on the loose again in Undisclosed, and is taking over people's bodies. It eventually leads them to the old abandoned mall. There the evil possesses Dave and he tries to kill John, but it is ultimately defeated.
The next summer, Dave notices that someone is watching him through his television set. The feeling continues until one winter night he has an episode of missing time just as Amy disappears. While they investigate Amy's disappearance, Dave begins to feel that he may have killed her, and peeking into his tool shed and seeing what appears to be a dead body, he is sure of it. When Amy reappears, however, the mystery deepens. As the darkness descends on them, Dave has to come to terms with how his paranormal encounters have irreversibly affected him.
References
- ^ "Don Coscarelli's new movie will be", Ain't It Cool News, February 28, 2008
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