What the Hell Did I Just Read by David Wong

Other universes are often alternate histories where one or more important details have changed, resulting in often-cataclysmic differences from our own world.Aliens in Cardiff: Korrok invades our dimension in Undisclosed, an unnamed town in the American midwest.It's a tower of flesh and nerves bigger than the Statue of Liberty, wants to rule the entire multiverse, and eats people wrapped in bacon. Is a Crapshoot: Korrok is a violent, tyrannical, evil, petty, narcissistic, sadistic, racist, homophobic, know-it-all organic supercomputer from another dimension, with the maturity of a 13-year-old playing an online game. John is flat-out crazy and rolls better with the insane crap pitched at them, but he also lacks some common sense. Adventure Duo: Dave is more serious and literal-minded (to the point of missing blatant clues), a trait he credits to an array of negative character traits.Finally, the heroes blow up Korrok's universe with dog shit. Later, John uses the Soy Sauce's properties to convert a Super Soaker into a proper flamethrower. One of them is a package of explosive bullets for David's pistol. Abnormal Ammo: When John and Dave get somewhat famous due to the Sauce, people begin sending them bizarre things.John Dies at the End provides examples of:

Its trailer can be watched here on Cracked. Three sequels to the book have been released as of 2022: This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It, What the Hell Did I Just Read: A Novel of Cosmic Horror, and If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe.ĭavid Wong is also the author of Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits, an unrelated science fiction novel that has a similar sense of humor.Ī film adaptation of the book directed by Don Coscarelli was released on January 25, 2013.

note It's also an Alternate Reality Game with clues hidden in the blog images and filenames. The book was available for free at this website, but now that it's been published, it was replaced with a humorous promotional blog addressing the (supposed) rumors that the events of the story really happened. And an unbelievable amount of dick jokes and Toilet Humor. After a run-in with a living hallucinogenic drug at a party, the pair gain the ability to see ghosts, demons, and into other dimensions. John is a deranged, irresponsible, carefree slacker/rocker/drug enthusiast Dave is an apathetic, bored, snarky, withdrawn young man with a traumatic past and the tendency to get dragged along with whatever John happens to be doing. John Dies at the End is a web serial-turned-published-book by author David Wong (actually Jason Pargin, former head editor of Cracked), written in autobiographical style and narrated by a character named David Wong about him and his best friend's adventures featuring the paranormal.ĭave and John are two college dropouts living in the middle of an 'Undisclosed' town in Illinois.

What the Hell Did I Just Read by David Wong