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This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It (John Dies at the End, 2) Paperback – October 8, 2013
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From David Wong, the writer of the cult sensation John Dies at the End,omes another terrifying and hilarious tale of almost Armageddon at the hands of two hopeless heroes.
Warning: You may have a huge, invisible spider living in your skull. THIS IS NOT A METAPHOR.
You will dismiss this as ridiculous fear-mongering. Dismissing things as ridiculous fear-mongering is, in fact, the first symptom of parasitic spider infection -- the creature stimulates skepticism, in order to prevent you from seeking a cure. That's just as well, since the "cure" involves learning what a chainsaw tastes like. You can't feel the spider, because it controls your nerve endings. You won't even feel it when it breeds. And it will breed.
Just stay calm, and remember that telling you about the spider situation is not the same as having caused it. I'm just the messenger. Even if I did sort of cause it. Either way, I won't hold it against you if you're upset. I know that's just the spider talking.
"Like an episode of AMC's "The Walking Dead" written by Douglas Adams of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." …Imagine a mentally ill narrator describing the zombie apocalypse while drunk, and the end result is unlike any other book of the genre. Seriously, dude, touch it and read it." –Washington Post
"Kevin Smith's Clerks meets H.P. Lovecraft in this exceptional thriller… David Wong (Jason Pargin) is a fantastic author with a supernatural talent for humor. If you want a poignant, laugh-out-loud funny, disturbing, ridiculous, self-aware, socially relevant horror novel than This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude, Don't Touch It is the one and only book for you." –SF Signal
- Print length464 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 8, 2013
- Dimensions5.62 x 1.25 x 8.32 inches
- ISBN-101250036658
- ISBN-13978-1250036650
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“Kevin Smith's Clerks meets H.P. Lovecraft in this exceptional thriller that makes zombies relevant again… From the dialogue to the descriptions, lines are delivered with faultless timing and wit. Wong never has to reach for comedy, it flows naturally with nary a stumble… the most pertinent story of the genre since George Romero's Dawn of the Dead… a tighter, more concentrated read than John Dies at the End… David Wong (Jason Pargin) is a fantastic author with a supernatural talent for humor. If you want a poignant, laugh-out-loud funny, disturbing, ridiculous, self-aware, socially relevant horror novel than This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude, Don't Touch It is the one and only book for you.” ―SF Signal
“The comedic and crackling dialogue also brings a whimsical flair to the story, making it seem like an episode of AMC's "The Walking Dead" written by Douglas Adams of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." …Imagine a mentally ill narrator describing the zombie apocalypse while drunk, and the end result is unlike any other book of the genre. Seriously, dude, touch it and read it.” ―Washington Post
“[A] phantasmagoria of horror, humor--and even insight into the nature of paranoia, perception, and identity.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Violence, soy sauce and zombie survivalists abound in this clever and funny sequel to John Dies at the End (2009). One of the great things about discovering new writers, especially in the narrow range of hybrid-genre comedic novels, is realizing that they're having just as much fun making this stuff up as you are reading it. Sitting squarely with the likes of S.G. Browne and Christopher Moore, the pseudonymous Wong (Cracked editor Jason Pargin) must be pissing himself laughing at his own writing, even as he's giving fans an even funnier, tighter and justifiably insane entry in the series.... The humor here is unforced and good-naturedly gory. Anyone who enjoyed the recent films The Cabin in the Woods or Tucker & Dale vs. Evil will find themselves right at home. An upcoming (cult?) film adaptation of John Dies at the End promises to lure new readers. A joyful return to the paroxysms of laughter lurking in the American Midwest.” ―Kirkus
“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 on John Dies at the End
“…strikes enough of a balance between hilarity, horror, and surrealism here to keep anyone glued to the story.” ―Booklist on John Dies at the End
“You can (and will want to) read JOHN DIES AT THE END in one sitting.” ―BookReporter.com on John Dies at the End
“Wong blends horror and suspense with comedy--a tricky combination--and pulls it off effortlessly.” ―FashionAddict.com on John Dies at the End
“It’s interesting, compelling, engaging, arresting and--yes--sometimes even horrifying. And when it’s not being any of those things, it’s funny. Very, very funny.” ―January Magazine on John Dies at the End
“This is one of the most entertaining and addictive novels I've ever read.” ―Jacob Kier, publisher, Permuted Press, on John Dies at the End
“The rare genre novel that manages to keep its sense of humor strong without ever diminishing the scares; David is a consistently hilarious narrator whose one-liners and running commentary are sincere in a way that makes the horrors he confronts even more unsettling.” ―The Onion AV Club on John Dies at the End
“A loopy buddy-movie of a book with deadpan humor and great turns of phrase...Just plain fun.” ―Library Journal on John Dies at the End
“John Dies at the End is like an H.P. Lovecraft tale if Lovecraft were into poop and fart jokes.” ―Fangoria on John Dies at the End
“The book takes every pop culture trend of the past twenty years, peppers it with 14-year-old dick and fart humor, and blends it all together with a huge heaping of splatterpunk gore…. Successfully blend[s] laugh-out-loud humor with legitimate horror.” ―i09.com on John Dies at the End
About the Author
JASON PARGIN is the New York Times bestselling author of the John Dies at the End series as well as the award-winning first book in the Zoey Ashe series, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits, formerly published under the pseudonym David Wong. His essays at Cracked.com have been read by tens of millions of people around the world.
Product details
- Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition (October 8, 2013)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 464 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1250036658
- ISBN-13 : 978-1250036650
- Item Weight : 14.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.62 x 1.25 x 8.32 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #484,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #540 in Dark Humor
- #2,982 in Supernatural Thrillers (Books)
- #4,679 in Humorous Fiction
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About the author

Jason Pargin used to write under the pseudonym David Wong. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the John Dies at the End series and the Zoey Ashe novels. He is the former Executive Editor at Cracked.com and now writes fiction full time.
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You will love this book. It is such a fun, exciting romp, and it really makes you care about the characters.
I can't wait til David Wong's next book comes out in October! He is such a good author! His prose is like a punch to the gut, but a funny one. I am picky about books; I like them plot-heavy, and I'm tired of the same ol', same ol'. But this book is super original and creative, just like John Dies at the End. Which is another book you absolutely must read, because it is arguably more twisty, gut-punchy, and hilarious than this one! The movie is also great! Read the book first, though. That is what my husband and I did, and we loved the movie to death. But we recommended it to a friend, and he watched it without having read the book, and he said it was convoluted and hard to figure out what was going on. But if you read the book first, it fills in the gaps perfectly. That is what happens when a 500-page book is adapted into a 90-minute movie. Some content has to be left out. It should've been made into several movies, like Lord of the Rings. :) These books are both horror, and I normally will not touch the horror genre with a ten foot pole. But I make an exception for these books,
since they are just so epically, mind-meltingly awesome!
whether you read the first book or not the sequel doesn't really leave out much without eplaining anything that occurred in the writers last novel. though don't get me wrong... There are a lot of what the f*uk moments in the book that by the time you're finished reading this book you're going to want to read John dies at the end(which also has a lot of what the f*uk moments).
If you've read and enjoyed the first book then you can still expect the hilirairious and scary moments.
This book is full of spiders is definitely (in my opinion) more suspenseful and cringing. A fun read from beginning to end. Yay
I HIGHLY recommend this book!
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Serious horror fan and this book had me squeamish and scared and laughing.





