No news I can share about a new JDATE show/movie, either, it’s always out there and I do believe there’ll be something eventually, just a ton of moving parts. Shitload": One of Korrok's supernatural minions. Shitload's natural form consists of a swarm of small, white insectoids comparable to rods described in cryptozoological theories. Later, John and Dave play basketball and inadvertently throw their ball into a post-apocalyptic dimension. After going in after it, a paramilitary organization informs them they are chosen ones who will restore the world, but an annoyed John and Dave walk off. The language can be fun. But then there are the almost-but-not-quite analogies, such as the supposition if aliens had helped the Egyptians build a casino pyramid, it would look like the Luxor. Um, I believe that's the idea, more or less; a casino pyramid. I'm not sure myself how to take that to the next level of potential wierdness, but that's not it.

If you are looking for a book with hidden depths, a philosophical discussion on human life and a deeply beautiful message, this is not that book! It was written (and should be read) for pure entertainment. If you allow yourself this little down time and take the story for what it is, you will laugh your ass off. Dave? It’s me. Amy’s missing and we got what looks like a bag full of fat here. It’s weird. And I mean ‘bad’ weird, not ‘clown’ weird. So one likely explanation is that when the web series started under the title "John dies at the end", Wong/Pargin may have planned to actually kill him off and simply ditched the idea while the story developed. Good. Anyway, Amy is missing and the scene is weird as shit. The situation has a real Lovecraft feel to it. Though, you know, if you come over it’ll be more of an Anne Rice situation. If you know what I mean. Because you’re gay.” Warner, Denise (January 24, 2012). "Sundance: Paul Giamatti in 'John Dies at the End' | Inside Movies | EW.com". Insidemovies.ew.com . Retrieved February 18, 2014.

Four Additional Films Selected for 2012 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance.org. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014 . Retrieved June 13, 2013. Bleh. I tried and I tried and I tried to like this disgusting, gory, weird little book, and it just isn't happening. I'm sure there's an audience for this type of book, but it sure as hell ain't me. And, as I've said before, life's too short to be wasted on books I'm not liking. An army of monsters walks among us, hidden in plain sight. They’re fast. They’re strong. They’re unrelenting. And they only want one thing: the sh*tty gas station at the edge of town. The characters were only mildly sympathetic, and John served as that zany foil that continued to lead our narrator astray. I felt like a lot of the situations were set up to get a laugh, which meant plot and narrative suffered. The tone struggled as well; I couldn't tell if I was supposed to be frightened, or tense as David found himself facing monsters or almost strangled, or if I should be waiting for the laugh. Since Wong went for the laugh almost every time, and his sense of humor doesn't entirely correspond with my own, it proved an ultimately unsatisfying read.

McNary, Dave (August 22, 2012). "Magnet buys 'John Dies at the End' ". Variety . Retrieved May 7, 2013.The author's use of the David Wong pen name lends his first person narration an air of verisimilitude, and a "meta" feel. His real name, Jason Pargin, is no secret, it is mentioned in the introduction to the book, written by eccentric filmmaker, Don Coscarelli, who directed the film adaptation and also a few weird movies like Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep. I wanted to add this as more of a caution for others because truthfully there's a ton of offensive stuff in this book, but the language in particular made me grit my teeth a couple of times. I was still able to enjoy the story, but it's worth mentioning.

There were a couple times where it lost my complete attention. I would catch myself sort of glossing over some of the filler details of the scenario, but on the whole I still found it enjoyable.A third book in the series was released on October 3, 2017, under the title What the Hell Did I Just Read: A Novel of Cosmic Horror. Tobias, Scott (January 24, 2013). "Spoiler Alert: 'John Dies,' But The Rest? Who Can Tell?". NPR . Retrieved May 12, 2014. Despite its mixed critical response, Variety and Wired magazines named it a cult film. [2] [6] Plot [ edit ]