New JOHN DIES AT THE END by David Wong is out now!

The new Thomas Dunne hardcover edition of David Wong's John Dies at the End is now available for purchase from many stores including:

* Amazon US
* Amazon UK
* Amazon Canada
* Barnes & Noble

STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. My name is David Wong. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about the sauce, about Korrok, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. The only defense is knowledge. You need to read this book, to the end. Even the part with the bratwurst. Why? You just have to trust me.

The important thing is this: The drug is called Soy Sauce and it gives users a window into another dimension. John and I never had the chance to say no. You still do. I'm sorry to have involved you in this, I really am. But as you read about these terrible events and the very dark epoch the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind: None of this was my fault.

"David Wong [has] managed to write that rarest of things--a genuinely scary story."
--David Wellington, author of MONSTER ISLAND

A special message about JOHN DIES AT THE END

Below is a very important message from David Wong, author of the soon to be re-released John Dies at the End (pre-order here). Please read it carefully as your life may depend upon the information it contains...

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My most terrifying experience reading a novel was when I opened my copy of White Fang and a dead spider fell out.

I've always felt like that's what a good horror novel should do. That is what I told Jacob at Permuted Press when it came time to put John Dies at the End into print a couple of years ago. My idea was to rig each copy with a plastic spider that would jump out at the reader when they opened page 42. It was as simple as cutting a compartment into the middle pages and rigging some kind of spring mechanism.

This idea was rejected very quickly (too quickly for it to have been properly considered, I felt) due to the costs of cutting into and inserting the spiders during the printing process. I spent several months searching for a workable alternative, and found a place that for a reasonable price would supply us with thousands of spider eggs. These could simply be tossed in between the pages and by the time the book reached readers' hands, they would be ready to spill dozens of live spiders on them, which I felt would be even more effective than the plastic ones.

My calls on the subject were not returned, and by this point the book was already for sale and we didn't want to create a situation where customers were storming the counter at Borders, demanding refunds in exchange for spidered copies of the book.

It was at this point that horror legend Don Coscarelli approached us, having heard rumors and wishing to purchase the film rights for "that book where the spider jumps on you". By the time he realized the truth, the ink was already dry.

Then along came St. Martin's Press, who picked up the rights to republish John Dies at the End around the globe on September 29th of this very year. On Day One we drew up plans to have each copy actually project a holographic spider onto the reader's chest, using a complex system of low-powered lasers to simulate a "bite" from the spider by burning two pinprick-sized holes into the victim's skin.

We did have to scale that down due to the costs, as my new editor at St. Martin's said that something equivalent could be created by simply DESCRIBING a spider jumping out at the reader. I was dubious, and we compromised by adding a one-page interlude on page 204 (between the scene about the guy who explodes and the scene where the dog explodes) featuring a drawing of a spider, with some motion lines behind it. It was then removed during the first round of edits.

They did throw me a bone and let me write some new material that expands the John Dies at the End universe (that is, a fifth scene where somebody explodes) so it would be a rewarding experience even for those who read the Permuted edition. Publisher's Weekly give it a great review (though, ahem, noted the lack of spiders) and Don Coscarelli is busy negotiating with studios about the cost of staffing each showing of a JDatE film with a crew of guys who would fling buckets full of plastic spiders at the audience every five minutes or so.

So what I'm saying is the book goes on sale on September 29th, and I have some pretty serious outstanding debts to the spider egg wholesalers. So it'd be great if you could buy a copy. Thanks.

Pre-order here: http://www.amazon.com/John-Dies-End-David-Wong/dp/031255513X/permutedpress-20

Full cover for JOHN DIES AT THE END (from St. Martin's Press)

Here's the full cover for the St. Martin's Press edition of David Wong's John Dies at the End. (coming Sept. 29, pre-order it on Amazon here)

Be sure to scroll down and read the descriptive text, it's brilliant!

New edition of JOHN DIES AT THE END up for pre-order!

The new Thomas Dunne hardcover edition of John Dies at the End by David Wong (formerly from Permuted Press) is up for pre-order on Amazon. If you missed out on this cult classic the first time around be sure to pick this edition up!

About John Dies at the End

It’s a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly, a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John and David, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No. No, they can’t.

John Dies at the End has been described as a “Horrortacular”, an epic of “spectacular” horror that combines the laugh out loud humor of the best R-rated comedy, with the darkest terror of H.P. Lovecraft. Hilarious, terrifying, engaging and wrench ing, John Dies at the End takes us for a wild ride with two slackers from the Midwest who really have better things to do with their time than prevent the apocalypse.

Watch the video trailer for JOHN DIES AT THE END by David Wong

John Dies at the End coming soon from Permuted Press!

Solving the following riddle will reveal the awful secret behind the universe, assuming you do not go utterly mad in the attempt. If you already happen to know the awful secret behind the universe, feel free to skip ahead.

We've picked up a very cool novel by David Wong called John Dies at the End which we're planning for a quick release this summer. This book has it all: apocalyptic scenario, genuine scares and creepiness, and very dark humor. Imagine X-Files redone with more horror by the guys who did "Shaun of the Dead" and you're getting the very general idea. And you can read the whole thing online here right now! I challenge anyone to read the prologue and not want to read the rest of the book.

"[John Dies at the End is] a gleefully anarchic blend of gutbusting comedy and gutmunching horror. I would have laughed louder but I was afraid of what would hear me."
--David Demchuk, author of Alice in Cyberspace

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"Hilarious, exuberant, and disgusting, usually all at the same time. It's the steamy love letter to horror that most of us wish we had the guts to write."
--Ben Thomas, editor of The Willows

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"[John Dies at the End is enough] to keep anyone interested for weeks... This is one breakthrough novel that everyone should be reading. Go wrap yourself up in a blanket, grab a cup of coffee, and lock your bedroom door. And read JDatE."
--Caysie Bury, Book Babble blog