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David Wong

b. 1975

1 series 4 books in order

Jason Pargin, known by his pen name David Wong, is an American humor writer and novelist born on January 10, 1975. He serves as the executive editor of the humor website Cracked.com and is a recurring guest on the Cracked Podcast. Wong has authored four novels: John Dies at the End (2007), This Book Is Full of Spiders (2012), Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (2015), and What the Hell Did I Just Read (2017). His debut novel, John Dies at the End, was adapted into a film in 2012.

Born
1975
Known for
John Dies at the End

Series by David Wong

John Dies at the End

4 books in order · 2009–2022

  1. Cover of John Dies at the End

    John Dies at the End

    2009 · David Wong

    A 2007 novel by Jason Pargin. It may be the story of John and David, a drug called soy sauce, and other-worldly beings invading the planet, or it may…

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  2. Cover of This Book is Full of Spiders

    This Book is Full of Spiders

    2012 · David Wong

    "John Dies at the End" was originally released as an online serial and received more than 70,000 downloads. It was described as a "Horrortacular,"…

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  3. Cover of What the Hell Did I Just Read

    What the Hell Did I Just Read

    2017 · David Wong

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  4. If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe

    2022 · David Wong

    If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe is a 2022 comic Lovecraftian horror novel by Jason Pargin. It is the fourth book in the John Dies…

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