By Katie Garner 

Staff Writer 

There’s something satisfying about a good ghost story.

The pulse-raising, spine crawling tales of murder and mystery are refreshing no matter what the season. Horror fans everywhere will appreciate a chilling novel that keeps you biting your lip and fearful of shadows on the wall for days on end.  Well, this book isn’t quite like that.

David Wong delivers a never-ending stream of laughs in his debut novel John Dies at the End. Successfully blending the genres of horror and comedy, Wong’s novel promises nothing but the most insane spiral into crazy you may ever read, in this life and the next. The plot revolves around two college dropouts, Dave and John, who gain the ability to see all manner of supernatural creatures after a party one fateful night. Amidst flying mustaches and girls bursting into snakes, Dave and John have no idea what they’re doing and their decision-making skills leave much to be desired. But can they save the day from the most powerful entity of evil in the universe? All signs point to no.

Dave’s deadpan narration and John’s Don Quixote-esque persona are a hilarious contrast and tremendous fun to read. Although the action packed plot proves confusing at times, once you pick up John Dies at the End you’ll be laughing too much to consider putting it down. The author is currently the executive editor of the humor site Cracked.com and last year published the sequel to John Dies at the End, which is entitled This Book is Full of Spiders (Seriously Don’t Touch It).