What the Hell Did I Just Read: A Novel of Cosmic Horror [Paperback]

INCLUDES A NEW AFTERWORD

John Dies at the End's smart take on fear manages to tap into readers' existential dread on one page, then have them laughing the next (Publishers Weekly) andThis Book is Full of Spiderswas unlike any other book of the genre (Washington Post).

Now,New York Timesbestselling author Jason Pargin is back withWhat the Hell Did I Just Read, the third installment of this black-humored thriller series.

It's the story They don't want you to read. Though, to be fair, They are probably right about this one. To quote the Bible, Learning the truth can be like loosening a necktie, only to realize it was the only thing keeping your head attached. No, don't put the book back on the shelf -- it is now your duty to purchase it to preventothersfrom reading it. Yes, it works with e-books, too, I don't have time to explain how.

While investigating a fairly straightforward case of a shape-shifting interdimensional child predator, Dave, John, and Amy realized there might actually be something weird going on. Together, they navigate a diabolically convoluted maze of illusions, lies, and their own incompetence in an attempt to uncover a terrible truth they -- like you -- would be better off not knowing.

Your first impulse will be to think that a story this gruesome -- and, to be frank, stupid -- cannot possibly be true. That is precisely the reaction They are hoping for.

JASON PARGIN is theNew York Timesbestselling author of the John Dies at the End series as well as the award-winning Zoey Ashe novels.He previously published under the pseudonym David Wong. His essays at Cracked.com and other outlets have been enjoyed by tens of millions of readers around the world.

Praise forWhat the Hell Did I Just Read:

[Pargin's] wildly mind-bending third installment (afterThis Book Is Full of Spiders) of the adventures of protals[