Jason K Pargin, author
@jasonkpargin.bsky.social
Author of John Dies at the End, formerly David Wong of Cracked.com fame
I am not exaggerating when I say that I have never thrown away anything that smells as bad as the average scented trash bag
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I am not exaggerating when I say that I have never thrown away anything that smells as bad as the average scented trash bag
My favorite running comedy bit is whenever CBS knows it has additional viewers for a live sporting event they run a bunch of promos for clearly fake shows just to screw with them
November 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My favorite running comedy bit is whenever CBS knows it has additional viewers for a live sporting event they run a bunch of promos for clearly fake shows just to screw with them
Humans are a rich tapestry
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Humans are a rich tapestry
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: It is completely legal to eat human flesh in every US state but Idaho, as long as you acquire the meat legally!
October 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: It is completely legal to eat human flesh in every US state but Idaho, as long as you acquire the meat legally!
Did you know the reason your LED bulbs aren’t lasting the 15 years they promised is that they can’t be used in enclosed fixtures? They have it in tiny print on the bulbs, in an enclosed space the heat cooks the circuits, they have to be exposed to open air
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Did you know the reason your LED bulbs aren’t lasting the 15 years they promised is that they can’t be used in enclosed fixtures? They have it in tiny print on the bulbs, in an enclosed space the heat cooks the circuits, they have to be exposed to open air
You ever watch a movie from the 70s and get a jump scare because the extras are just a bunch of normal looking people, not like Hollywood normal but just people like you'd see at the DMV?
Crazy that this was ever allowed, hopefully AI can go back and make these people hotter
Crazy that this was ever allowed, hopefully AI can go back and make these people hotter
October 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
You ever watch a movie from the 70s and get a jump scare because the extras are just a bunch of normal looking people, not like Hollywood normal but just people like you'd see at the DMV?
Crazy that this was ever allowed, hopefully AI can go back and make these people hotter
Crazy that this was ever allowed, hopefully AI can go back and make these people hotter
I am begging someone to explain this to me
October 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I am begging someone to explain this to me
Another way to put it is that if you enjoyed the cult favorite movie John Dies at the End, this book is literally the sequel to it, in novel form
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Another way to put it is that if you enjoyed the cult favorite movie John Dies at the End, this book is literally the sequel to it, in novel form
My least-hated novel is 3 bucks for the next week in ebook form, just search your device for 'This Book is Full of Spiders', it's like if the cast of Stranger Things group up and became bitter alcoholics and the town went to shit around them & the monsters kept getting weirder
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My least-hated novel is 3 bucks for the next week in ebook form, just search your device for 'This Book is Full of Spiders', it's like if the cast of Stranger Things group up and became bitter alcoholics and the town went to shit around them & the monsters kept getting weirder
Jason Vorhees has over 140 kills in the Friday the 13th franchise, which means there are probably more movies about him in that universe than we have in ours
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Jason Vorhees has over 140 kills in the Friday the 13th franchise, which means there are probably more movies about him in that universe than we have in ours
I’m sorry did you not have a small plastic version of this vehicle on your bedroom floor growing up
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I’m sorry did you not have a small plastic version of this vehicle on your bedroom floor growing up
Wait is this really the premise of the new ‘It’ spinoff series on HBO
October 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Wait is this really the premise of the new ‘It’ spinoff series on HBO
The teacher whose class they all vanished from wouldn't just be getting harassed by the other parents, she would be the most famous person on planet earth! She would not be able to walk to her car due to the crush of reporters! Nancy Grace would come out of retirement for this!
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The teacher whose class they all vanished from wouldn't just be getting harassed by the other parents, she would be the most famous person on planet earth! She would not be able to walk to her car due to the crush of reporters! Nancy Grace would come out of retirement for this!
I love how horror movies have to take place in an alternate universe where media doesn't exist. Like if 17 children magically vanished from a small town, that wouldn't have the *town* in an uproar, Fox News would be doing 24/7 coverage, the streets would be choked with podcasters.
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I love how horror movies have to take place in an alternate universe where media doesn't exist. Like if 17 children magically vanished from a small town, that wouldn't have the *town* in an uproar, Fox News would be doing 24/7 coverage, the streets would be choked with podcasters.
It's totally unreadable, the scrawlings of a madman crammed onto the backs of letters from friends and notices from his bank. It's my most treasured possession. This is not an ad but this is where I got it from:
www.spbooks.com/155-at-the-m...
www.spbooks.com/155-at-the-m...
October 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's totally unreadable, the scrawlings of a madman crammed onto the backs of letters from friends and notices from his bank. It's my most treasured possession. This is not an ad but this is where I got it from:
www.spbooks.com/155-at-the-m...
www.spbooks.com/155-at-the-m...
I own the most ridiculous book in the world: A bound reprint of the original hand-written draft of 'At the Mountain of Madness' which, due to poverty, Lovecraft wrote on the back of scrap paper. So they also scanned in the old letters & junk mail on the back of every page.
October 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I own the most ridiculous book in the world: A bound reprint of the original hand-written draft of 'At the Mountain of Madness' which, due to poverty, Lovecraft wrote on the back of scrap paper. So they also scanned in the old letters & junk mail on the back of every page.
Fun fact: it costs $21,000 to change the oil in a Bugatti Veyron, the process takes 27 hours
October 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Fun fact: it costs $21,000 to change the oil in a Bugatti Veyron, the process takes 27 hours
The budget of the final season of Stranger Things is about half a billion dollars. Once it's over the world will need another "Small town losers vs cosmic horror" series and I know of one that could be made for no more than twice that amount, I think we could keep it under a bill per season
October 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The budget of the final season of Stranger Things is about half a billion dollars. Once it's over the world will need another "Small town losers vs cosmic horror" series and I know of one that could be made for no more than twice that amount, I think we could keep it under a bill per season
The men designing, building and installing this glass staircase in a shopping mall: “I cannot think of a single reason why nobody else does this”
October 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The men designing, building and installing this glass staircase in a shopping mall: “I cannot think of a single reason why nobody else does this”
I can watch an actor in the most ridiculous wig possible and will 100% assume it's their real hair unless I specifically see them remove it in a behind-the-scenes clip. Meanwhile my wife will see Jim in Season 3 of The Office and instantly say, "Why was he in a wig there?"
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I can watch an actor in the most ridiculous wig possible and will 100% assume it's their real hair unless I specifically see them remove it in a behind-the-scenes clip. Meanwhile my wife will see Jim in Season 3 of The Office and instantly say, "Why was he in a wig there?"
My NYT bestselling novel 'This Book is Full of Spiders' is three bucks this month in any ebook format. It's a great entry point if you've never read my books (I realize it says it's book 2 in a series but these all stand alone as complete stories). Just search your device for that title.
October 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My NYT bestselling novel 'This Book is Full of Spiders' is three bucks this month in any ebook format. It's a great entry point if you've never read my books (I realize it says it's book 2 in a series but these all stand alone as complete stories). Just search your device for that title.
I don’t get horror prequels
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I don’t get horror prequels
The camera is just a webcam, a Logitech Brio 4K. The mic is a Shure MV7 connected via XLR to a cloudlifter preamp, then to a Focusrite scarlett USB interface, then to a laptop via USB-C. Recording with OBS Studio. 2/
October 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The camera is just a webcam, a Logitech Brio 4K. The mic is a Shure MV7 connected via XLR to a cloudlifter preamp, then to a Focusrite scarlett USB interface, then to a laptop via USB-C. Recording with OBS Studio. 2/
HELP! I get little pops in my audio when recording video & can't figure out what's causing it (you'll hear it right at the beginning of this clip, as I say the word "and"). This DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN I AM JUST RECORDING AUDIO, only video, but I am NOT using the camera mic. 1/
October 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
HELP! I get little pops in my audio when recording video & can't figure out what's causing it (you'll hear it right at the beginning of this clip, as I say the word "and"). This DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN I AM JUST RECORDING AUDIO, only video, but I am NOT using the camera mic. 1/
