by David Wong
First published 2017
Dave, John, and Amy sit down to tell what should be a simple story. A creature from another dimension has been snatching children and turning their parents into mindless believers. The three friends faced this threat in their usual bumbling way, armed with questionable judgment and even more questionable weapons. But as they recount events, their version starts falling apart. Details don't match. Stories contradict each other. Someone keeps changing key facts mid-sentence. The real horror isn't the shape-shifting monster they claim to have fought. It's the growing realization that the narrators themselves are covering up what actually happened. The book Dave wants you to read becomes a lie told to hide something much worse. Every joke masks a darker truth. Every ridiculous detail points toward a reality too terrible for his friends to admit, even to themselves.
Genres: mystery, horror, contemporary, thriller, comedy
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
375 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press