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John Dies at the End (2012)

John Dies at the End poster
Directed by
Don Coscarelli
Genre
comedy horror film, cosmic horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 735 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friends encounter a bizarre drug that lets them see alternate realities and fight monstrous entities. They work to stop an otherworldly threat from taking over their town.

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What happens

John Dies at the End is a 2012 American comedy horror film written and directed by Don Coscarelli and based on David Wong's novel of the same name. It stars Chase Williamson and Rob Mayes, with Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Daniel Roebuck, and Doug Jones. Despite its mixed critical response, Variety and Wired magazines named it a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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