Humor
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
2024·416 pages
A disillusioned Lyft driver accepts a lucrative offer to transport a mysterious young woman and her ominous black box across the U.S.
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A disillusioned Lyft driver accepts a lucrative offer to transport a mysterious young woman and her ominous black box across the U.S.
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Bonus paperback content - an excerpt from the new John Dies at the End book, coming in fall 2026! THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER A standalone darkly humorous thriller set in modern America's age of anxiety, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin. Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC. But there are rules: He cannot look inside the box....
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Romance & sex
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Minor references to sexual frustration within incel themes; no explicit scenes.
Violence & gore
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Comedic violence and destruction, including fire and chaos in the intense third act.
Profanity
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Recurring strong language and profanity in dialogue, fitting the satirical tone.
Substance use
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Brief reference to alcohol; no glamorization or addiction themes.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central messaging on online conspiracies, incel movements, social media isolation, misinformation, and political rage.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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No abuse or suffering themes.
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