The Devil You Know (short story collection)

The Devil You Know is a collection of short stories by American author Poppy Z. Brite published in 2003 by Subterranean Press.

Stories

"Dispatches from Tanganyika: A Foreword"

"The Devil You Know"
"Oh Death, Where Is Thy Spatula? "
"Lantern Marsh"
"Nothing of Him That Doth Fade"
"The Ocean"
"Marisol "
"Poivre"
"Pansu"
"Burn, Baby, Burn"
"System Freeze"
"Bayou de la Mère"
"The Heart of New Orleans "
"A Season in Heck"

Reception

Publishers Weekly describes the book as follows: "Abandoning past gothic trappings and using a cleaner, simpler style, Brite emerges as a writer of honesty and wit."