The Devil You Know (short story collection)
# 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? (A Dr. Brite story)"
* "Lantern Marsh"
* "Nothing of Him That Doth Fade"
* "The Ocean"
* "Marisol (A Dr. Brite story)"
* "Poivre"
* "Pansu"
* "Burn, Baby, Burn"
* "System Freeze"
* "Bayou de la Mère"
* "The Heart of New Orleans (A Dr. Brite story)"
* "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."

