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‘MAGNETIC, CLAUSTROPHOBIC, WICKEDLY ALIVE’ LUCY ROSE, AUTHOR OF THE LAMB

‘IF STEPHEN KING, OTTESSA MOSHFEGH AND JOHN WATERS HAD A BABY – ITS THIS BRILLIANT BOOK’ JODIE HARSH

‘HORNY. GORY. RELATABLE.’ KIRSTY LOGAN

FLATMATES ARE HELL…

‘Massimo lived here now. And things had begun to happen. Sounds, smells, dreams. A private horror show. A usurper in my ordered world…’

Simon has always been a good boy. He’s invariably employee of the month at the seasonal small plates restaurant where he works, he neurotically tidies his home, he keeps on top of repairs on behalf of his twenty-something, permanently-abroad landlord and tries to do right by everyone. But when his best and only friend, Josh, moves out of their shared flat, Simon is lonelier than ever – until in moves a new flatmate, the strange (and strangely sexy) Massimo.

But Massimo’s brought something with him. Odd sounds emerge from Massimo’s room, smells of earth and meat drift through the corridor and Simon’s nights fill with disturbing and tantalising dreams. Massimo is awakening something in Simon, something wild and exciting and horrifying that could be the end of him – or maybe a new beginning. But whatever’s in Massimo, whatever’s in the flat, isn’t finished. It wants more …

He’s the Devil is a wickedly funny, chillingly suspenseful modern day horror story, painfully relatable to anyone who has ever had to share their living space with someone they’d honestly just rather not share it with.

Publisher Review

'He's the Devil hums with menace. It's magnetic, claustrophobic, and wickedly alive. Charged with unease and darkly disarming humour, it's a story that creeps beneath the skin' Lucy Rose, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamb 'A truly revolting masterpiece. Disgusting, depraved, poetic...and impossible to put down. If Stephen King, Ottessa Moshfegh and John Waters had a baby - it's this brilliant book.' Jodie Harsh, author of You Had to Be There 'Demon twinks rise up! This is gloriously gay and downright sinful' Attitude 'I love this diabolical debut about betrayal, demonic possession and the biggest horror of all: renting with a stranger. Sharp, claustrophobic and creepy as hell, with a wicked lick of humour.' Alice Slater, Sunday Times bestselling author of Death of a Bookseller 'Wild and playful. This book will crawl into you like a parasite and you'll love every minute of it' Virginia Feito, author of Mrs March 'Horny. Gory. Relatable.' Kirsty Logan, author of Things We Say in the Dark 'Prose so electric it crackles, propulsive, sexy, and smart.' Hester Musson, author of The Beholders 'A poetic, razor-sharp, and weirdly tender gig-economy cri de coeur. It's for anyone who's ever been lonely or anyone who's ever been bad-which is to say, all of us.' Krystelle Bamford, author of Idle Grounds 'Filthy, feral, and irresistibly queer. This is gay longing at its most grotesque and delicious' Seth Insua, author of Human, Animal 'Campy, deliciously gross and visceral. Tobi Coventry makes us question if there's something irresistibly depraved lurking within all of us.' Ahana Virdi, author of Sour Fruit 'A wonderfully discomfiting materialist fable about loneliness, disgust, and desire - hot, heady stuff!' Avery Curran, author of Spoiled Milk 'Deliciously dark and slyly funny. A tale about loneliness and seeking connection, but cleverly packaged in a wickedly weird, spine-tingling ride. A debut you won't soon forget.' Marisa Kashino, author of Best Offer Wins