DEVIL INSIDE is a stunning, blood-soaked gem of a horror romance. Chapman's voice sparkles with wit and propulsive rhythm in this thrilling tale where the skin-crawling meets the sensual. Simply put, it's a hell of a ride.

Thea Guanzon, New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of THE HURRICANE WARS

DEVIL INSIDE

A New Horrormance Novel

A man who’s back from the dead meets a woman who’s from somewhere even worse in Clay McLeod Chapman’s new horrormance about love, possession, and just a little murder. After a traumatic accident that almost cost Jordan his life, he’s finally starting to feel normal again. Well, maybe not normal. Everything tastes like ash, and when he looks at the people around him, their faces start to melt. At least he’s not dead, right? His friends are doing their best to get him back on his feet, maybe find someone to talk to, perhaps even find someone to take his mind off his last failed relationship. Then he meets Lilith. The two share an instant connection but after a wild and passionate night together, she ghosts him. Jordan searches the city for Lilith, desperate to see her again. But when a woman claiming to be Lilith shows up, wearing a different face but knowing intimate details about Jordan, he worries he’s losing his grip on reality. As he grows closer to this mysterious woman, he discovers that happily ever afters sometimes come at a cost. How far will Lilith take him, and how much darkness will he embrace to find love?

ISBN
9780778306214
Publication date
September, 26th, 2025

Praises for DEVIL INSIDE

An unflinching, intensely naughty horror love story that delves into the sticky nuances of falling in love and what it means to be possessed. Go put on some 90s grunge, paint your nails black, curl up with your demons and unleash DEVIL INSIDE.

Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of PLAY NICE and SO THIRSTY

Both wicked and tender, DEVIL INSIDE is a sinister horror story that delicately peels open the hearts of its victims. This is horror and heartbreak at its finest.

Kylie Lee Baker, author of BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG

It's no secret that Clay McLeod Chapman has one of the biggest hearts in horror, but with DEVIL INSIDE he's serving us the whole thing on a silver platter. It's a double-chambered delicacy, half horror, half romance, and Chapman doesn't skimp on either portion. This is an infernal will-they-won't-they that's as steamy as it is...well, brimstoney.

Nat Cassidy, USA Today bestselling author of MARY and WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME

DEVIL INSIDE is a ferocious, sensual descent into possession, grief, and desire. Chapman delivers a wickedly smart horrormance where demons slip under your skin, love hits like a bruise, and the scariest thing of all is wanting someone enough to let them in. Tender, terrifying, and irresistible.

Lindy Ryan, author of BLESS YOUR HEART and DOLLFACE

Devil Inside is a fiery rollercoaster. Chapman sets up two hell-crossed lovers crashing into each other again and again, determined to cause one passionate pile-up with you caught in the middle. A demonic love story.

Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of QUEEN OF TEETH

A magnetic fever dream. I couldn't put DEVIL INSIDE down—it possessed me, body and soul, until the boundaries between myself, Lilith, and Jordan dissolved completely. Utterly delicious!

Dawn Kurtagich, author of THE MADNESS

I am ride or die for Clay McLeod Chapman—the guy is a master of the form, a magister of terror, a puppeteer of dark vibes. I'll read whatever he writes until I'm in the ground, and even then I hope people keep tossing his new releases into the casket.

Chuck Wendig, author of THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS