Why people recommend it
The Devil By Name by Keith Rosson is a supernatural thriller and the hardcover sequel to Fever House, presenting a fictional world profoundly altered by catastrophic forces. On The Book Review podcast episode titled Joe Hill's Scary Book Recs and Victor LaValle on The Haunting of Hill House, released on October 24, 2025, author Joe Hill recommended the title alongside its predecessor during a discussion of scary book recommendations. Joe Hill explained that while the first novel in the series is set within a recognizable everyday reality where supernatural elements intrude on normal life, the sequel reverses this dynamic by having the harsh realities of the real world intrude upon the supernatural elements established in the narrative. The speaker praised the continuation for exploring the consequences of these shifting boundaries, highlighting the author's ability to maintain suspense and develop a deeply altered fictional environment across the two interconnected stories. Listeners interested in contemporary horror and supernatural fiction received this endorsement as a compelling reason to explore the chilling trajectory of Keith Rosson's expanding duology.
Who recommended it
- Joe Hill Recommended
Joe Hill — 2 mentions
“The next two books on your list, Fever House and The Devil by Name are by Keith Rosson. And the first one in particular has a classic conceit, which is that there's an evil severed head. We've all been there. Yeah. And the Fever House, and it's just out in hardcover sequel, The Devil by Name, is absolutely bonkers.”
“I will say the devil by name. The followup presents us with a world that has been profoundly changed. Fever house is set in our world as we understand it with the supernatural intruding on life as we know it. And the devil by name is something of the reverse where the real world is now intruding on a world”