The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of DEVIL INSIDE from toddstashwick.com. Todd Stashwick and Dennis Calero created it.
Sophie Hallow is having a bad day. She gets carjacked and is
forced to pick up a hitchhiker. Then it becomes obvious that neither the hiker nor
the carjacker is human, and her life is officially turned upside down. It seems
that the hiker is Satan himself, escaped from Hell and trying to change
professions. But Hell isn’t ready to let him go just yet.
The story of one who is no longer content with his lot in
life trying to change it is not a new one. But the idea that it’s Satan is
certainly a fun twist on it. We also get introduced to some fascinating minor
characters along the way (which gives us a reason to care, if you’ll forgive
the literary lecture moment). Ultimately Jack is on a quest, and Hell itself is
bent on stopping him, and Sophie’s not sure why she wants to help him.
I really like the writing here; the characterization is
brilliant, and there’s not really a clear-cut hero in the story. But most of
the time the bad guys are more interesting anyway (they’re often the ones
actually doing things, whereas heroes simply react).
DEVIL INSIDE is available at toddstashwick.com.
~Mike
