#Evil in Me

[torpublishinggroup]

“Lord Sheelbeth closed her one eye and began to sing to the worms and the worms began to sing to Lord Sheelbeth.”

EVIL IN ME, a novel of possession, damnation, and rock 'n' roll.

All art featured is by artist  and EVIL IN ME author, Brom.

WHAT’S IT ABOUT

Aspiring rocker Ruby finds an ancient ring that latches itself onto her finger, binding her soul to a jinn called Beel, as well as to the will of his demon master Lord Sheelbeth. To beat Lord Sheelbeth and her minions, Ruby’s got to team up with a few demons of her own, get her band back together, and write a song that kicks enough ass to break the bonds of Hell.

[godzilla-reads]

You can never have too much Brom 💀

[judgeitbyitscover]

Child Thief (2009)

Krampus: The Yule Lord (2012)

Lost Gods (2016)

Slewfoot (2021)

Evil in Me (2024)

Authored and Illustrated by Brom

[hriskalong]

Since I still remember this ask, I'd like to put up a shenanigan >:p (since wolfie protects her wolf ears well, I guess I'll shave mochi's instead)

poor mochi for always being a victim... :'3

https://cohost.org/nomnomnami/post/7490120-empty

[miltaart]

Evil Inside.

Mixed media/digital rework/collage 2015-23

[thecosmiccircus]

Book Review: 'Evil in Me' by Brom

Ruby Tucker has problems. She just can’t seem to get her temper under control. But she’s been doing better lately, her probation is almost up, and she’s going to finally leave her rinky-dink town and head to Atlanta to start a band with her best friend, Tina. Then she finds an old ring and everything changes. Now she’s got an evil hitchhiker trying to get her to do awful things. The only thing…

[mylifeinfiction]

Evil in Me by Brom

Ruby liked to tell anyone who cared, or didn't, that punk rock saved her soul.

Whoa, folks... Evil in Me really scratched the itch; totally quieted the horde in my head and took me on an extremely enjoyable, batshit crazy, folklore infused journey of Demons & Serial Killers & Punk Rock (Oh My!). Brom nails the tone, delivering a grotesquely creative tale of possession that embraces the chaos and humor within without ever ignoring the heavier themes.

I purposely went into this one (almost) completely blind. Because of that, it honestly took me a little while longer than it might've otherwise to fully get into the first act (though that opening chapter was brutal). And I maybe would've liked a little more closure at the very end. But ultimately, Evil in Me is right up my alley; a wildly bizarre, high-concept ride full of rebellious punk rock attitude, horrifying possession and monstrous mayhem.

Brom creates some nightmarishly weird characters, here. And as always, his artwork is stunning, making his characters work all the more effectively—Lord Sheelbeth is terrifying; Vutto is awesome. The storyline—which finds a troubled punk rocker possessed by an ancient ring, and the hellish demons that live within, fighting for freedom the only way she knows how, through music—works wonders, expertly blending its folkloric inspirations with the original narrative. Brom wholly understands Ruby, her struggle, and the soul-saving power of music, which in turn makes us wholly believe in the magic Ruby must make in order to free herself from these horrors.

And the way Brom implements the in-your-face power of punk rock (including original songs written for the book, and performed by The Maxines) and an oddball serial killer subplot to tie the narrative threads together and build toward a truly unpredictable, thematically affecting finale only makes it all feel even more tailor-made for me. What a wonderfully weird ride.

I'd found something that made life worth living again, something to look forward to, a reason to hang around this tired old turd of a planet just a while longer. It was called evil.

8.5/10

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.

[yesokayiknow]

[jonathanpongratz]

New Book Release: Evil in Me by Brom

    Blurb: Evil in Me is bestselling author Brom’s newest novel of possession, damnation, and rock-n-roll where one woman must get the world singing in order to save her soul. This devilish tale includes nearly two dozen of Brom’s immersive paintings and brilliant endpapers Aspiring musician Ruby Tucker has had enough of her small rural town and dysfunctional family. But a falling out with her…

[dunwichhoarder]

Book Review: Evil in Me

Evil in Me is the first story I can think of where rock music was removing demonic possession instead of causing it.

Ruby Tucker is a troubled young woman on probation, struggling to keep it together. Her big escape is through punk rock music, and she has regrets about not following her best friend Tina out of their podunk Alabama town to start a band. Adding to her woes, she accidentally puts on a ring that renders her vulnerable to demon possession. Adventure follows as she tries to free her soul.

It was a fun story set in the 1980s and sprinkled with satanic panic that was actually justified for a change because there are actual demons involved. There are plenty of older adults warning kids about "that devil music" and the dangers of Dungeons & Dragons.

It had some dark humor that worked for me. There's an absurd drummer named Vutto that shouldn't work but would've been right at home in some 80s comedy with Andrew McCarthy or Steve Guttenberg.

A few things didn't work for me, mostly when the story left Ruby to follow side characters. One in particular bothered me because it was a redemption arc that went a little too meta with the character knowing it was a redemption arc. That cheapened the moment for me.

The other side character, a serial killer whose chapters marked a shift from a third- to first-person perspective, felt more out of place. His chapters weren't forced, but they felt like they were added retroactively as breadcrumbs so his part in the finale wouldn't come out of nowhere.

Still, it was a fun, quick read for spooky season. I enjoyed it.

[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

Me doing my stupid research so I can fill out the stupid ballot and do my stupid civic duty.

[torpublishinggroup]

Listen to EVIL IN ME by The Maxines—the real life inspiration and songwriter’s behind the fictional Night Mares:

EVIL IN ME, a novel of possession, damnation, and rock 'n' roll.

All art featured is by artist and EVIL IN ME author, Brom.

WHAT’S IT ABOUT

Aspiring rocker Ruby finds an ancient ring that latches itself onto her finger, binding her soul to a jinn called Beel, as well as to the will of his demon master Lord Sheelbeth. To beat Lord Sheelbeth and her minions, Ruby’s got to team up with a few demons of her own, get her band back together, and write a song that kicks enough ass to break the bonds of Hell.

[thebigcomed0wn]

im so serious if you cant imagine a single female character u like or you coincidentally only care about men or imagine that women are a different species of human that are impossible to draw or write about or relate to, You are the problem. its not because you’re gay it’s because you do not like women

[mychemicalbrromance]

Guys ive been reading peak

[hellspawnmotel]

intimacy between an evil spiteful building-sized supercomputer and the lone scientist left behind after everyone else ditched and forgot about her (in which computer wants to kill scientist really bad but her programming wont let her so she just attempts to make her as miserable as possible instead, which also doesn't work because scientist is a freak)

[sincerelystesichorus]

i have spent so long trying to place who astarion reminds me of

his dry little sarcastic bits gets me every time and like it's automatically funny but it felt so familiar...

this bastard.

and some more similar comparisons i think

thank you for coming to my ted talk