Friends,

I am pleased to announce that my passion project, Follow the Devil / Follow the Light is now available on Amazon. It tells the story of Joe Muggeridge, a down on his luck twenty-something who returns home to find a demon squatting on his IKEA kitchen table. Joe's naturalism doesn't believe in any of the old religions, but the demon makes him a supernatural offer that he can't refuse.

Follow the Devil draws inspiration from shows like Stranger Things, Squid Game, and The Sandman to provoke and enchant the spiritual imagination. Under such tutelage, the story quickly became a dark fantasy, a fantastique, a cross between The Divine Comedy and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The novel also draws inspiration from David Lynch, Jan Svankmajer, Clive Barker, and the post-war aesthetic of Zdzisław Beksiński. Follow the Devil is my attempt to "tell all the truth but tell it slant" and advance a Christian literary tradition that eschews the sentimental. I wrote it for my students at Northwest University. I wrote it to endure the challenges of Covid Land. I wrote it for the sheer delight I experienced every time I excused myself from the daily grind to find out what Joe Muggeridge would do next.

You can order a copy of Follow the Devil / Follow the Light here:

Follow the Devil / Paperback / $20

If you like the book, please leave a favorable review on Amazon + Goodreads. Anything you can do to help me stave off the online cynics and "trolls" is genuinely appreciated.

Thank you for your support and encouragement. It is a grace to share life with each one of you.

With gratitude,
Jeremiah



This vivid, inventive novel raises crucial questions about life, death, and beyond. It kept me on the edge of my seat! I've never read anything like it.

CJ Green / Editor-in-Chief, The Mockingbird magazine

Follow the Devil / Follow the Light is an enthralling story of one man’s descent into Hell – a modern day retelling of Dante’s Inferno with harrowing imagery and profound insights on grace and the human condition.

Todd Brewer / Co-Editor of The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels

The cynical protagonist, Joe Muggeridge, falls into a harrowing underworld filled with hungry demons, burning books, and creeping valleys. But despair is not the only thing uncovered amidst this hellish landscape. What Joe ultimately finds is something akin to grace. Jeremiah Webster's tale is at times chilling, and at others, whimsical. Follow the Devil / Follow the Light is perceptive, beautiful, and cathartic – it will leave you wanting more of it.

Cali Lee / Author and Host of the Terrible Parables podcast