A Fig for All the Devils

by C.S. Fritz, Kevin Changaris (Narrator)

IBPA Gold Winner for Best in Horror - 2021

An abused, grief-stricken, and impoverished Sonny has all but given up on life. That is, until he meets death, by way of the Grim Reaper. The Reaper, a junk food loving, poetry reading, cigarette-addicted entity, has no time to waste as he searches for a suitable successor who would become “Death” for the next millennium. By training the boy in the ways of death and dying, Reaper grooms his young apprentice and through suspenseful and horror-laced events, he unknowingly gives Sonny something he never A reason to live.

Genres: Audiobook

Audible Audio

Published September 8, 2025

About the author

Casey "C.S." Fritz grew up on a farm in Oregon, where he milked cows and had a pet pig. To escape the endless chores of cleaning chicken coops and watering tomatoes...Casey would draw.

As a young child, Casey's family moved to Arizona. It was there beneath the fiery gaze of the Southwestern sun, that he spent most of his life. Graduating school, marrying the love of his life and having two wild kids. It was also there that C.S. Fritz's work began to take traction with local galleries and art publications.

C.S. Fritz now is an award-winning author and illustrator with published children's titles as...
The Cottonmouth Trilogy, Good Night Tales, The Moonman Cometh, Seekers, and Good Night Classics!

Fritz's debut novel, A Fig For All The Devils released Halloween, 2021. Fig won best in horror with the IBPA's and is now in the works to be a major motion picture.

Other horror works by Fritz are, All Creatures Living Beneath The Sun, Banana Brain and Cabbage.

Reviews

[Damon R. Caraway]

Amazingly refreshing! Horror with teeth… sharp, but well hidden by lip and gum.

[Dayan ツ]

started this on my flight for my birthday and thoroughly enjoyed it!!

[Shannon Whitley]

This was freakin cool. Funny and weird but also horrifying in parts. Nat Cassidy-esque in subject and themes.

[Ava Berlin]

I am not cut out for horror 💀 You will need to practice discernment in deciding whether this book is worth the calories. A lot of body horror, no sex scenes but stuff is implied, vulgar language, descriptive and inventive gore, etc.

Graphic and very crass. Grimly funny and insightful in turns. It grossed me out enough to consider quitting several times. I was impressed by Fritz's ability to integrate humor with the inevitable heft and darkness of the premise without compromising either. I wouldn't include all the gory details Fritz does when writing a book, but you can't deny he's refined his personal craft. He has a cool style.

Solid characters. To paraphrase Roald Dahl, the bad guys were wicked enough that you love to see em squished. I like Jess & her father but Christianity gets an interesting treatment in this book. Treated like a mask slapped over one's true self, not an indwelling identity that flows out thru worldview and response to circumstance. Also, death equals peace. Will think on this one a little more.

[Cody]

I haven't read/listened to much horror fiction, but it seems like I'm not alone in saying: "A Fig for All the Devils" is awesome, totally worth your time and attention. Typically, when I audiobook something, I don't often have the nagging feeling of wanting the hardcopy... but there's dialogue here (especially from Grim) that is worth underlying, quoting, and sharing widely.

Yet, on the other hand, Kevin Changaris brought this text to life with an incredible performance. 4 stars bumped to 5 for his contribution alone.

[Hastur]

A grim story told in a smart way. The characters behave exactly how they might be expected to, and the brutal plot marches on unceasingly.

I'm unsure I would've liked this book as much as I did without the excellent narration. The easy, throwaway wisdom from Death was made all the more impactful by the perfect delivery. Sonny's disposition came through immediately as well.

[Sydney Brammer]

4.5 stars. ⭐️ This scratched the itch for (1) OG Goosebumps, (2) The Book Thief, and (3) some secret third thing. The reaper with peanut M&Ms in his pocket? Yes.

Kevin Changaris' audiobook was fantastic.

[mar]

I really, really enjoyed this audiobook. Kevin Changaris has a great voice and gives each character a unique personality. Very engaging narrative. I noticed the paralleles and then toward the end my jaw DROPPED when the Realization clicked. Really great experience

[Rachel Robb]

This might be my new favorite book. And the audiobook was fantastic

[Page]

Loved every second of this book. It doesn’t get more original than this, and the writing is stunning.

[Johanna Sohlman]

3.5

[Adelle]

Kind of morbid but also hilarious - Death reminds me of the Hormone Monster from Big Mouth a bit with his humor

Getting into the spooky season reads a little early