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. The Devil You Know may refer to:

Film and television

* ''The Devil You Know'' (film), a 2013 thriller film * "The Devil You Know" (''Ballers''), a 2018 television episode * "The Devil You Know" (''Daredevil'') * "The Devil You Know" (''Justified''), an episode of the TV series ''Justified'' * "The Devil You Know" (''Person of Interest''), an episode of the TV series ''Person of Interest'' * "The Devil You Know" (''Stargate SG-1''), an episode of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * "The Devil You Know" (''Supernatural''), an episode of the television series ''Supernatural'' * ''The Devil You Know'', a 2015 American drama series pilot written by

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* ''The Devil You Know'' (TV series), a series on cable channel Investigation Discovery * "The Devil You Know" (''Yes Minister''), a 1981 episode of the BBC comedy series ''Yes Minister''

Literature

* ''The Devil You Know'' (short story collection), a collection by Poppy Z. Brite * ''The Devil You Know'', a novel by Mike Carey * ''The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto'', a 2021 book by Charles M. Blow * ''The Devil You Know: Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry'', a 2021 book by Eileen Horne, Gwen Adshead * ''The Devil You Know'', a 2016 novella by K.J. Parker

Music

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, American metalcore band formerly known as Devil You Know * ''The Devil You Know'' (Econoline Crush album), 1997 * ''The Devil You Know'', a 2006 album by

Todd Snider Todd Daniel Snider (born October 11, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter whose music incorporates elements of folk, rock, blues, alt country, and funk. Early career Snider was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in nearby Beaverton, wher ...

* ''The Devil You Know'' (Heaven & Hell album), 2009 * ''The Devil You Know'' (Rickie Lee Jones album), 2012 * ''The Devil You Know'' (The Coathangers album), 2019 * "The Devil You Know", a 1993 song by Jesus Jones from '' Perverse'' * "The Devil You Know", a song by Bill Russell and Henry Krieger from the 1997 musical ''

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'' * "The Devil You Know", a 2011 song by Anthrax from ''

Worship Music Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a distinct genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has evolved over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are of ...

'' * "The Devil You Know", a 2015 song by

Sharon Kovacs Sharon Kovacs (born 15 April 1990), known professionally as Kovacs, is a Dutch singer from Baarlo. Career Kovacs studied at Rock City Institute, a vocational school in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. She graduated in 2013. In 2014 she worked with ...

* "The Devil You Know", a 2017 song by

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* ''The Devils You Know'', an album by punk band The Other * ''The Devil You Know'' (L.A. Guns album), 2019

Film and television

Literature

Music

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