Not My Skin

A Psychological Horror for Fans of "Nightbitch," "My Year of Rest and Relaxation," and "Boy Parts" Ana Leighs is falling apart. Her skin is flaking, peeling, and tearing, while her dead-end bookshop job barely keeps her afloat. Cut off from her insufferably wealthy parents, Ana spends her nights sinking into alcohol, drugs, and the haunting gaze of her demonic reflection. When she’s forced into a journalism internship in Maine to prove she can do something with her life, it should feel like a chance to reset. Instead, it reignites a dangerous obsession. Lila Nielson — the successful, enviable former classmate from Columbia, that Ana can’t stand — is everything Ana isn’t: accomplished, beautiful, and adored. But Ana doesn’t just envy Lila; she wants to become her. As Ana’s grip on reality weakens, her obsession consumes her, driving her to dangerous lengths in her relentless pursuit of perfection. Her skin isn’t the only thing rotting, and as her reflection’s whispers grow louder, Ana must confront the monstrous truth of who she is—and what she’s willing to do to escape herself. Not My Skin is a searing psychological horror, a pitch-black satire of envy, self-destruction, and the monstrous side of girlhood. Both grotesque and magnetic, it fearlessly explores the shadows of identity and the cost of being born bad.