Description

After thirty days of captivity, a victim’s attempt to survive becomes a slow, suffocating reckoning—one that blurs the line between punishment and purpose. In a suspense-driven novella, the relationship between captor and captive is unwound day by day, building dread through psychological tension and escalating, body-horror intensity. Faithful explores themes of guilt, atonement, power, and the terrifying ways control can masquerade as devotion. With Dean Skinner’s signature dark, melancholic momentum, this is a compact descent that keeps you breathless and unsettled long after the final page.

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Dean Skinner

Published Aug 22, 2023

86 pages

ISBN: 9798223003946

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Community Reviews(1)

@gxuosiJul 3, 2026

a GENEROUS 2 stars cause there was some decent plot. but very quickly got to a point where none of it was thrilling or unexpected. i fully skipped all of the song lyrics cause it's the same song over and over again just being used to up the word count. being told backwards would have been decent for a much longer story where we can develop time between events. but at novella length, filled with song lyrics, it was rushed and lacked impact.

Details

First Published

2023

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Faithful by Dean Skinner.

Abuse
Violence
Sexual Violence
Death/Grief
Suicide/Self-Harm