What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedThis Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
Eric LaRocca · Book · 2024
If you loved This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances, start with Evil Dead Burn (Sébastien Vaniček, 2026) — a film on the same thread. Below: 4 films, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances across media.
You crave the way This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances twists domesticity into a claustrophobic site of psychological decay.
Films on the same thread
Evil Dead Burn
Sébastien Vaniček · Film · 2026
Shares a thread with This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances: Splatterpunk.
Just as This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances explores grief through a visceral lens, this film traps you in a familial nightmare defined by inherited, inescapable trauma.
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat · Film · 2024
Explores: Identity Crisis, Obsession, Body Image.
The obsession with physical transformation and identity dissolution found in This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances is mirrored in this terrifying, body-focused descent into self-destruction.
Evil Dead Rise
Lee Cronin · Film · 2023
Shares a thread with This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances: Splatterpunk.
This film echoes the claustrophobic domestic horror of This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by forcing estranged family members to confront grotesque, flesh-based manifestations of their trauma.
Hokum
Damian McCarthy · Film · 2026
Explores: Haunted locations, Trauma-induced hallucinations, Unreliable narrator.
Fans of the unsettling atmosphere in This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances will appreciate how this story uses isolation and grief to erode a protagonist's reality.
Series on the same thread
IT: Welcome to Derry
Andy Muschietti · Series · 2025
Explores: Childhood Trauma, Ancient Evil, Group of Friends.
The investigation of ancient, buried evils in this series resonates with the darker, identity-shattering themes that anchor the unsettling tales within This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances.
American Horror Story
Ryan Murphy · Series · 2011
Explores: Trauma, Social Commentary, Identity.
Much like the anthology structure of This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances, this series examines how power dynamics and trauma warp the domestic lives of its characters.
The Terror
David Kajganich · Series · 2018
Explores: Survival, Isolation, Madness.
This series captures the same suffocating sense of isolation found in This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances, pushing its characters toward madness through extreme, desperate survival scenarios.
It's a Sin
Russell T Davies · Series · 2021
Explores: AIDS epidemic, Gay Identity, Friendship.
While grounded in reality, this series explores the same profound sense of grief and identity conflict that permeates the queer-centric narratives in This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances.
Podcasts on the same thread
Old Gods of Appalachia
DeepNerd Media · Podcast · 2026
The unsettling, deep-rooted darkness of these mountains mirrors the pervasive sense of dread and claustrophobic history that defines the stories in This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances.
The Truth
The Truth · Podcast · 2026
Explores: human condition, experimental storytelling, moral ambiguity.
These stories reflect the experimental, morally ambiguous nature of the prose in This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances, providing a similarly jarring experience in every short entry.
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Common questions
How many stories are included in This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances?
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances is a collection featuring four distinct horror tales. The book was written by Eric LaRocca and published in 2024, following his previous work, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.
Is This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances written by the author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke?
Yes, This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances is authored by Eric LaRocca. He is the same Bram Stoker Award-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning writer behind the previously published book, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.
What is the tone of the stories in This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances?
The stories within This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances are described as intense, claustrophobic, and terrifying. The collection focuses on horror themes, further establishing Eric LaRocca as a notable voice in the genre following his earlier publications.
Who is the main character mentioned in the first story of This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances?
In the title story of This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances, the narrative follows Jillian Finch. She struggles to process her grief while investigating the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of the father she once idolized.