The Dark Triad Series

A homoerotic horror novel.

Claustrophilia

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        Don’t make the mistake of reducing this thoughtful, complex, ingenious story to its list of content warnings. It’s not only insane, it’s insanely well-written. It's art, at its most compelling.

     One of the darkest and most intimate journeys I've seen. It probes humanity's anaerobic crypts, occasionally surfacing for a shocking burst of humor or light before the nightmare continues. 

     This book is the final boss for every dark thriller reader. The writing, editing, and structure are absolutely brilliant, [but] this is the darkest thing you can read. This is the abyss.

Christopher Dour's life was terrible before he was kidnapped.

   He spent too much time studying the Providence Butcher's victims and not enough talking to living people. He was erotically obsessed with the idea of murdering Dr. Ivan Skinner, his medical school advisor. It was only a matter of time before he killed someone, possibly himself—but the Providence Butcher had other ideas. After all, the first time should be special, and Christopher was going about it all wrong.

   Now those life-or-death decisions are out of his hands. He's breaking. What's worse, Chris has a lot in common with the Butcher. If Stockholm syndrome feels like love, then in practice, what’s the difference?

   Prepare to become an accomplice. Claustrophilia draws you in, ties you up, and asks some uncomfortable questions: are there taboos you'd never break, no matter how far you were pushed? More urgently: if you were forced to choose, which limb could you live without?

Trigger warnings

abusive relationships, blood, corpses/necrophilia, cannibalism, claustrophobia, death, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, drug use, forced captivity, graphic sex, kidnapping, rape, suicide (attempted), torture, violence, watersports/urine 

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