Using a custom passenger seat, she flicks a switch behind the steering wheel, which shoots two needles up, and inject the traveller with a high dose of sedative.įrom here, she takes them back to the farm where a group will keep them captive underground to fatten them before processing. Under the Skin focuses on Isserley, an alien sent to Earth by the Vessil Incorporation to harvest human meat – in the form of hitchhikers.
This makes sense when you consider that Faber was born in the Netherlands, despite being considered a Scottish author. Throughout the book, Humans are known as ‘ Vodsels’, which in Dutch means ‘ food’. These perceptions can be interpreted in several ways, but most notably, from a sexual perspective. It’s also used to build tension, often imposing an intense male gaze towards Isserey’s body. This allows for a sense of character depth for somebody who’s no more than a piece of meat in the process. Written in third-person the book follows Isserley around, but will contrastingly jump to the perspective of the hitchhiker once they enter the car. Calling it sci-fi is a little spoiler, so I won’t hold back talking about that aspect sorry. Under the Skin is a dark and atmospheric novel that crosses the genres of sci-fi and horror due to its gruesome detailing. A lonely extra-terrestrial roams the empty roads looking for
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