Howl

Fifteen-year-old Virgil Knox arrives in the small town of Merritt, Florida, already grappling with the upheaval of his parents' divorce and being the new, openly gay kid. His struggles escalate when he is attacked by a monster in the local woods, leaving him battered and bruised. Despite his injuries, no one in Merritt believes his account, dismissing his claims as a drunken accident or worse.

Isolated and disbelieved, Virgil fears the monster will return to finish what it started, or that he might be transforming into something monstrous himself. As he navigates the skepticism and victim-blaming from the town, Virgil must confront the unsettling truth of his experience and the terrifying possibility that some threats are not just external, but also deeply personal. This story explores the visceral experience of trauma, the search for truth in a world that denies it, and the fight to define oneself amidst disbelief.