"He tried to think of a time when they were all happy together, but he couldn't remember such a time."
Mostly told from the perspective of Troy, a 12/13 year old boy struggling with having to listen to his parents constantly argue. Struggling to fit in and questioning his own identity. While on a camping trip he runs into the woods to escape from his reality, but what he finds there shakes his world. This is only the beginning, the touching, relatable part of the story.
Then....the extreme hits like a ham dammer!
Nick has a really strong plot throughout this extreme little novelette. It's gruesome, disturbing, stomach churning, and takes us on a path of uneasiness. The descriptiveness of what Troy encounters in the woods and what happens to him was so revolting, it left me with a foulness in the back of my throat. There is more that occurs that is vile and detestable, but those will have to be left unsaid as to not reveal too much of the story.
Fair warning that this is extreme horror and there is definitely content that may be triggering.
It's very brutal and hits hard and fast!
It's a Crackerjack! (less)
