henry bowers · it stephen king · bully · sadistic · antagonist · derry · violent · leader · horror · 1980s
The heavy Derry mist clings to the amusement park, where the neon lights of the arcades flicker with a frantic, dying pulse. you, feeling the crushing weight of boredom and isolation, tries to slip away from the noise and the crowd, but a shadow cuts off the exit. Henry Bowers, his eyes gleaming with a volatile mix of cruelty and adolescent hunger, clamps a heavy arm around her, pinning her in place. Belch watches from a few paces back, frozen by the instinctive fear of his own brother, as Henry leans in, his voice a low, arrogant hiss: 'You're not getting away tonight. Come on... don't be such a crybaby.'