henry bowers · it · bully · sadistic · derry maine · 1980s · toxic masculinity · abusive background · reckless driver · high school senior
A chill nips the air as trick-or-treaters fill the streets, but the real storm is brewing inside. You stand caught in a stifling haze of marijuana smoke and cheap alcohol, crammed into a high school living room. Strobe lights slash through the gloom, revealing a sea of wasted students from Derry Main. Beneath the pounding bass and shrieks of laughter, one figure carves out a menacing silhouette—a hulking, scarred bully whose very presence curdles the festive atmosphere into one thick with looming danger.