NANOWRIMO 2019: Gull Guts
POV: Third limited, multiple narrators
GENRES: Horror, thriller, supernatural
THEMES: Trust, loss of innocence, herd mentality, being gay,
Tourist season in Orange Cove wound to an end as school approached, leaving Elio Carozza mourning the loss of his seasonal friends and with them a good excuse to leave his house. Trapped inside with his temperamental father and meek mother, he felt on the edge of going certifiably insane.
Then an ordinary family dinner turned into a violent attack, forcing him to flee his home. He’d soon learn he’d leapt from the mouth of the beast straight into the belly.
Violent crimes happened across town, seemingly following in Elio’s wake. Bloody, brutal, and committed by familiar faces; neighbors, teachers, and friends turned into crazed criminals, out for blood. A town gone crazy. Struggling to outrun the terror, a group of teenagers slowly formed, with Elio as their makeshift leader.
Nobody was coming to help. They’d need to find their way out of town or die trying.
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