Antlers

In the small town of Sully, Oregon, a sense of unease settles over the residents as the weather grows darker and the days shorten. It's a time of year when the woods surrounding the town can seem to swallow everything whole, including the secrets people keep hidden. It's within this atmosphere that a young student, Lucas, walks into the life of a high school English teacher, Julie Edwards. She's a kind soul, dedicated to her students and the community, with the support of her brother, Paul, the local sheriff. However, beneath the surface, Sully is dealing with its own set of problems - substance abuse, unemployment, and a history of dark occurrences that seem to plague the town. As Julie begins to get to know Lucas better, she starts to notice that he's hiding something, a deep sense of unease that emanates from him whenever he's asked about his home life. Lucas's family has recently moved to Sully from the city, a move that seems to have been motivated by their mother's struggles with depression and the desire to leave behind the stress of city living. But beneath the surface, something is amiss. Lucas is forced to care for his younger sister, and his father seems distant, struggling with the weight of his family's new reality. As Julie delves deeper into Lucas's life, she begins to uncover whispers of a mysterious creature that has been terrorizing the town. It's an ancient entity, born from the very woods that seem to hold the town hostage. The creature is said to possess its victims, turning them into monstrous, wolf-like beings driven solely by a hunger for human flesh. Paul, who has seen his fair share of traumatic cases as the local sheriff, is torn between his duty to protect the town and his concern for Julie's growing obsession with the creature. As Julie digs deeper into the mystery, she becomes increasingly convinced that the creature is real, and that Lucas is at the center of it all. As the days grow shorter and the darkness closes in, Julie becomes trapped in a desperate bid to uncover the truth behind the creature and Lucas's involvement with it. With Paul's reservations growing, Julie sets out to solve the mystery, convinced that the truth will bring an end to the town's suffering. However, with each new discovery, the stakes grow higher, and Julie realises that some secrets are better left unspoken. The further she delves into the heart of the woods, the more she becomes entrenched in a dark web of mythology and ritual, threatening to unravel everything she thought she knew about Sully and its residents. In a town plagued by fear, it's easy to forget that the line between good and evil is thin and easily crossed. As Julie becomes further ensnared in the mystery, she realises that some secrets are better left unspoken, and that some truths are more terrifying than she ever could have imagined. The woods surrounding Sully have always been a place of fear, a labyrinth of twisted paths and secrets best left unspoken. And in the heart of this twisted landscape, Julie, Lucas, and the residents of Sully must confront the dark forces that have been hiding in plain sight, ready to unleash a horror that could destroy everything they hold dear. Will Julie uncover the truth behind the creature before it's too late, or will the darkness consume Sully, plunging it into a world of terror and violence that may never end?