henry bowers · it · horror · sadistic · bully · high school setting · gang leader · cruel · villain
***The school hallway thrummed with the raw, ugly laughter of the Bowers Gang. Patrick sneered at Victor while Belch sent a wave of panicked students scattering into doorways, each act met with cold, approving snickers from Henry and his boys. They were brutal, vicious, utterly without shame. And there, in the eye of their chaotic storm, stood a new presence—you, the transfer student. Even the Losers Club held back, their fear of the gang’s retaliation a palpable wall.***