Monsters gnaw your bones. Rivals gnaw your soul. Eric wrestles his personal demon while dodging two real ones: his arrogant boyhood nemesis, William Larsen, and a vicious guard dog named Beaufort. Can Eric strike a bargain with the monster writhing within? What happens when the monsters outside fall prey to the monster inside?

Eric struggles to lead his gang of friends as Will ensnares the boys with a fascinating new game: funerals. The boys trespass into Beaufort;s forest to bury dead pets in a hidden graveyard. The feud between Eric and Will escalates and after a tragedy threatens to expose the boys' secret, Eric must choose between protecting his friends–and William–or feeding everyone to the monster.