He knew what they were saying, although he didn't hear the actual words from anyone: "There's the kid who cried in gym class!""Hey, after we leave here, we need to trip him on the stairs!" "Freak!""Let's just leave him here to bleed out!""It must be a sad existence being Mark Madison..."13-year old Mark Madison struggles to fit in. His home life is dysfunctional and he's a tormented, social outcast at school. A daily confrontation with his main bully, Jack Scarsdale and his group of thugs, lands him in front of an ancient, malevolent force that lurks in plain sight. In a turn of events, he unites with the most unlikely ally to fight the evil that threatens everything he knows.
He knew what they were saying, although he didn't hear the actual words from anyone: "There's the kid who cried in gym class!""Hey, after we leave here, we need to trip him on the stairs!" "Freak!""Let's just leave him here to bleed out!""It must be a sad existence being Mark Madison..."13-year old Mark Madison struggles to fit in. His home life is dysfunctional and he's a tormented, social outcast at school. A daily confrontation with his main bully, Jack Scarsdale and his group of thugs, lands him in front of an ancient, malevolent force that lurks in plain sight. In a turn of events, he unites with the most unlikely ally to fight the evil that threatens everything he knows.
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