Jackal

DEBUT Liz Rocher, a Black woman, has warily returned to her Rust Belt hometown of Johnstown, PA. Growing up, Liz never felt comfortable in her predominantly white town but has come back for the wedding of her best friend, Melissa. During the evening wedding reception, Melissa’s daughter Caroline disappears in the forest but leaves behind a piece of her dress covered in blood. As the police and the town race to find Caroline, Liz remembers when Keisha, the only other Black girl at her high school, was found murdered, with her heart removed from the body. Liz starts researching her town’s history and notices a terrifying pattern begin to emerge. Johnstown has a history of girls disappearing, and all of them are Black. The mysterious sounds from the forest support Liz’s feeling that something sinister is lurking in the shadows.