Release

A fantasy creature uses mystical power to break down doors and walls, kill and injure people by throwing them great distances, decapitate people, rip throats, and tear limbs. Flow of blood mentioned once. All injuries are magically repaired and the pain removed from all victims' minds but one. In the real world, a recent murder is mentioned a few times along with the smell and tang of blood. The fantasy element includes eerie atmospheres and intense, otherworldly powers. A detailed passage describes sexual harassment in the workplace, and a conversation about it later brings up victim-blaming issues.

Never gratuitous or explicit, sex with a couple of different same-sex and one opposite-sex sets of partners is described, mentioning some specifics like body positions, penetration, ejaculation, and erections. A penis is compared to a mushroom. Mention that sex the first time is painful. A past painful experience remembered. Kissing, caressing, "hand jobs," attractive butts, and comparing sex with different partners. Access to condoms means no STDs and no unwanted pregnancy. A college girl in an unmarried couple gets pregnant; the couple says abortion is not an option and decides to get married. Teens talk about virginity, the first time, and whether there are degrees of losing virginity. Some talk about gender fluidity and wanting to kiss both boys and girls. Brief sexual innuendo. A mom talks to 10-year-olds about the night her brother probably got his wife pregnant with their cousin.

"S--t," "f--k," "a--hole," "pr--k," "butt," and "d--khead." Calling someone a slut mentioned.

Teens have beer at a party. A past party with beer mentioned. An old man recommends lots of whisky for a broken heart. A teen looks forward to drinking at a party. A murder victim and the murderer were meth addicts. Someone's asked about being on meth. A pile of discarded hypodermic needles. A mom talks to 10-year-olds about pot at a laser show. Junkies, syringes, illegal pot fields, and shooting up meth mentioned.