Hmmm... A lot of evocative moments in this one, with the hard to explain details like the multiple chickens missing along with the multiple children missing which doesn't line up well with the wildlife in the area. Some kind of werefox maybe?
Overall though, this story didn't come together for me. I was searching for the connection between elements, like his own childhood memory, and in the end I'm not entirely sure how it was all supposed to tie together.