Utsukushii Bakemono summary:

The “Great God” is a god who takes the form of a beast and is said to bestow “blessings” on the land he visits.A village in the mountains, where the tradition still exists, was suffering from heavy snowfall that never stops throughout the year. The residents believe that this is due to a lack of offerings to the “Great God,” so they make a decision.They decided to offer a “slave boy” to the “Great God” as a “human sacrifice”....A story of “boy” and “beast,” “blessing” and “curse.