Hardened Ranger Maxwell Cross and his young partner Jacob Jameson are escorting Dinah Franklin—a convicted murderess—to the gallows in Fort Worth. But when their path collides with a cloaked cult in the midst of a bloodthirsty ritual, their duty takes a darker turn. Now joined by a terrified mother and a young girl who brought something back from her near sacrifice, the Rangers must navigate a chilling landscape where law and order mean little against the pull of ancient evil. Pursued by relentless zealots and the sinister figure who commands them, Cross and Jameson are caught in a fight not just for survival, but for redemption. In the roaring, wild frontier of the American West, the line between man and monster is veiled, and easily crossed.
Authors
Patrick C. Harrison III (PC3, if you prefer) is an author of horror, splatterpunk, and all forms of speculative fiction. His current publications include GRANDPAPPY, A SAVAGE BREED, VAMPIRE NUNS BEHIND BARS, 5 TALES THAT WILL LAND YOU IN HELL, among others, and his works can be found in numerous anthologies, including AND HELL FOLLOWED and ROAD KILL: TEXAS HORROR BY TEXAS AUTHORS VOL. 4. PC3 is the Splatterpunk Award-winning editor (with Jarod Barbee) of AND HELL FOLLOWED, and has edited several other anthologies. He is a freelance editor, having done work for notable authors like Aron Beauregard, Daniel J. Volpe, Mark Towse, Rebecca Rowland, and many others. PC3 also has a FREE substack, in which he frequently does movie reviews and updates readers on his fiction. Check out pc3horror.substack.com.
