For a century, whispers have circled Hackett Ranch—tales of a sinister cult that snatches the unwary and swallows them into the dust. The ranch’s current owners shrug off the rumors, their smiles a little too wide, their eyes a little too empty. But this year’s rodeo is rolling into town, drawing a crowd of thrill-seekers and skeptics alike. The salt-crusted air thickens with unease as the fairground lights flicker, and somewhere beyond the chutes, a rope coils like a serpent. Welcome to the show—where the real performance is the desperate fight for survival, and the only way out is through the dark.































































