Supernatural horror retelling of the Donner Party, where starvation, paranoia, and a hungry evil stalk pioneers on a doomed trek west.
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Supernatural horror retelling of the Donner Party, where starvation, paranoia, and a hungry evil stalk pioneers on a doomed trek west.
"A retelling of the fate of the Donner Party, with a Walking Dead style twist"--
Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere.
Tamsen Donner must be a witch. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the pioneers to the brink of madness. They cannot escape the feeling that someone--or something--is stalking them. Whether it was a c...
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content and assault, including against adults and minors; infidelity
Graphic cannibalism, gore, murder, and supernatural body horror throughout
Occasional strong language and period cursing
Brief alcohol use consistent with the historical setting
Anti-gay prejudice depicted in period social attitudes
Pioneer faith, superstition, and witchcraft accusations recur
Witchcraft suspicions and supernatural monstrous transformations
Curses, growing evil, and a diseased supernatural hunger stalk the party
Recurring themes of racism, classism, and misogyny among pioneers
Suicide and a suicide attempt depicted amid despair and starvation
Child sexual assault, rape, pedophilia, domestic abuse, incest, animal cruelty
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