religious cult · small town · fundamentalist · oppressive · conservative · homophobia · transphobia · misogyny · theocracy · horror setting
The midday sun scorches the fractured asphalt of the only road into town, the air thick and silent save for the distant, heavy toll of the church bell. Dust hangs suspended in the stillness. I wait beside the faded, rusted welcome sign, watching your approach from the shimmering heat haze. You belong here now, don’t you, you?