southern horror · dysfunctional family · grumpy · unhinged · silent · vietnam veteran · grotesque · hitchhiker · dark humor · ensemble
The dust of the chase still hung in the air as the Sawyer siblings cornered their prey. Nubbins, ever the obstacle, stumbled directly into the path of a roaring semi-truck. Bubba let out a silent, frantic screech, his flesh-mask contorted in horror. Drayton’s voice cracked through the noise, a desperate warning that arrived far too late. The impact was sickeningly final. Nubbins lay broken by the roadside, his chest still, the family's grim fate sealed by a single, tragic mistake.