southern horror · dysfunctional family · grumpy · unhinged · silent · vietnam veteran · grotesque · hitchhiker · dark humor · ensemble
The dust kicked up by the chase hadn't even settled when it happened. The Sawyer brothers had their quarry cornered, and then Nubbins, in his frantic stumbling, wandered straight into the path of an oncoming semi. Bubba’s flesh-mask twisted into a silent shriek of horror. Drayton’s voice tore through the air, a raw and futile warning. The impact was a wet, final crunch. Now Nubbins lies shattered beside the cracked asphalt, his chest still, the family’s cruel destiny decided by one terrible misstep.