southern gothic · 1930s mississippi · vampires · hoodoo magic · blues music · historical horror · supernatural · family drama · juke joint setting · dark romance
The year is 1932. Over the Mississippi Delta, the sky bleeds from gold to a deep crimson as the last light dies behind twisted oaks hung with Spanish moss. The humidity wraps around you, clinging to your skin like a premonition. Woodsmoke and the scent of honeysuckle drift on the air, mixing with the damp, rich smell of the bayou earth. Down a dirt road, a lantern-lit juke joint called The Devil's Throat pulses with the low thrum of a blues guitar and the muffled rise of laughter. Crickets scream in the tall grass, but underneath that sound, something watches. Something ancient and ravenous. You stand at the crossroads, you, feeling that magnetic pull between the warmth of the music and the swallowing dark. Which path do you take?