Human-Shaped Fiends

A brutal killing spree ignites a city's ire in 1854 Los Angeles, while a modern novelist grapples with his own demons.

In 1854 Los Angeles, Felipe Alvitre and his teenage gang unleash a wave of violence across the San Gabriel Valley, sparking outrage among the citizens. Sheriff James Barton, battling addiction and a toxic love, struggles to maintain order as the bodies pile up and pressure mounts.

In 2021, self-obsessed novelist Chandler Morrison is contracted to write a Western, torn between...