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"The Old West is not a certain place in a certain time, it's a state of mind."
-Darryl Ponicsan
(ca. Tom Mix Died for Your Sins: A Novel Based on His Life (New York: Delacorte Press, 1975), p. 135)
Sadie Grace is wanted for witchcraft, dead (or alive). And every hired gun in Kansas is out to collect the bounty on her head, including bona fide witch hunter Old Tom and his mysterious, mute ward, Rabbit. On the road to Burden County, they're joined by two vagabond cowboys with a strong sense of adventure - but no sense of purpose - and a recently widowed schoolteacher with nothing left to lose. As their posse grows, so too does the danger. Racing along the drought-stricken plains in a stolen red stagecoach, they encounter monsters more wicked than witches lurking along the dusty trail. But the crew is determined to get that bounty or die trying.
Billy the Kid has given up his lawless life and plans to marry Betty. They are paid a visit by Betty's uncle, Underhill, who - totally unbeknown to them - is the vampire Dracula. Shortly after his arrival, a local girl is murdered and seeing blood on Underhill's shirt, Billy becomes suspicious. Ignoring Billy's warnings, Betty takes her uncle to a disused mine where Underhill tries to put her in a trance. But the spell is broken by Billy's sudden arrival. The next time, Underhill succeeds. Billy finds Betty with wounds on her throat - and vows to seek revenge.
