Verdugo - Dark Speculative Fiction from Elliot Pearson

A supernatural Western horror that blurs the line between justice and vengeance on the haunted borderlands.

When justice rides into a forsaken border town, even monsters have reason to fear the night.

In the desolate heat of the borderlands, a figure stirs from hibernation—a revenant known only as Verdugo. Summoned by a desperate young woman in the isolated town of La Ventosa, Verdugo finds a community under siege by a brutal gang and its corrupt leader. Guided by a black dog who speaks with the voice of Beelzebub, Verdugo takes up the charge to bring retribution—not for redemption, but as a relentless force of nature walking between the realms of life and death.

As violence simmers beneath the surface of a sunbaked pueblo, old scores are settled with spectral precision. Each soul weighs heavy, and every act of violence echoes with ancient consequences. Haunted by memories and driven by a code older than humanity, Verdugo must confront both mortal and supernatural evils to deliver the justice demanded by those who have nowhere left to turn.

Verdugo is a chilling blend of dark fantasy, supernatural horror, and Western grit—a tale of vengeance, moral ambiguity, and the monsters we become when hope runs out. For readers who crave their horror dusted with desert winds and mythic dread, this is a journey you won’t soon forget.