NIGHT PEOPLE (2023)

From the mind of literary icon Barry Gifford-internationally renowned creator of Wild at Heart and cowriter of David Lynch's neo-noir masterpiece Lost Highway-Night People is a pulsating roadmap of the American subconscious, where neon-lit Southern nights give way to lipstick, sweat, and blood, and the odd, the innocent, and the evil are all fellow travelers down an interstate of dark, elusive dreams. Adapted from Gifford's acclaimed novel by breakout writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre) and a rotating cast of stunning artistic talents-including Brian Level (Poison Ivy), Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian), Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place), and more-follow an uneasy cast of wanted men, cartel-killers, and lost souls through four interlocking tales as they travel a path of intoxication, lust, and spontaneous violence from New Orleans to Egypt City, Florida, and back again. In our first tale of desperation, fanaticism, and murder: Two ex-convicts-a pair of inseparable lovers named Big Betty Stalcup and Miss Cutie Early-are out on parole using their newfound freedom to purify the world of men's evil influence . . . and leaving a trail of mutilated bodies in their wake. As the psychotic dimensions of their star-crossed romance-and the twisting paths that first led them to their fateful meeting at the Fort Sumatra Detention Center for Wayward Women-come into full view, their experiment in righteousness culminates in the kidnapping of Rollo Lamar, a kindly attorney whom Betty and Cutie abduct just to see if they can reeducate at least one man on the planet before the demise of civilization.

FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT'S ALWAYS MIDNIGHT . . . From the minds of neo-noir icon Barry Gifford (Lost Highway), acclaimed writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), and Eisner Award-winning artist Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian) comes a stiletto-sharp tale of desperation, fanaticism, and murder in the American South . . . On an otherwise quiet street in New Orleans, the battle over abortion is fought between brother and sister evangelical preachers in an ever-escalating rivalry between their neighboring ministries: the Church on the One Hand and the Church on the Other Hand. As the long-secret origin of Brother Dallas Salt and Sister Dilys Salt's rift threatens to erupt into scandal, a fanatical female assassin quietly plans to settle their differences once and for all with a furious display of violence aimed right at the heart of a national debate that couldn't be any more personal.

From acclaimed writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre) and rising star Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place) comes the next neon-saturated tale of desperation, fanaticism, and murder based on the work of neo-noir icon Barry Gifford (Lost Highway, Wild at Heart) . . . Easy Earl Blakey was having an uneventful evening at Alfonzo's Mexicali Club until a heated argument at a neighboring table erupted into a hail of bullets. Now Earl, who can barely remember what happened next, is wanted for shooting a New Orleans cop-and the only thing he can think to do is drive.

From acclaimed writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre) and rising star Marco Finnegan (The Keeper, Crossroad Blues) comes the final tale based on the novel by neo-noir icon Barry Gifford (Lost Highway, Wild at Heart) . . . Marble Lesson is the only one who can make sure her estranged daddy stays on the wagon and keeps the new job he so desperately needs. But Wes's gig at a remote airstrip comes with some unexpected complications. Marble came to save her father-but can she survive on her own?