The Hellbound Stagecoach

Outlaws. Demons. A woman branded a witch. From Bloodruth creator Eric July with Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska—The Hellbound Stagecoach rides into the dark history of the Bloodruth family. A western set in the past of the Rippaverse.

The Wild Dogs are wanted men. Jebediah “Jackal” Jones and his gang are wounded, hunted, and out of options after a train robbery goes sideways—until Jebediah stumbles across a job too good to ignore: escort a woman named Charity Bloodruth and her stagecoach across the Endless Desert for $50,000. The townspeople call her a witch. Warning signs cover every wall. But Jebediah doesn't believe in superstition, and $50,000 is $50,000. He should believe.

What waits for them on the journey will test everything the Wild Dogs thought they knew about survival, loyalty, and the forces beyond the mortal world. A standalone western-horror entry that expands the Bloodruth mythology into the deep past of the Rippaverse—generations before Sydnee Bloodruth's modern-day story begins. The modern arc collects in The Definitive Bloodruth Vol. 1 (12/15/26).

From Eric July, creator of Bloodruth and founder of Rippaverse Publishing, with writers Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska. Interior art by Philip Burnette (USA, RippaFest winner). Colors by James Frank.