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A horror western about the family that preys together.

Press kit for The Bloody Benders, a horror western graphic novel and Kate Bender journal archive from Bad Burrito Productions.

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The Bloody Benders press kit gives editors, podcasters, reviewers, and collaborators a concise description of the project: a horror western graphic novel and fictional Kate Bender journal archive inspired by the Kansas frontier case, created by Bad Burrito Productions for web, newsletter, and future expanded releases.

ProjectThe Bloody Benders

Creator / imprintBad Burrito Productions

Short pitchA horror western graphic novel and fictional Kate Bender journal archive

Primary audienceHorror comics, true crime, western horror, and historical folklore readers

Logline

On the Kansas frontier, the Bender family turns a roadside inn into a machine of hospitality, hunger, and disappearance while Kate Bender records the private logic of the house in her own hand.

Positioning

The project sits at the intersection of horror western, true-crime folklore, historical graphic novel, and epistolary fiction. The website is designed as the canonical home for art, journal entries, source notes, newsletter growth, and future member content.

Useful angles

Editors and interviewers can approach the project through frontier horror, the ethics of true-crime adaptation, Kate Bender as mythic narrator, the design of the Bender Inn, or the use of automated journal generation guided by a strict style bible.

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Questions readers ask

Who publishes The Bloody Benders site?

The site is presented by Bad Burrito Productions.

Can press use the artwork?

The current site surfaces existing project artwork for reference. Permission and final press asset rules should be confirmed before external publication.

What is the clean one-sentence description?

The Bloody Benders is a horror western graphic novel and fictional Kate Bender journal archive inspired by the infamous Kansas frontier murder case.

Sources

Research trail

These references support the public historical frame. The Kate journal entries and dramatized scenes remain fiction.

Library of Congress - The Bloody Benders: Homestead of Horrors

Historical overview using 1873 newspaper coverage, including William York, the abandoned homestead, the recovered bodies, and later rumors about Kate Bender.

Open source KU Alumni - What lies beneath: KU students, faculty search Bloody Benders property

Modern archaeology context for the Labette County property, including the Osage Mission Trail setting and recent field work.

Open source Humanities Kansas - True Crime in Kansas: The Mystery of the Benders

Public humanities framing focused on separating documented history from legend and sensationalism.

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