"We were somewhere near Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold ..." No, wait. That's a different story.

But only slightly. This story does occur somewhere near Barstow, somewhere on the edge of the desert ... in a place known to the rest of the world as Death Valley.

Horror stories about Death Valley are as famous as the terrain. The ones at the beginning of its history are especially severe. Pioneers stumbling blind into its hot sands. Families resorting to cannibalism. Children sitting ... (more)