Selección Terror: Damas bajo la lluvia

This Spanish-language pulp magazine issue features "Damas Bajo la Lluvia" ("Ladies in the Rain") by Curtis Garland, number 495 in Editorial Bruguera's "Selección Terror" collection, published August 1982. The narrative follows six young women—Sabrina (the driver, approximately 30-35), Sharon, Vicky, Stella, Marion, and Esther—traveling by van through the California desert toward San Diego for a rock music performance. The group, called "Las Rockynautas," maintains a lively dynamic marked by banter about sleep, food, and romantic interests. Sabrina maintains discipline, having previously dealt with Marion's entanglements with married men in Phoenix and Tucson. As they drive south through Brawley toward Interstate 8, a weather report warns of unusual heavy rainfall approaching southern California. Despite initial skepticism about California rain, the storm intensifies dramatically by afternoon, reducing visibility and forcing police to block the highway due to rockslides. The narrative establishes tension between the women's deadline and deteriorating road conditions, suggesting impending complications for their journey.