STORY AXIS
COLLECTIVE
♦ AS FEATURED IN HBO'S Bring Me The Beauties · NOW STREAMING
Original stories.
Every form they demand.
Story Axis Collective is an entertainment company. We develop, publish, and produce original stories — in print, on screen, and on stage — and license the ideas beneath them.
THE BOOK
The Walk-In
Twenty years inside Eternal Values, a cult. One long walk back out. A memoir about belonging, capture, and the cost of leaving.
By Dar Dixon — actor, author, writer, director, and producer, with more than three decades in Hollywood.
PRAISE FOR THE WALK-IN
"For more than four decades I have studied how ordinary, intelligent, capable people are brought under the control of destructive groups. Dar Dixon takes you inside that experience with a precision I have rarely encountered on the page, and he does it with a poetic sensibility that makes the reading unforgettable. His account of the moment a person finally recognizes what was done to them is one of the best descriptions of dissociation I have ever read. This is not simply a memoir of survival. It is a forensic account of how undue influence actually works, written by a man who lived it and learned to understand it. Anyone who still believes it could never happen to them needs to read this book."
STEVEN HASSAN, PHD
Author of Combating Cult Mind Control
"Not since David Foster Wallace has there been such a unique writing voice."
SHARI GULLO
Activist, artist, and co-founder of the Ela Peace Project and the Preserve Collaborative; featured in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune
"I wanted to devour and savor it at the same time. A captivating story but even more captivating storyteller… it is really a work of art."
STACEY KULONGOWSKI
Author, speaker, and coach; former Director of Sales, Google
"You're the most interesting person I've ever met."
CHRIS SMITH
Activist, artist, and co-founder of the Ela Peace Project and the Preserve Collaborative; featured in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune
FILM
A company that makes what it develops.
Dar Dixon is featured across all three episodes of HBO's Bring Me The Beauties, directed by three-time Emmy winner Chris Smith. Now streaming on HBO Max.Story Axis Collective is also developing The Walk-In as a documentary, with Dar as writer, director, and executive producer, and Chris Smith collaborating.
THE FOUNDER · SPEAKING
What coercive control actually looks like — from the inside.
Story Axis Collective was founded by Dar Dixon — actor, author, writer, director, and producer, with more than three decades in Hollywood and twenty years lived inside a high-control group. He speaks on influence, manipulation, and the psychology of leaving.He doesn't deliver a TED talk. He puts the audience inside the system and lets them feel how it works — so they walk out able to see influence operating on them, in the deal, the boardroom, the relationship, the feed, before it costs them.
| Keynote | 45–60 min |
| Fireside conversation | Moderated, on stage |
| Workshop | For organizations |
WORK WITH US
Two ways to work with the company.
Advisory & Consulting
Consulting and advisory services for organizations on coercive-control dynamics, high-stakes negotiation, and manipulation resilience. Engagements are organization-facing — keynotes, workshops, and retained consulting — invoiced through Story Axis Collective.
Licensing & Development
Story Axis Collective originates and licenses original IP. The current slate includes The Walk-In book and documentary. For rights and development conversations, start below.
THE FIRST CHAPTER
Read the opening of The Walk-In.
The first chapter, plus pre-order and launch notes. No noise.
PRESS
Assets and inquiries for media.
One-sheet, high-resolution stills, and the HBO credential line. For interviews and press, reach us directly.
CONTACT
Start a conversation.
[email protected] · 424-268-5900
3128 Senasac Ave., Suite A, Long Beach, CA 90808
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Effective July 2026 · Story Axis Collective, Inc.
Speaking, workshops & consulting
Engagements are governed by their written agreement, which states the fee, deposit, and cancellation terms for that engagement. Unless that agreement says otherwise: deposits are non-refundable once the date is confirmed; engagements cancelled by the client 30 or more days before the event may be rescheduled or credited toward a future engagement; and if Story Axis Collective must cancel and no substitute date can be agreed, all amounts paid for that engagement are refunded in full.
Books & pre-orders
Pre-orders placed directly with us may be cancelled for a full refund at any time before the book ships. Physical books that arrive damaged or defective are replaced or refunded — write to us within 30 days of delivery. Purchases made through retailers (Amazon, bookstores) follow that retailer's return policy.
How to request a refund
Email [email protected] or call 424-268-5900 with your name and order or engagement details. Approved refunds are returned to the original payment method, typically within 5–10 business days.
BUSINESS INFORMATION
Story Axis Collective, Inc.
3128 Senasac Ave., Suite A
Long Beach, CA 90808
424-268-5900 · [email protected]
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