Stephen King, author of 'Carrie' and 'The Shining,' reveals what he likes to read.
McCarthy’s ghastly novel is based on the existence of The Glanton Gang, a band of 19th-century bounty hunters in the American Southwest. Their “bounty” was the scalps of Apache natives and – when supply ran low – the scalp of anyone that crossed their path. The saga follows a boy known only as the Kid, but the character that ultimately dominates "Blood Meridan" is the gang’s leader – Judge Holden, the epitome of evil. McCarthy’s novel is a disturbingly terrific work of literature.
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