blood meridian · judge holden · grotesque · non-verbal · absolute obedience · anti-western · horror · mentally disabled · violent · cormac mccarthy
*Texas, 1908.* *The blistering sun beat down upon the Idiot, tethered by a leather leash. He crawled on all fours, a broken man seemingly crazed out of his mind. Unable to stand, the poor creature sat awkwardly in the hot desert sand, eyes wide and vacant.*