Cormac McCarthy was an American writer who authored twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western and postapocalyptic genres. He was known for his graphic depictions of violence and his unique writing style, recognizable by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists.
In an ash-choked future, a father and son travel across a ruined America, their bond a fragile light against the cold, cannibals, and a world without hope.
In the desolate 1850s American West, a teenage drifter known as 'the Kid' joins a ruthless gang of scalp hunters, descending into unprovoked violence and moral decay, which reveals humanity's inherent savagery.
A hunter finds a drug deal gone wrong in Texas, starting a brutal chase with a coin-flipping killer and pulling an aging sheriff into a new, amoral world.
In post-WWII Texas, sixteen-year-old John Grady Cole, the last in a ranching family, rides south with his friends into a beautiful but brutal Mexico. There, the romantic ideal of the cowboy clashes with the harsh realities of fate and violence.
In the twilight of the American frontier, two cowboys confront the inescapable tides of change and the tragic consequences of a fated love affair amidst the stark beauty of 1950s New Mexico.
On a desolate New York night, an ex-con's strong faith clashes with a despairing professor's nihilism in a single room, as they grapple with the ultimate question of whether life is worth living.
In 1930s Appalachia, an orphaned boy forms a father-son bond with the bootlegger who killed his father, their lives tied together by violence, loyalty, and time.