Quotes from Robert Davis

The town was full of murderers, gamblers and whores, few of whom might be called upon to set aside their differences and fight against the supernatural forces of evil.

the storm hit the back of the house. The roof was torn off instantly, and the walls smashed in. The whole building was ripped out of the ground and folded over onto itself. Josh saw the open doorway close around his mother like a mouth, swallowing her out of sight, and then the whole building was blown apart into pieces and snatched away on the wind.

Built from the local blackwood, it had a sinister, dark appearance. Its windows were tall and narrow and set with coal-coloured glass that all but shut out the light.

it occurred to him that it might be in his best interests to kill Madison before they reached the next town. It was not the first time that he had contemplated murdering her.

Who are you?' 'They call me Good-Looking Joe,' the stranger replied. 'You gave yourself that name, right?' Joe laughed. 'Only the Joe part.

They sat at the head of a wide round table

Fewer than half a dozen men

He had beaten her savagely after Gaunt's first visit, and the bruises had not yet faded. Her cheek was purplish in colour, and her  left eye was still slightly swollen. She did not mind, however. 'You know I only do it because I love you, don't you baby?' he had said afterwards. 'I just can't control myself; I love you so bad.

The whole company of Buffalo Soldiers had been reduced to six men

Consciousness returned to Shane like a unpaid whore with an angry pimp

If you are the Son of God throw yourself down. For it is written: He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands." 'Jesus answered him: "It is also written: Do not put the Lord your God to test".

Hazing was against regulations but it was sometimes necessary for the formation of discipline, and by God! Private Reynolds had been in need of some proper Army discipline.

the reverend was back on his feet

The men had all heard stories of the terrible dust storms that swept through the valley, and how the mysterious raiders used them to hide their approach. An excited murmur spread through the ranks as the men  readied themselves for combat.

the valley shimmered beneath a watery heat haze like a giant pool of mercury.

By the time he had reached adolescence, he had become adept at manipulating people and getting them to do what he wanted. A few well-placed words in the right ears could be twice as damaging as an equal number of bullets, and much harder to trace back to their source.

the walls of the cabin burst outwards in a sheet of flame. Logs were thrown high into the sky, spinning end over end before they crashed back down to earth

The open grasslands frightened him and he often got the sense that there was something awful waiting just out of sight over the horizon, and that one day it would come and eat him.

Christian and the rest of the Buffalo Soldiers ducked their heads

Old guns are better than no guns.

Indian burial grounds had a dark reputation in the folklore of the American West, and there were few men who had not heard some tale of the vengeful spirits who haunted such places, and of the terrible curses they might impart on those who strayed disrespectfully into their sacred lands.

Amber interrupted him. 'But you'll still hurt me afterwards, won't you?' she asked hopefully.

like cornered rats, the people of Hellion would not go down without a fight.

She had rode all morning