Judge Holden Is One Of Literature’s Most Terrifying Villains — But Was He A Real Person?
Historians debate whether or not Judge Holden ever really existed, but theBlood Meridianantagonist was said to have been the most ruthless member of the Glanton gang of scalp hunters that roamed Mexico and the American Southwest in the mid-1800s. John D. Salvatore / DeviantArtAn illustration of Judge Holden by John D. Salvatore based on the character described inBlood Meridian . Unlike many of McCarthy ’s other novels , however , the characters ofBlood Meridianare not entirely fictional ....