At the time that I started reading Blood Meridian, I expected darkness, bleakness, and lots of death. I got it.It's set less in the Old West than in the Old Southwest -- you get the wildness of the Old West, plus lots of Indians and desert landscapes. The story is about a band of men, the exact composition of which changes over the course of the tale, usually because some of them kill others of them, or they are killed by outsiders. They act essentially as mercenaries -- going out to kill Indians for the prize money or setting about killing other white men just because.
The setting is hard and cold, despite the desert sun. It's an uninhabitable place, where everyone is an enemy and you can't trust a soul.
If you're looking tired of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi that is everywhere these days but you like a good dark tale, this should fit the bill.
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