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* ShownTheirWork: [=McCarthy=] became fluent in Spanish to be able to accurately depict the language in ''Literature/BloodMeridian'' and ''Literature/TheBorderTrilogy'', and he would often spend a long time researching things like the locations the stories were set, such as when he traveled along the real trail the Glanton Gang took for ''Blood Meridian''.
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* AuthorAppeal: [=McCarthy=] had a long fascination with the power of the unconscious, to the point where he even wrote an essay on the subject called [[https://nautil.us/the-kekul-problem-236574/ "The Kekulé Problem"]]. Because of this, in pretty much every book of his, characters will either be shown experiencing or talk about experiencing a dream that usually either [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane possibly predicts the future]] or reveals some truth about a character.
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* CrapsackWorld: The settings of his novel are far from pleasant or welcoming, always filled with violence and hopelessness. ''The Road'' in particular is one o the darkest and bleakest [[AfterTheEnd depictions of a post-apocalyptic world]] in all of literature.
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* CrapsackWorld: The settings of his novel are far from pleasant or welcoming, always filled with violence and hopelessness. ''The Road'' in particular is one o of the darkest and bleakest [[AfterTheEnd depictions of a post-apocalyptic world]] in all of literature.
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Interest in [=McCarthy=] skyrocketed with Creator/TheCoenBrothers' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-winning film adaptation of his novel ''Literature/NoCountryForOldMen'' and the subsequent film adaptation of his UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning ''Literature/TheRoad''.
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Interest in [=McCarthy=] skyrocketed with Creator/TheCoenBrothers' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-winning film adaptation of his novel ''Literature/NoCountryForOldMen'' and the subsequent film adaptation of his UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning MediaNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning ''Literature/TheRoad''.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:Anton Chigurh and Judge Holden.]]
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* BeigeProse: ''Blood Meridian'' and onwards are these.
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* KarmaHoudini: Frequently. Most notably, [[spoiler:the three murderous strangers of ''Outer Dark'', Judge Holden of ''Literature/BloodMeridian'', and possibly Anton Chigurh of ''Literature/NoCountryForOldMen'']].
* KnifeFight: In ''The Border Trilogy''.
* ReclusiveArtist: While he did have conversations with journalists, he hated giving interviews, talking about his own work, or even talking about writing.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: ''The Crossing''.
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* KnifeFight: In ''The Border Trilogy''.
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* SouthernGothic: His pre-''Literature/BloodMeridian'' work, in stark contrast to the Westerns he's most famous for.
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