Joe Powers

Terror in High Water Joe Powers

"The Man is comin', Sheriff...bringin' the hounds of Hell with him..."On a hot morning In 1830s Texas, a cattle rancher limps into the tiny, isolated town of High Water. He's battered, bloody, and near death but insists on speaking to the sheriff. "The Man is coming," he warns, "and he's taking over this town." The townspeople fearfully brace for the newcomer's arrival. The Man arrives with his gang of Hell Hounds in tow, brutally kills the sheriff, and declares the town his. Thus begins the reign of terror by the sinister band who, as the people soon discover, are more than meets the eye. The residents of High Water are terrorized, threatened, and forced to pay tribute to their cruel oppressors with violent repercussions for any who dare to resist. But there is hope. A story begins to circulate, in hushed whispers, behind closed doors. The legend of a renowned gunslinger and monster hunter who walks the earth, his sole purpose to seek and destroy the minions of hell. The people are held in the grip of terror, fearful of the consequences should they take a stand. But one young man will risk everything to escape The Man's clutches, to locate the Legend and bring him back to banish the evil from High Water. Is the legend real? Does the gunslinger still live? Can one man defeat the overwhelming odds and destroy the great evil that grips High Water?Do legends ever die?