Gallowwalkers

"Steven Elder – Apollo Jones (Priest)"

"Most times, when you bring a man to justice, the axe swings. The noose tightens. Thats it. Out here, they come back. Harder to kill. The way I finish them, rip out their heads. As for these men, target practice."

"It was over. My death meant nothing. But to my mother, it was everything."

"Whats a girl gotta do to get rescued around here?"

"Death aint the worse thing to happen to you. Ever heard of the Gallowwalkers?"

"A bottle of beer is a good idea. Wearing a hat in the rain is a good idea. This... is genius."

"I felt for the kid. I really did. But I couldnt just leave him to die. Me, I had unfinished business at my place of my own resurrection. I figured, if I ever made it back, I would tell him about the time when I died."

"Diamond Dallas Page – Skullbucket"

"We die, we come back. And you call us... Gallowwalkers. Well, if its good enough for Jesus, it should be good enough for us. Its a hell of a miracle, aint it? It happens, but no one knows who or how or why. No one knows. Heres the thing: I get shot. My son gets shot. Three of my men get shot. The son of a bitch even shoots my harlot. I come back. My men come back. Even my damn harlot comes back! But with my son? Death persists! Lifes little mystery. Does anyone here know where I might find the Sisters of San Diablo? In the Mountain of Resurrection? Hmm? No?"

"And so I awoke beneath that mountain, where my mother had sacrificed her life for mine. While out there, the damned were stirring."

"Legend goes that somewhere beneath these mountains lies a gateway between heaven and hell. It is said that a sacred sisterhood guards this portal and the power of their prayers keeps the damned from tormenting the living. Trouble with the damned is... they never stay put."

"Now thats starting the story... at the end. It begins with a harlot. Shes with child when the mines dry up, so she becomes a thief. But not very good. Shes headed for the gallows when the Sisters of San Diablo find her. They take her in and teach her the secrets of the dead. When the boy child is born, they tell her, "You must give him up. The Gateway to Hell is no place to raise a child." So she sends him to an orphanage. And there, he grows. And grows and grows until the clock strikes twelve. And then they tell him, "Youre a man. You must leave." But where? A widowed woman meets him, likes him, takes him in. She is the mistress of a slaughterhouse. She teaches him a trade, puts food on the table. Loves him. And raises him with... her daughter. A beautiful daughter. He grows to love the daughter. She is his to protect. One sunrise, she tells him, "Go with mother to sell the skins. Dont worry. I can take care of myself." He leaves her. Five men ride by. They find her alone. And they make use of her. She keeps it secret until she can no more. For now, she is with child. She begs him, "Forgive her, forget what has happened to her. For the sake of the unborn." She says the men are gone, and to her, they mean... nothing. But not to him. No. For one of them grows inside of her. Unbearable. So for a second time, he leaves. For the next five years, he remembers nothing but the pain of not being by her side. He returns to find her dead. She died giving birth to that... child. They took from him the thing he loved most. Those who were responsible... would pay."