Pale Rider -

: The "pale horse" represents the omnipresence of death during the plague and war.

: You can find more about this film on Turner Classic Movies or read the novelization by Alan Dean Foster . Pale Rider

: It follows Miranda, a young journalist who falls in love with a soldier named Adam while battling a near-fatal case of influenza. : The "pale horse" represents the omnipresence of

: Key themes include alienation , the denial of death , and the pain of living . : Key themes include alienation , the denial

This classic Western follows a mysterious stranger known as . He arrives in a small gold-mining town to protect independent miners from a ruthless corporate baron.

: The film heavily implies the Preacher is a supernatural being or a ghost seeking vengeance.

This 1939 short novel is a hallmark of modernist literature, set during the 1918 flu pandemic and World War I.