Women like the witches, one of the police men spits, are begging for it. And in a way hes right, the witches are eagerly awaiting for him and all of his friends to just come outside and talk things overto clear up any and all misunderstandings between their respective parties. But when the town sheriff does ultimately come forward to confront the witches and drive them away with his shotgun, theres a subtle shift in Redlands tone that sets the stage for what the rest of the series holds. The witches havent just descended upon Redlands for their own amusement, or even to scare its citizens. Redlands was sick and bloated with evil and rot before the witches set foot in the town. Del Reys kinetic illustrations and the shadowy, bloody shades of red Bellaire fills the page with are meant to make you feel the fear surging through the non witches. But beneath that fear is a deeper understanding that sometimes, this is what change for the better looks and feels like when youre a part of the problem. One Piece Film Gold Download Ipod. Seen from another perspective using a little imagination, the witches impending massacre of the police isnt something to fearits an attempt at healing the town. Almost every story about the persecution of women suspected of witchcraft is also a story about a society unable or unwilling to accept women as competent, powerful people. Darker, more psychological witch tales sometimes tease us as to whether the suspected witchcraft is actually real. Redlands manages to be both kinds of stories while leaving you with the distinct feeling that its less of a gritty childrens story retooled for adults and more of a cautionary tale about what happens when you run afoul of the wrong women.