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Laughs and Horror in ‘Werewolf Haiku’
If you’ve been bitten by the werewolf craze with the popularity of the “Twilight” and Sookie Stackhouse series, you won’t be able to resist sinking your teeth into “Werewolf Haiku“—the latest release by Ryan Mecum, the author of the bestselling “Zombie Haiku” and “Vampire Haiku.”
“Werewolf Haiku” recounts the heartbreaking story of a repressed mailman who slowly loses control of his inner beast after he is bitten by a werewolf. As he wrestles with the monster within, he chronicles his feelings and urges in a haiku journal.
The resulting poems are gross, strange and hilarious. He finds himself waking up in strange places—nude. His dog and his neighbors are disappearing and he discovers bones and other body parts around the house. And now he has the courage to woo a woman on his route who he has been secretly in love with, but as fate would have it, she’s a vegetarian, and he emphatically is not. As his inner beast emerges, wreaking havoc in his life, the man discovers that being a werewolf may actually open up new opportunities in life and love.
Either read inside or click here to see sample pages from “Werewolf Haiku.”
About Ryan Mecum: Ryan Mecum is also the author of Zombie Haiku and Vampire Haiku. He is a fan of many things, including lightning bugs, carneys, comics, scary monsters and Michael Stipe. He is constantly thinking of phrases that fit the 5-7-5 haiku syllable structure and likes to sneak REM quotes into his books. Ryan appeared on the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con “Reading with Brains” panel with Max Brooks, Amelia Beamer and Seth Grahame-Smith. He lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati. More of Ryan’s haiku and a video for his Zombie Haiku can be found at www.zombiehaiku.com. Click the image for preview pages:
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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