The Were-Wolf
Written by Clemence Housman and illustrated by Laurence Housman
ISBN 978-1-916919-45-7
 
In the flickering firelight of a great farm hall, a mysterious guest arrives who is as beautiful as she is deadly. Clemence Housman’s The Were-Wolf is a haunting ‘Christian fantasy’ that weaves together religious themes with the bone-chilling atmosphere of authentic folklore.

When the enigmatic hunter known as White Fell glides into the homestead, she brings with her an ancient terror masked by a fair face and soft white furs. Christian feels a sense of unease when his twin brother, Sweyn, falls under her dangerous spell. The story culminates in a desperate, midnight race across frozen wastes as Christian strives to save his brother from a kiss that means certain death.

Hailed by H. P. Lovecraft for its ‘high degree of gruesome tension’, this 1896 novella is considered a minor classic of the genre. It is a story of profound devotion and sacrifice, where the boundaries between human and beast are blurred under the starless winter sky.