The Man-Wolf and Other Tales

Set in a world where the line between legend and record blurs, this collection opens with a chilling account of a man transformed by an ancient curse. Drawing on medical texts and medieval lore, the story explores how a supposed affliction of lycanthropy can warp identity, driving its victim into nocturnal hunts and desperate yearning for redemption. The narrative’s careful grounding in historical fact gives the supernatural a palpable weight, making every howl feel as real as a whispered warning in a village tavern.

Beyond the wolf’s lament, the anthology offers a range of vivid episodes—a spirited girl named Myrtle navigating love and danger, an uncle’s puzzling inheritance that unravels family secrets, and grisly spectacles of bear‑baiting that reveal the era’s brutal entertainments. Tales of scapegoats, eerie nights in dense woods, and a queen who commands a hive of bees round out the collection, each story shimmering with the same blend of folklore, humanity, and the unsettling sense that history itself may be a deeper, stranger myth.