WERE TALES: A SHAPESHIFTER ANTHOLOGY

Werewolves. Berserkers. Kitsune. From the most ancient times, people have told tales of men who transform into beasts. Sometimes they’re friendly and helpful. Sometimes they’re tricksters, playing jokes on their hapless victims. And sometimes, they’re terrifying. The last sound anyone wants to hear while walking through a dark forest under the bright full moon is the howl of the werewolf. Especially when the howl is followed by the sound of something running towards them through the woods.


Were Tales is a collection of scary, thrilling, dark, mysterious, and even humorous tales and poems of shapeshifters, from the talented minds of Jonathan Maberry, Stephanie Ellis, Gabino Iglesias, Laurel Hightower, Eric J. Guignard, Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason, Shane Douglas Keene, Clara Madrigano, Kev Harrison, Beverley Lee, S.H. Cooper, Elle Turpitt, Catherine McCarthy, Alyson Faye, Theresa Derwin, Ruschelle Dillon, Baba Jide Low, H.R. Boldwood, Ben Monroe, Cynthia Pelayo, Cindy O’Quinn, Sara Tantlinger, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Linda Addison, Villimey Mist, Tabatha Wood, and Christina Sng.


S.D. Vassallo had this to say about the anthology. 

Werewolves and other types of shapeshifters have long been my favorite horror and fantasy trope. I enjoy other horror icons as well, such as ghosts, demons and witches, but none of them capture my attention or fuel my imagination as much as the werewolf. Even vampires, as cool as they may be, pale in comparison to the shapeshifter. If you were to ask me to compile a list of my favorite horror novels and movies, some titles you would definitely see are “An American Werewolf in London,” “The Howling,” “Wolfen,” “The Wolf’s Hour” by Robert R. McCammon, and “Cycle of the Werewolf” by Stephen King.


It’s only natural, then, that the first anthology we’re creating for Brigids Gate Press is a collection of stories about werewolves and other shapeshifters. It’s been a dream come true. I’ve had the opportunity to work with talented writers for Were Tales. The stories they’ve submitted feature many different kinds of shapeshifters: werewolves, werebears, werefoxes, and many others, including a wereskunk.


ABOUT BRIGIDS GATE PRESS


My wife and I had a shared dream of running a publishing company one day. In late 2020, we decided dreams shouldn’t wait for a perfect ‘one-day’ scenario. So, here we are. We still dream of the perfect office space with cottage retreat spaces. Some day! While we welcome established authors, our primary focus is promoting the work of new and underrepresented voices in fiction.

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