Joshua
Werner’s Rampant tells the Origin of Werewolves
Everything
you thought you knew about werewolves is about to change…
Source
Point Press has announced they will be publishing the horror novella
"Rampant" by Joshua Werner, scheduled to be released in early
September. Werner’s werewolf tale will kick off the beginning of Source Point’s
fall releases of creator-owned books and comics, and an anthology of werewolf stories,
poems, and artwork will be released soon after.
Joshua
Werner is the author of The Brutality of Fact and Adoration for the Dead, as
well as such popular short stories as Osiris and The Invention. After taking a
hiatus to focus on his illustration work, Werner returns to the writing arena
with Rampant. Set in the 18th Century Swiss Confederacy, Rampant tells the tale
of a young man who stumbles upon a family’s terrible secret that will change
his life forever, and will reveal lycanthropy’s true origins. “It’s a very
ambitious story,” says the author, “and it dives deep into the roots of the
werewolf curse, offering a brand new origin to the folklore that’s deeply embedded
in our real history.”
Writer and literary critic Kasey Pierce (KosmicKasey.com) spoke enthusiastically of
the book in the foreword she wrote for Rampant. “Joshua Werner’s tale of
tragedy, heartbreak, and bloodlust is an outstanding homage to the Gothic era
of horror,” she said. “His literary descriptions created a realm that devoured
my senses and left me hungry for more.”
“While
this story is most definitely a werewolf tale, fans of classic horror will be
interested to learn that Rampant also ties in seamlessly with Mary Shelley’s
novel Frankenstein,” says author Joshua Werner. “The story takes place in a
small village that lies between two of the primary locations in Frankenstein,
Geneva and Ingolstadt, and takes place during the same time.” Fans of Mary
Shelley’s classic can expect to find multiple nods to her tale in Rampant, “and
perhaps more,” says Werner.
Accompanying
the story are multiple illustrations drawn by the author, done in a style
similar to woodcuts of the time period, as well as a map of the village
highlighting locations pertinent to the narrative. There are also two
afterwords by Werner; one discussing the story’s connection to Frankenstein and
another that separates the facts and real history within the story from the
fiction.
The book will be available for sale on Amazon, Storenvy, and other
online retailers first, followed by select stores shortly after, and the first
signing will take place at Grand-Con in Grand Rapids, MI Sept.
19th. More information can be found at www.SourcePointPress.com, www.twitter.com/SourcePtPress,
and www.facebook.com/SourcePointPress.
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