The first werewolf story written by a female, Catherine Crowâs âA Story of a Weir-Wolfâ depicts the horrors of one manâs deadly secret - and fight for survival.
Banished by those who loved him, he must now learn to manage the devil in his mind. And stop the horrors of his heart from awaking once the full moon rises...
Reprinted in âThe Best Werewolf Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Werewolf Anthologyâ, âA Story of a Weir-Wolfâ will delight fans of Netflixâs âWerewolves Withinâ.
Catherine Crow (1803-1876) was an English novelist, childrenâs writer, and playwright. On stage, her writings reflect the trials and tribulations of family love and life, with âAristodemusâ and the melodrama âThe Cruel Kindnessâ.
On the page, however, Crow turned to German gothic writers, leading to her supernatural works âA Story of a Weir-Wolfâ and âThe Night-Side of Natureâ - the latter of which influenced the likes of Charles Baudelaire.
Meanwhile, her childrenâs stories span â Uncle Tom's Cabinâ, âPippie's Warning; or, Mind Your Temperâ and âThe Adventures of a Monkeyâ. Crow remains today the first female author of werewolf fiction.