The Black Wolf

Jackanapes Press presents a new edition of The Black Wolf by Galad Elflandsson (M. R. Summerleigh), originally published by Donald Grant in 1979. Our edition includes some special bonus features, plus the original illustrations by Randy Broecker.Paul Damon visits the colonial town of Thatcher’s Ferry for a summer fishing vacation, and finds that something in this quaint rural community is...not right. After witnessing a public spectacle involving the eccentric scion of the founding Thatcher family, Damon is regaled by a local storekeep with a tale of the town’s bizarre history. The Thatchers are a strange clan, whose legendary matriarch may be a witch-and immortal-and somehow kin to the pack of savage wolves that once destroyed the town. Damon isn’t sure what to believe, but it isn’t long before his holiday is transformed into a desperate struggle against weird horrors and beastly murder. Throwing in with the beleaguered townsfolk, Damon eventually uncovers the awful secret of the Thatchers, setting up a terrifying confrontation with dark forces straight out of the dreaded Necronomicon!This propulsive, compulsively readable tale of dark genealogy, colonial history, werewolf lore, and black magic harkens back to the best supernatural adventures of Robert E. Howard, and would have been right at home in the pages of Weird Tales.The Jackanapes Press edition features the original interior illustrations by renowned horror artist Randy Broecker from the 1979 hardcover, plus other bonus features: a foreword by Manuel Arenas; a new afterword by Michael Summerleigh; and a fascinating reminiscence by Randy Broecker that details his foray into the weird fiction scene of the late ’70s, his involvement with 'Galad,' The Black Wolf, and publishing legend Donald M. Grant. 6