In December, he sends the last letter-signed with his name. Over the next few weeks, Marty sends the pastor anonymous letters asking him why he doesn't kill himself and end the terror. Marty, whose family is Catholic, never attend services at Lowe's church, which is why he didn't work out the werewolf's identity sooner. However, Lowe doesn't recognize Marty, as his face is covered by a Yoda mask. While out, he sees Reverend Lowe wearing an eyepatch. To celebrate, Marty goes trick-or-treating with his father. As the summer continues, the bloodshed occurs again every full moon.įall comes and so does Halloween. The werewolf escapes and police ignore Marty's report because they are looking for a human murderer, not a werewolf. While outside enjoying his own private Independence Day celebration, the werewolf attacks Marty, who manages to put out the monster's left eye with a package of firecrackers. Feeling bad for his nephew, Marty's uncle brings him some fireworks, warning Marty to set them off really late so his mother won't find out. This is very upsetting to Marty, who has been looking forward to them all year. In July, the town's Independence Day fireworks have been cancelled. Next is a woman in her bedroom contemplating suicide, followed by a hitchhiker, the owner of a diner, one of Marty's friends in the city park, a herd of hogs at a local farm, a sheriff's deputy while he sits in his car, and finally an abusive husband. The werewolf's first victim is a drunk railroad worker.

The story goes back and forth from the terrifying incidents to Marty's youthful day-to-day life and how the horror affects him. The protagonist of the story is Marty Coslaw, a 10 year-old boy in a wheelchair. A werewolf is viciously killing local citizens at each full moon, and the otherwise normal town is living in fear. The story is set in the fictional town of Tarker's Mills, Maine.

It is King's shortest novel to date at 127 pages, which makes it technically a novella. King also wrote the screenplay for its film adaptation, Silver Bullet (1985). It was published as a limited-edition hardcover in 1983 by Land of Enchantment, and in 1985 as a mass-market trade paperback by Signet. It tells the story of a werewolf haunting a small town as the moon turns full once every month. Each chapter is a short story unto itself.

Cycle of the Werewolf is a horror novella by American writer Stephen King, featuring illustrations by comic-book artist Bernie Wrightson.

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