{"id":18880,"date":"2024-05-23T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=18880"},"modified":"2024-05-22T20:21:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T00:21:57","slug":"review-werewolf-dusk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-werewolf-dusk\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Werewolf at Dusk and Other Stories by David Small"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"coverThe Werewolf at Dusk and Other Stories<\/em> by David Small<\/strong><\/a>
\nLiveright (March 2024)<\/strong>
\n192 pages<\/strong>
\nReviewed by Danica Davidson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Werewolf at Dusk and Other Stories <\/em>is a haunting triptych of tales about \u201cthe dread of things internal.\u201d Done in an illustrated format, it\u2019s kind of like a picture book for adults, and it shows the depth and artistic aesthetics possible in graphic storytelling. This is a book to stay with readers long after they\u2019ve finished the last page, and I\u2019ve never seen anything else quite like it.<\/p>\n

Award-winning creator David Small, who is both the author and illustrator, might be best known for his graphic memoir Stitches <\/em>and his many picture books for children, like Imogene’s Antlers. <\/em>This is a very different sort of book, and shows his range.<\/p>\n

The first story, the titular \u201cThe Werewolf at Dusk,\u201d is based on a short story by Lincoln Michel (which was originally published under the title \u201cMoon Aches\u201d). The protagonist is a werewolf who is getting on in years and no longer able to do what he once did. He sees the ways people treat and look at him differently, and his strength and wild nature are juxtaposed with his struggles and insecurities.<\/p>\n

The middle story, \u201cA Walk in the Old City,\u201d is a surreal dream where a psychoanalyst knows he\u2019s in a dream and is trying to decipher the meaning of it. He\u2019s lost, he sees giant spiders, he can\u2019t find his way back. Things become more disturbing and interesting as he moves on. This story is, no pun intended, a psychologist\u2019s dream, in the sense that it masterfully is full of hidden meanings and layers of interpretations.<\/p>\n

The last story, and perhaps the most haunting and important, is \u201cThe Tiger in Vogue,\u201d based on the story by Jean Ferry originally titled Le Tigre Mondain<\/em>. It takes place in Germany in the 1920s, and the protagonist goes to a play with an anthropomorphic tiger and a \u201clittle man\u201d in the sidelines. It entertains others, but deeply disturbs him. Even though he\u2019s disturbed, it doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019ll speak up when things are going wrong right in front of him. And the little man should cause everyone terror.<\/p>\n

Each story has supernatural elements \u2014 a werewolf, giant spiders, an anthropomorphized tiger. But the true terror in them is that they\u2019re all allegories for real concerns \u2014 including growing older, losing control, seeing the world go mad around you, and watching people not take danger seriously . . . until it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n

All the stories are fast-paced and intellectually stimulating, leaving readers plenty to chew on and think about. There can be layers to meaning to them, like dreams or nightmares. The artwork is fluid, emotional, always fitting the scene. Sometimes pages will go on without any writing, because writing isn\u2019t needed, and the artwork carries the story perfectly. This is cathartic art at its best. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Werewolf at Dusk and Other Stories by David Small Liveright (March 2024) 192 pages Reviewed by Danica Davidson The Werewolf at Dusk and Other Stories is a haunting triptych of tales about \u201cthe dread of things internal.\u201d Done in an illustrated format, it\u2019s kind of like a picture book for adults, and it shows … Continue Reading! “Review: The Werewolf at Dusk and Other Stories by David Small”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[80,444],"tags":[294,767,3158,79,851,3157],"class_list":["post-18880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","category-comics","tag-columns","tag-danica-davidson","tag-david-small","tag-reviews","tag-the-comic-vault","tag-werewolf-at-dusk"],"yoast_head":"\nReview: The Werewolf at Dusk and Other Stories by David Small - 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