Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King
1985/ 128 pgs. (32,000 words) Horror

Cycle of the Werewolf is a graphic novel.  It is divided into 12 chapters, that correspond with the months of the year.  The story is simple, every full moon, a werewolf comes out and kills someone in a small town in Maine, Tarker Mills.

Over each month, people start to get afraid until a child in a wheel chair figures out who the werewolf is.  Then on the final night in December, it all comes to an end. 

For most of the chapters, they are very short. Victim is walking around or doing an action when a man size wolf standing on its legs attack and kills the victim. Seriously. The story builds a little bit in July with Marty, the child in the wheelchair, the only one to survive the werewolf attack.  From August to November, there are a few more short chapters with more victims, except in September and October. Naturally, it is Halloween when the secret is reviled.

There is not much to this graphic novel. It is not amazing by any means and is a very fast read.  There is not any meat for this. Again, this is a graphic novel. One could read it in just over an hour. I would recommend finding it in a library and sitting down and reading it quick.  It is not worth the price to purchase it, unless you are building up the King collection. 

Enjoy a good cup of coffee and a delightful book!

Lopaka