![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pursuivant isn’t the main character here, not even showing up until at least half through. He would go on to appear in three more solo adventures and make appearances in several other Wellman stories. If the title doesn’t make it clear, it’s a werewolf story. He made his debut in the three-part novella, “The Hairy Ones Shall Dance.” It appeared in Weird Tales (Jan, Feb, March 1938) under one of Wellman’s numerous pseudonyms Gans T Field. The first of his investigators is Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant. While Wellman is best known for his rural Appalachian-set tales of John, roving balladeer and fighter-of-fokloric-evil, he also wrote about two urbane paranormal investigators as well as straight-up horror. As the Halloween season is upon us, it only seemed right to go back to some of his spookier tales. He also wrote for the comics, of particular note for Captain Marvel and the Spirit when Will Eisner was drafted. He wrote mysteries, histories, and young adult adventures. Manly Wade Wellman (1903-1986) is one of the greatest pulp writers, leaving his mark on heroic fantasy, horror, regional writing, and even science fiction. ![]()
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