Drunk On The Moon by Tom Waits
It started with a song. Tom Waits’ Drunk On The Moon, to be precise. A neon soaked torch song with more than a twist of noir. A song of the city at night, sung by a man who sounded like a wolf – and not just Howlin’ Wolf. And once upon a time, there was a magazine named Dark Valentine who were looking for cross genre short stories. So, I wrote a yarn about a werewolf private eye. And I called it Drunk On The Moon.
One of the regular cast of the Roman Dalton world in Duffy, bar owner and Mel Torme fan.
I Ain’t Superstitious by Howlin Wolf.
The first song on the Wurlitzer jukebox in Duffy’s Bar when Roman Dalton – werewolf private eye- walks into the bar.
Sometimes a You Tube recommendation is good. And sometimes, it’s so good you have to use its title for one of your yarns.
Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising has probably used in dozens of werewolf books and films. Not that would st…
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