Halloween Trivia Question: Stories of werewolves and shapeshifters can be found around the world. Which of these werewolf movies is set in Spain? A. The Wolfman (1941) B. Curse of the Werewolf (1961) C. Moon of the Wolf (1972) (Find the answer below.)
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Born and raised in the heart of New York City, Danita is a singer, writer and lover of romance. Her fourth novel, Dark Love Rising is her first vampire romance. She is the author of the ghostly love story Adderley’s Bride and the Cardiff novels, Falcon’s Angel and Love Entwined.
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Dark Love RisingExcerpt:
Though it was night, her path was clear. She needed no light to see through the murky water. In her weakened state, the dark was less invasive.
Flexing her toes in the sediment, she was engulfed by the sensation that she was spinning opposite this world’s axis. No, it was the passage of time or the urgency of the summons.
Ignoring the gnawing in her belly, she crawled up the grassy bank. Another spasm pulsed through her and she lay shivering in the grass, curled in a ball with her eyes shut tight.
She needed to feed.
The call would not hurt so if she gained strength. She must prepare herself for whatever this jarring alarm meant. Finally, the pain subsided in her head, but the pounding went on. It surrounded her.
The pounding came closer, harder, hurting her ear as she lay against the earth.
Something was running towards her. She could smell its fear. A human.
Her predatory instincts rebounded in an instant. Before the conscious thought was fully formed in her mind, her arm shot out and grabbed the human’s ankle.
The human hit the ground with a surprised gasp as air whooshed out of its lungs.
Layla opened her eyes and watched a dark stare turn into curiosity.
“Let go of me!”
Layla grit her teeth at the harsh inflections of the woman’s strange tongue, but she would master it. She already understood the golden-haired woman who tried to shake off her grip. With her other hand, she touched the short halo of golden hair that spiked out of the woman’s head like a fierce helmet. She was Nubiti, a golden lady.
A large structure flashed in her mind. The woman’s home; she wanted to be free to go there. But Nubiti, the golden lady, would not live to see another day.
“Who are you?” The woman began to kick and scratch at Layla’s hands.
“Doo…not…fee-arrh…meee…” Her vocal cords stilted the strange words even to her ears, with a rasping halt that sounded too deep to be human. The unused muscles in her throat needed exercise.
When the woman screamed and kicked her in the face, the stiletto heel lodged in Layla’s eye.
Pulling the stiletto out of her eye, Layla was at once regretful. She would have to concentrate on a more suitable pitch. She had no wish to frighten the golden lady who would soon begin her journey to the underworld of paradise.
She crawled over the woman, rubbing the dark, glittering stones on her garment, which left most of her body bare. The stones were like stars in the night, shimmering as the woman struggled.
The golden lady looked into the eye she’d ruptured with her shoe, her own blue eyes widening as the fissure closed. She stopped struggling and started keening softly.
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Answer to Halloween Trivia Question: B. Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
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