Something inhuman has come to Tarker's Mills, as unseen as the full moon riding the night sky high above. It is the Werewolf, and there is no more reason for its coming now than there would be for the arrival of cancer, or a psychotic with murder on his mind, or a killer tornado. Its time is now, its place is here, in this little Maine town where baked bean church suppers are a weekly event, where small boys and girls still bring apples to their teachers, where the Nature Outings of the Senior Citizen's Club are religiously reported in the weekly paper. Next week there will be news of a darker variety. Outside, its tracks begin to fill up with snow, and the shriek of the wind seems savage with pleasure. There is nothing of God or Light in that heartless sound-it is all black winter and dark ice. The cycle of the Werewolf has begun.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- An inhuman evil arrives in a peaceful town without reason, disrupting normal life with darkness.
- In plain terms
- A terrifying evil comes to a quiet town for no reason.
- What can you take from it?
- Evil can strike ordinary places without warning or cause.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why does evil strike peaceful places?
- How do communities face random threats?
Another view
It presents evil as arbitrary, which may undermine moral accountability.
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