David Case (1937 – February 3, 2018) was an American author.
Case was primarily known for his works in the horror genre. Specifically, Case penned several pieces centering on werewolves, which were praised for their intriguing and subversive use of psychological horror. Case also penned several Westerns.
Bibliography:
- "The Hunter" (1969)
- "The Cell" (1969)
- Fengriffen: A Chilling Tale (1970)
- Wolf Tracks (1980)
- The Third Grave (1980)
Adaptations:
- And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
- Scream of the Wolf (1974)
Case's work contains examples of:
- Bolivian Army Ending: "The Hunter" and "Strange Roots" both end with the protagonist being hunted by the story's antagonist.
- Hoist by Their Own Petard: Werewolf-obsessed Mad Scientist Anton from "Strange Roots" creates a virus which transforms the infected into a werewolf come full moon. Since his wife Beta has been cheating on him, Anton injects her lover with the virus as revenge. Unfortunately, he realizes he failed to consider the virus could be sexually transmitted until Beta transforms into a werewolf in bed the very next night.
- Our Werebeasts Are Different: "A Cross to Bear" features jaguar men. Anyone they kill will rise as another jaguar man unless the corpse is burnt and the heart eaten.
- Our Werewolves Are Different: Case's work featured several strange takes on werewolves.
- In Wolf Tracks, the spirit of the werewolf possesses repressed and hateful men who desire power and violence.
- In "The Cell", it seems to be hereditary - or the narrator's delusion.
- In "Strange Roots", werewolves are created by a Mad Scientist using a cocktail of hormone boosters and animal experimentation.