Dogman of Illinois

by A.R. Braun

Ari thinks life can’t get worse. He doesn’t know how wrong he is. He’s just divorced his abusive wife and is working a scam job, the only employment he can find in this troubled economy. Little does he know, across town, another man named Vic is going through the same thing, but not handling it as well. In fact, he’s casting a spell to change himself into a werewolf, or at least he thinks that’s what he’ll become.

Because Vic won’t use his power for good—to only kill animals and serious criminals—the Native American skinwalker who helped him with the spell makes sure he turns into a dogman instead, basically a werewolf with a dog’s head that’s unaffected by the full moon and silver, but can be harmed by a sword or bullets. Yet the killings escalate anyway, for Vic’s decided to make his town pay for his bad luck with the divorce and the scam job.

Yes, Vic works with Ari. And when a bombshell gets hired, the two men compete for her love—or, in Vic’s case, lust. But Ari’s got bigger problems. When he finds out Vic is the creature murdering the townspeople that the news has been talking about, he must find a way to stop him, or he and the girl are next, along with the whole town. Because if Vic isn’t stopped, the dogman Legion will branch out to kill the world.

297 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2020

About the author

A. R. Braun is the author of the horror novella, 66SICK, and the horror novels, Book of Set, Book of Sprites, Book of Shadows, Dogman of Illinois, Heaven's Witches, Autonomy, The Not, and Only Women in Hell, as well as the short-story collections Phantom World, Insanity, Grimoire, and Horrorbook. He became interested in horror when he read “The Telltale Heart” as an assignment in high school. By the time he was eighteen, he had the whole Stephen King collection and started writing short stories for friends and family. His main goal was to put together a heavy metal band, and he spent many years working blue collar jobs and seeking out musicians, but never fell in with the right kind of guys.

He has numerous publication credits, including “NREM Sleep” in the D.O.A. anthology; “Freaks” in Downstate Story magazine; “The Unwanted Visitors” in the Vermin anthology; “Coven” in the Heavy Metal Horror anthology; “Remember Me?” in Horror Bound magazine; “Shades of Gray (the Symbiosis of Light and Dark)” in Micro Horror magazine; "Little Ghoul" in the Mad Men anthology and “The Interloper” in the Bonded by Blood 2: a Romance in Red anthology. Weightlifting, mixed martial arts, and audio comedy are a few of his current interests.

Reviews

[mark feenan · Rating 5 out of 5]

2nd time reading this one. Well when the Author sends you a signed copy you just have to. A.R.Braun is my favourite horror Author over the last few years. This is my favourite of all his novels. His good versus evil storylines are always gripping. Looking forward to the next novel and maybe a Dogman 2.

[mark feenan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another 5 star read from A R. Braun. I love a good versus evil story and this does not disappoint. A page turner with strong characters right until the end. Looking forward to his next book with anticipation.