"A town pays well to be rid of its creatures of the night. Creatures that breath ozone like a summer breeze, wear glass for skin and burn electricity in their veins. Creatures that feed on this realm of the lonely."
At the age of fifteen, when he returned home late to find his family the victims of a were-wolf attack, Jan Mirocek picked up his father's gun and became a hunter.
Every civilization the world over has had its problems with shapeshifters--creatures of the night who hunt their human prey in animal form--and a community would pay a hunter well to rid them of the beast who stalked them. Thus, Jan earned a good living in his chosen profession for seventeen years. Until one small mistake got someone he loved killed.
Following this tragedy, Jan hung up his hunter hat and fled to the bright lights of Toronto. Were-beasts roam forests and countrysides. They need to remain close to areas in which the wild animals they mimick live free, so they are able to blend into their surroundings in their animal form. In a big city which keeps its lights on twenty-four hours a day, a city whose glass and concrete and traffic keep out the wild animals, Jan hopes he will finally be safe from his nightmares. Then one night an old friend calls upon Jan's help to investigate a string of city killings which stinks of were-beast attacks, and Jan must face his demons once more as he struggles to understand what sort of shapeshifter could thrive in a modern city.
Out of the Light presents an interesting twist on the folklore of predatory shapeshifters. Flashbacks provide ample old world horror for fans of traditional were-beast tales while the present-day story which frames them updates the legend to make it relevant to modern city dwellers. Thought you were safe under the bright lights of your big city? Think again!