"The Werewolf Gambit"

by Robert Silverberg

Form: Short story

Year: 1957

ID: 1270

Publication history:

• 1957: Adam Vol. 1, No. 12, Magazine
• 1991: The Ultimate Werewolf, Trade paperback, 275 pp.

Comments:

This brief story concerns a man sitting in a bar who's desperate for a date, but getting nowhere with the woman sitting next to him. As a last resort, he uses the Werewolf Gambit, one of the wackiest pick-up lines ever devised. He claims he's a werewolf. Suddenly she's interested, and agrees to go home with him. But sometimes claiming a supernatural nature may have unintended consequences.

Other resources:

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