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Eastern Orthodox Werewolf Wrastlin'
Paperback
Publisher: Greg Johle
Published: May 30 2026
Pages: 294
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Saving a man's soul is a heavy burden. Subduing his inner beast requires a perfect double-leg takedown.
In the mist-choked mountains of West Virginia, the Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration on the Ridge offers peace, prayer, and the occasional jar of locally sourced honey. For Father Moses-formerly Michael Gainer, an All-American wrestling powerhouse-it's the quiet life he's always craved. But when the local livestock starts ending up as grisly meth bear snacks, the peace of the monastery is shattered.
Sheriff Mills Vance is convinced it's a drug-fueled predator. Dr. Arlo Finch, a woke Bigfoot hunter, is certain it's a marginalized cryptid resisting the patriarchy. But Father Moses knows the truth. The shadow stalking the ridge isn't a bear, and it isn't Bigfoot. It's a werewolf-and it has a very familiar, very human grudge.
To protect his flock, Moses must trade his prayer rope for the Hillbilly-Sambo he thought he'd left behind. Under the grueling guidance of Elder Varnava-a former Soviet Olympic coach who treats spiritual warfare like a high-intensity wrestling camp-Moses begins a training regimen that involves wrestling literal black bears to find his spiritual center of gravity.
The Main Event is coming: a high-stakes, technical grappling match for the soul of a small town. In a battle where a silver cross is as important as a cross-face cradle, can a humble monk pin a monster without losing his own humanity?
Eastern Orthodox Werewolf Wrastlin' is a masterpiece of serious absurdity, blending Appalachian grit, ancient liturgical tradition, and the technical precision of elite wrestling into a supernatural comedy like no other.
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