The wolf has always been a creature of legend and romance,
while kings, sorcerers and outlaws have been proud to be called by
the name of the wolf, it s no wonder, then, that tales of
transformation between man and wolf are so powerful and persistent.
This original collection offers some of the greatest, rarest and
most unusual werewolf stories ever. From the forests of
Transylvania to the ordered lawns of an English country estate,
here are all the classic aspects of the tale. You will encounter
shadows that lope under the moon, chilling howls, family curses,
crimson feasts, the desperate chase and the deathly duel. But you
will also find the werewolf in less expected guises as an adversary
for Sherlock Holmes, as a myth of the Wild West, and as a figure
restored to its origins in folk and fairy tales. With an
informative introduction by Mark Valentine that follows the traces
of the werewolf in literature, and its links to Dracula, Jekyll
& Hyde, and The Hound of the Baskervilles, this superb
collection will make you fear the full moon.
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