The Literary Werewolf: An Anthology

Charlotte F. Otten
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A werewolf anthology that covers new terrain. Its stories span centuries. Its storytellers, from Stephen King to Saki, de Maupassant to Kipling, Seabury Quinn to Ovid, are eclectic. Its premise delves deep into its subject. CONTENTS Preface (The Literary Werewolf) by Charlotte F. Otten Introduction essay by Charlotte F. Otten Part One: The Erotic Werewolf essay by Charlotte F. Otten February, Cycle of the Werewolf (excerpt from Cycle of the Werewolf) (1983) by Stephen King Eena (1947) by Manly Banister The Were-Wolf (1890) by Clemence Housman Part Two: The Rapacious Werewolf essay by Charlotte F. Otten The Wolf (Le loup 1882) (1890) by Guy de Maupassant Gabriel-Ernest (1909) by Saki Part Three: The Diabolical Werewolf essay by Charlotte F. Otten The Thing in the Fog (1933) by Seabury Quinn The Werewolves of London (excerpt) (1990) by Brian Stableford The Door of the Unreal (excerpt) (1919) by Gerald Biss Part Four: The Supernatural Werewolf essay by Charlotte F. Otten The Mark of the Beast (1890) by Rudyard Kipling The Hound (1942) by Fritz Leiber Part Five: The Victimized Werewolf essay by Charlotte F. Otten The Woman at Loon Point (1936) by August Derleth and Mark Schorer The Werewolf (1896) by Eugene Field Part Six: The Avenging Werewolf essay by Charlotte F. Otten The Kill (1931) short story by Peter Fleming The Lay of the Were-Wolf (Bisclavret) (1911) by Marie de France The Story of Rough Niall of the Speckled Rock (1894) by Joseph Jacobs Part Seven: The Guilty Werewolf essay by Charlotte F. Otten Lycaon's Punishment short fiction by Ovid The Bitang (1994) by Dezsö Benedek and Mihai I. Spariosu Part Eight: The Unabsolved Werewolf essay by Charlotte F. Otten The Phantom Farmhouse (1923) novelette by Seabury Quinn Running Wolf (1920) by Algernon Blackwood and Wilfred Wilson Part Nine: The Voluntary Werewolf essay by Charlotte F. Otten The She-Wolf (1912) by Saki Green Messiah (1988) by Jane Yolen Wolves Don't Cry (1954) by Bruce Elliott
Genres: WerewolvesAnthologiesHorrorFictionShort Stories
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