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"Brad Steiger's magnum opus, a labor of deep scholarship elegantly written. As a reference source, it is invaluable for anyone interested in pursuing the werewolf." —Ancient American magazine
"From A to Z, Brad Steiger presents a true encyclopedia of werewolfism, a reference masterpiece, overflowing with fascinating information to make readers think and shudder." —Fate magazine
"It is with reverence to its awesome scope that we recommend it to anyone even marginally interested in the topic" —Rue Morgue
"If werewolves, hairy shape-shifting monsters, and silver-bullets are your thing, then you're in for a big, big treat! An excellent, fully updated, and massively expanded, edition of The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings is most definitely a title to sink your teeth into!" —www.mania.com
"Another good spell-binding Brad Steiger classic! This book will be hard to put down once you get started." —Alternate Perceptions (September 2011)
"Provides detailed information on a wide variety of mythical creatures and the culture surrounding them." —Book News (October 2011)
"The Werewolf Book is wonderfully thorough, exhaustively detailed, and affordable." —www.ARBAonline.com
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With 250 entries, this filmography and resource is the encyclopedic guide to all things lycanthropic and a fascinating compendium of comparative mythology and folklore. Delving into the 15th century to uncover the origins of the werewolf legend, it is an eye-opening, blood-pounding tour through the ages, landing on the doorstep of creatures like hirsute mass-murderer Charles Manson and canine-directed Son of Sam. A helpful chronology of lycanthropic activities dates back 140,000 years, to the first mixing of human and lupine blood.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Wanders Off Topic Too Much,
By "zzzot" (OHIO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Werewolf Book: Encyclopedia of Shape Shifting Beings (Paperback)
The author seems to forget that this book is supposed to be about werewolves, werebears, weretigers, and so on. The material that has some actual relation to shapeshifters fills less than a fourth of the book. Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman and Yeti are not werewolves or shapeshifters of any kind, yet the author spends an amazing amount of time on them. Likewise with the serial killers, cannibals and other criminals. Their histories may be interesting and gory, but they have nothing to do with werewolf mythology, superstitions, or beliefs. Also, a whole bunch of vampire stuff was thrown in. If the author had cut all the off-topic material out, it would have been a halfway decent werewolf book of about 100 pages. Alternatively, the author could have changed the title to something not so misleading, such as "Extreme Violence, Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters". It's not a bad book other than this off-topic problem. If you want to read about all those other things in addition to werewolves, you might very well enjoy this book. I just don't want anyone to buy it while under the wrong impression, as I did.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fascinating study into the myth and reality of werewolves!,
By David R VanSlyke (N. Kingsville, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Werewolf Book: Encyclopedia of Shape Shifting Beings (Paperback)
If you're interested in werewolves, this book is a necessary addition to your personal library. It is a serious study of werewolf legend and folklore. Every aspect of lycanthropy is investigated, from the Badger People of the Native Americans, to the incubus, succubus, Kasha (the Japanese ghoul) to the nemesis of children everywhere, the bogeyman - and more. If you already believe in werewolves, this book will be a fascinating journey. If you don't believe in them now, you will after reading Steiger's book, especially when you consider that werewolves are part of the native folklore of civilizations all over the world, from the very earliest days of humanity. Spend a few days with this book and you'll agree with Brad Steiger that "Werewolves are real!"If it's lycanthropic in nature, you'll find it in this book. The author even explores the psychological motivations of Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Speck and other serial killers. Were they possessed by some sort of demon or beast within they could not control? Do all of us possess a beast within that manifests itself during those, hopefully rare, occasions when we become extremely angry? Just one suggestion: Read it in the daytime.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Slapdash compendium for the gullible,
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This review is from: The Werewolf Book: Encyclopedia of Shape Shifting Beings (Paperback)
Brad Steiger has been cranking out monster books since at least the 1960s. Most of his stuff was published in the form of lurid, mass-market paperbacks, heavy on breathless prose but light on actual research. This book is no different. For an indication of the level of research in this book, consider that Steiger actually footnotes articles from The National Enquirer! The editors at the publishing house should have had the good sense to remove those passages. They didn't, so you should take this book with a big grain of salt. The tome feels like a cut-and-paste job. Why all of the irrelevant junk about serial killers? What does Jefferey Dahmer have to do with werewolves anyway? This book has one saving grace: It contains a lot of good data about werewolf movies (although someone needs to tell Steiger that "The Howling" was not quite the "Citizen Kane" of horror films that he seems to think it is)--and it does have a lot of cool photographs in it. Overall, though, it's a disappointment. It's a shame because werewolf lore is interesting, and there's certainly no shortage of material. This could have been a good book. Sadly, the project was turned over to the wrong man.
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