BIG HAIRY DEAL:Books, stories, games, and sources about werewolves
NONFICTION
Basil Copper, The Werewolf: in legend, fact, and art (St. Martin's Press, 1977).
Adam Douglas, The Beast Within: A History of the Werewolf (1993). A study of the psychological condition of lycanthropy.
Elliott O'Donnell, Werwolves [sic] (1912; reissued, Longvue Press, 1965). Mostly a collection of horror stories masquerading as nonfiction.
Rev. Montague Summers, The Werewolf (1933; reissued, University Books, 1966). Stunningly erudite and boring, but has an impressive bibliography.
FICTION
James Blish, "There Shall Be No Darkness" (1950).
Anthony Boucher, "The Compleat Werewolf" (1942).
Alexander Dumas the elder, The Wolf-Leader (1904).
Guy Endore, The Werewolf of Paris (1933). If you read one book from this list, pick this one.
Charles L. Grant, The Dark Cry of the Moon (1986).
Franklin Gregory, The White Wolf (1941).
Stephen King and Peter Straub, The Talisman (1984).
Jack Mann (Evelyn Charles Vivian), Grey Shapes (1937).
Robert R. McCammon, The Wolf's Hour (1984).
H. Warner Munn, The Werewolf of Ponkert (1925, collected 1958).
Byron Preiss, ed., The Ultimate Werewolf (Dell, 1991).
Saki (H. H. Munro), "Gabriel-Ernest" (1910).
Robert Stallman, "The Book of the Beast" trilogy: The Orphan (1980), The Captive (1981), The Beast (1982).
Whitley Streiber, The Wolfen (1978).
Thomas Tessier, The Nightwalker (1979).
Jack Williamson, Darker Than You Think (1940, expanded 1948).
Gene Wolfe, "The Hero as Werwolf" (1975).
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, The Godforsaken (1983).
Jane Yolen, ed., Werewolves (1988).
FILM
Wolf Blood (1910), directed by George Cheseboro and George Mitchell.
The Werewolf of London (1935).
The Wolf Man (1941). The Universal classic starring Lon Chaney, Jr. Four sequels: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945), Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957). Michael Landon as the young man-wolf.
Curse of the Werewolf (1961).
Wolfen (1981). Starring Albert Finney. Film debut of actor-dancer Gregory Hines.
An American Werewolf in London (1981). A charming mix of horror and comedy, written and directed by John Landis.
The Howling (1981). Directed by Joe Dante, co-written by John Sayles, make-up by Rob Bottin. Five sequels so far.
The Wolfman (1982). Forget it.
Wolf (1994). Jack Nicholson as the sexy wolf.
COMICS
Werewolf by Night (Marvel Comics, 1971-4). A mediocre title (written for a brief time by Marv Wolfman), notable for artwork by Mike Ploog, whose fine paintings graced FPG's trading card game Guardians.
GAMES
L. Lee Cerny and Bradley K. McDevitt, Night Life (Stellar Games, 1990). Three editions to date, a few supplements.
Mark Rein-Hagen, Werewolf: The Apocalypse (White Wolf Game Studio, 1992). Two editions, innumerable supplements, and a short story collection (When Will You Rage?, edited by Stewart Wieck).
Mike Tinney and Stewart Wieck, Rage (White Wolf, 1995). The card game inspired a couple of novels from White Wolf: Breathe Deeply by Don Bassingthwaite and The Silver Crown by Bill Bridges.
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