The Were-Wolf: And Other Tales from the Dark Side of the Moon

by Tim Smith

The most chilling tales about moon-transformed creatures are compiled in the haunting volume, Ingeniously printed in white type on black pages (the better to read it by the light of the moon).

148 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

Reviews

[Jason Waltz · Rating 3 out of 5]

From Ovid to Bram Stoker, Lord Byron to Saki, ancient German folklore to 15th and 16th century remedies to were-wolf fever. An odd little book that's just odd enough to keep. Saki's story is the best. Stoker's is supposed to be the editorially cut chapter one to DRACULA. It also was enjoyable.

[David Dowdy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice reference on werewolves. It's a small book, measuring approximately 5" W x 6" H. The cover is a fabulous pictorial representation of a WW's coat! Great reading during the month of October especially when the moon is full.

Best part of the book? It contains the original first chapter, Dracula's Guest, that was cut from Bram Stoker's Dracula. I can understand if the publisher thought it was off-subject. Very thrilling nonetheless.

How to Recognize a Werewolf was very good. I kept saying to myself, 'I didn't know that'. Other than that, the remaining chapters were lukewarm in my opinion. Credit is due the drawings although they were monotone black and red.

Still, for presenting the Dracula outtake, it rates 3.5 stars.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

The edition I have is part of the MoonBox. I read it in the mood of Halloween. It is a compilation of stories, chapters, and poems (11 total) from authors such as Lord Byron, Angela Carter, and Bram Stoker. There is a little paragraph biography of each of the authors at the end. Most of the stories were just okay, but it's an interesting collection. My favorite was the tale by Angela Carter- really good and the reason that I rated it more than a 2 star overall; I will probably look into more of her works.
I liked the white font on black pages, but the red illustrations did nothing for me.

[J. R. H—n · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little werewolf-themed book that delivers enough of its focus to be entertaining, while being a relatively quick read. It's not a huge collection, and it had some good stuff in its pages, so I'd recommend it for werewolf fans. I was a fan of the presentation, with white text on black pages, but the all-red illustrations were a bit difficult to make out sometimes. The aesthetic aside, the reading was alright and I give it a 4/5 stars because I am a shameless werewolf fangirl.