The Werewolf Book

by Steiger, Brad; Ruehl, Franklin

• ISBN13: 9780780807174
• ISBN10: 0780807170
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Visible Ink Pr

Summary

From movies like An American Werewolf in London to the best-selling game, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, to folklore and case histories, The Werewolf Book is the encyclopedic guide to all things lycanthropic. In this spectacular first edition, Brad Steiger takes you back to the 15th century to uncover the origins of the werewolf legend. From there he leads you on an eye-opening world tour through the ages to the modern-day monstrous duality of creatures like cannibalistic serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Book jacket.

Author Biography

A regular on Art Bell's syndicated radio program and a veteran author of the paranormal and phenomena, Brad Steiger has more than 150 books to his credit.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Dr. Franklin Ruehl
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction: We Have Met the Werewolves and They Are Us!	xvii
Brad Steiger
Werewolves: A Chronology	xxiii
A	1	(18)
Abbot Ralph
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Abominable Snowman
The Adlet
Alien Beings
Almasti
An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in Paris
Animal Ancestors
Ankers, Evelyn
Anubis
The Appearance of Werewolves
B	19	(26)
Badger People
Basic Ways of Becoming A Werewolf
Bathory, Elisabeth
Bear People
The Beast of Le Gevaudan
``Beauty and the Beast''
Beaver People
Berserker
Bertrand, Sgt Francois
Bisclaveret
Black Dog
Blood
Bodin, Jean
Bogey
Boguet, Henri
Boxenwolf
Bruxsa
C	45	(26)
Cambrensis, Giraldus
Cannibalism
Capture of the Chicago Rippers
Cat People
Ceasg
Chaney, Lon Jr.
Children Raised by Wolves
The Chindi
The Chronicon of Denys of Tell-Mahre
Coyote People
Crocodile People
Cummins, Gordon Frederick
Curse of the Werewolf
D	71	(24)
Dahmer, Jeffrey
Dante, Joe
de Rais, Gilles
de Sade, Donatien Alphonse Francois
Demons
Detecting Werewolves Among Us
Diana, the Huntress
Dientudo
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dracula
E	95	(14)
Eisler, Robert
El Sisemite
Elementals
Endore, Guy
Enkidu
Ethnology of the Werewolf
Exorcism
Explanations for Lycanthropy
F	109	(14)
Familiars
Fenrir
Fish, Albert
Dion Fortune's Werewolf
Fox Maidens of Japan
Fox People
Fox Strap
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Full Moon
G	123	(14)
Gargoyles
Garlic
Garnier, Gilles
Gein, Ed
Ghosts
Ghouls
Gill Man
Gordon, Harry
Green Wolf
The Greifswald Werewolves
Grenier, Jean
Gypsies
H	137	(12)
Haarmann, Fritz
A Hammer to Strike Witches
Harpies
Hitler, Adolph
The Howling
Howls
Human Sacrifice
Hyena People
I	149	(6)
Incubus
Indochina's Vicious Swamp Demons
Isawiyya
J	155	(6)
Jack the Ripper
Jackal People
Jacko
Johnson, Liver-Eating
K	161	(8)
Dr. Stephen Kaplan Tracks Werewolves
Kappas
Kasha
Khaki Besar
The Klein-Krams Werewolf
Kornwolf
Kung-lu
L	169	(16)
Lamia
Lawton, Texas's Werewolf
Leopard Men
Leroy, Francis
Lilith
Lion Men
Little Red Riding Hood
Lobizon
Loup-Garou
Lucas, Henry Lee
Luceres
Lugosi, Bela
Lupercali
Luperci
Lupicinus
Lupo, Michael
M	185	(16)
Maenads
Magnus, Olaus
Mambumutu
Manson, Charles
Mapinguary
Mars
Moeris
Montvoisin, Catherine
The Morbach Monster
Mowgli
Msomi, Elifasi
Munster, Eddie
N	201	(10)
Nagas
Nagual
Nakh
Nasnas
Necrophilia
Nelson, Earle Leonard
Nix
The Northumberland Werewolf
O	211	(4)
Orang Pendek
Organization Werewolf
Ouspenskaya, Maria
P	215	(8)
Pan
Paulin, Thierry
Pentagram
Petronius
Porphyria
Possession
Puck
R	223	(12)
Rains, Claude
Raku-nene
Ramirez, Richard
Ramsey, Bill
Rancho Santa Elena
Red Coyote
Reed, Oliver
Romulus and Remus
Rusalki
S	235	(34)
St Patrick
Santu sakai
Satanism
Selkies
Serpent People
Shaitan
Shamans
Sidhe
Sirens
Skin Walkers
Slaying the Werewolf
Solis, Magdalena
Sorcery
Speck, Richard
Spells to Ward Off Werewolves
Spiritual Shapeshifting
Spunkie
Stumpf, Peter
Succubus
T	269	(20)
Taigherim
Talbot, Lawrence
Talisman
Tase
Taw
Teenage Werewolves
Thags Yang
Theriomorph
Thriller
Tiger People
Tigre Capiango
Tortures of the Inquisition
Totems
Trolls
U	289	(4)
Ukumar
Underwater woman
Universal Pictures
Uvengwa
V	293	(16)
Valhalla
Valkyries
Vampires
Vanamanushas
Vasaria
Volsunga Saga
von Sacher-Masoch, Leopold
Voodoo
W	309	(36)
Warren, Ed and Lorraine
The Werewolf of London
The Werewolf of Paris
Werewolf Rock
Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Werewolves of Dark Shadows
``Werewolves of London''
Weyer (Weir), Johann
Wild Hunt
Wild Women
Windigo
Witchcraft
Witchie Wolves
Wolf
Wolf Belt
The Wolf Man
Wolf, the Grand Teacher
Wolf Wives
Wolfsbane
Wolfstone
Wolves
Wraiths
Y	345	(4)
Y-Pora
Yaksha
Yeren
Yeti
Z	349	(10)
Zana
Zingua
Zodiac
Zombie
APPENDIX AND INDEX
Werewolf Resources	359	(30)
Photo and Illustration Credits	389	(2)
Index	391