Author : Ian Woodward
Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Werewolves
ISBN : 0448231700
The Werewolf Delusion
Ian Woodward
The Werewolf Delusion
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The Werewolf Delusion
Ian Woodward
Author : Ian Woodward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Werewolves
ISBN : 0709208731
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The Werewolf Filmography
Bryan Senn
Author : Bryan Senn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476626918
The Werewolf Filmography by Bryan Senn Pdf
From the horrific to the heroic, cinematic werewolves are metaphors for our savage nature, symbolizing the secret, bestial side of humanity that hides beneath our civilized veneer. Examining acknowledged classics like The Wolf Man (1941) and The Howling (1981), as well as overlooked gems like Dog Soldiers (2011), this comprehensive filmography covers the highs and lows of the genre. Information is provided on production, cast and filmmakers, along with critical discussion of the tropes and underlying themes that make the werewolf a terrifying but fascinating figure.
Phases of the Moon
Craig Ian Mann
Author : Craig Ian Mann
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474441148
Phases of the Moon by Craig Ian Mann Pdf
Examines the cultural significance of the werewolf filmProvides the first academic monograph dedicated to developing a cultural understanding of the werewolf filmReconsiders the psychoanalytic paradigms that have dominated scholarly discussion of werewolves in pop cultureIncludes over 40 individual case studies to illustrate how werewolf films can be understood as products of their cultural momentIdentifies the cinematic werewolf's most common metaphorical dimensionsHorror monsters such as the vampire, the zombie and Frankenstein's creature have long been the subjects of in-depth cultural studies, but the cinematic werewolf has often been considered little more than the 'beast within': a psychoanalytic analogue for the bestial side of man. This book, the first scholarly study of the werewolf in cinema, redresses the balance by exploring over 100 years of werewolf films, from The Werewolf (1913) to Wildling (2018) via The Wolf Man (1941), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), The Howling (1981) and WolfCop (2014). Revealing the significance of she-wolves and wolf-men as evolving metaphors for the cultural fears and anxieties of their times, Phases of the Moon serves as a companion and a counterpoint to existing scholarship on the werewolf in popular culture, and illustrates how we can begin to understand one of our oldest mythical monsters as a rich and diverse cultural metaphor.
Werwolves
Elliott Donnell
Author : Elliott Donnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1482568322
Werwolves by Elliott Donnell Pdf
Today, werewolves are known to be mythical creatures found in fiction instead of lurking in the dark woods, but that was not always the case. Not so long ago, belief in werewolves was common. Overall, there was little difference between the killings and activities of wolves and werewolves: both would hunt at night, attacking sheep or livestock, and sometimes humans. The main difference was, of course, that the werewolf changed into human form at some point. There are several medical conditions that can mimic the appearance of a werewolf and may have contributed to early belief in the literal existence of the creatures. One is hypertrichosis, which creates unusually long hair on the face and body; a second condition, porphyria, is characterized by extreme sensitivity to light (thus encouraging its victims to only go out at night), seizures, anxiety, and other symptoms. Neither of these rare conditions turns anyone into a werewolf, of course, but centuries ago when belief in witches, vampires, and magic was common it didn't take much to spawn werewolf stories. Clinical lycanthropy is a recognized medical condition in which a person believes himself or herself to be an animal, and indeed there are rare cases where people have claimed to be werewolves. For example in 1589, a German man named Peter Stubbe claimed to own a belt of wolfskin that allowed him to change into a wolf: His body would bend into a lupine form; his teeth would multiply in his mouth; and he craved human blood. Stubbe claimed to have killed at least a dozen people over 25 years - though his confession was made under difficult circumstances: After prolonged torture (including chunks of his flesh being ripped out with heated pinchers, and his limbs being crushed with stones) he was decapitated on Halloween 1589, and his headless body burned at the stake. There was no real evidence of his crimes other than his confession, and it seems likely that Stubbe was mentally ill and delusional. Stubbe was far from alone. In the Middle Ages werewolves were thought to mostly be created by witches, and the two became closely associated. Just as tens of thousands of accused witches were put to death (usually in gruesome and sadistic ways), tens of thousands of accused werewolves were similarly dispatched. werewolf [Pin It] An 18th-century engraving of a werewolf. CREDIT: Public domain View full size image Because lycanthropy was seen as a curse, werewolves were often thought of as victims as much as villains. The transformation from man to wolf was said to be tortuous (recall such scenes in the film "An American Werewolf in London"), and many sought cures for real and imagined symptoms. "Traditionally, there are three principal ways in which a werewolf can be scourged of his demons," writes Ian Woodward in "The Werewolf Delusion." "He may be cured medicinally and surgically; he may be exorcised; and, the most drastic, he may be shot with a special bullet" - typically a silver bullet. When the medicinal and surgical cures were attempted, they involved lots of bloodletting, vomiting, and vinegar drinking. In fact, Woodward notes, "So severe, so brutal, were the cures advocated by early medical practitioners that, not surprisingly, a great many werewolfic patients died by the hands of those who promised them salvation." [Countdown: Medieval Torture's 10 Biggest Myths] While werewolves are the best-known shape-shifters they are not the only were-animals said to exist around the world. Others include were-foxes, were-dogs, were-tigers, were-snakes, were-hares, were-bears and even were-crocodiles. Of course, wolves are more threatening than dogs and foxes; there's a reason why most werewolf films are scary and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" was a comedy. Like vampires, werewolves have been around for millennia, and nothing short of a silver bullet is likely to stop it from being around millennia more.
The Curse of the Werewolf
Bourgault du Coudray Chantal
Author : Bourgault du Coudray Chantal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857711878
The Curse of the Werewolf by Bourgault du Coudray Chantal Pdf
Half-man-half-myth, the werewolf has over the years infiltrated popular culture in many strange and varied shapes, from Gothic horror to the 'body horror' films of the 1980s and today's graphic novels. Yet despite enormous critical interest in myths and in monsters, from vampires to cyborgs, the figure of the werewolf has been strangely overlooked. Embodying our primal fears - of anguished masculinity, of 'the beast within' - the werewolf, argues Bourgault du Coudray, has revealed in its various lupine guises radically shifting attitudes to the human psyche. Tracing the werewolf's 'use' by anthropologists and criminologists and shifting interpretations of the figure - from the 'scientific' to the mythological and psychological - Bourgault du Coudray also sees the werewolf in Freud's 'wolf-man' case and the sinister use of wolf imagery in Nazism. "The Curse of the Werewolf" looks finally at the werewolf's revival in contemporary fantasy, finding in this supposedly conservative genre a fascinating new model of the human's relationship to nature. It is a required reading for students of fantasy, myth and monsters. No self-respecting werewolf should be without it.
The Werewolf in the Ancient World
Daniel Ogden
Author : Daniel Ogden
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780198854319
The Werewolf in the Ancient World by Daniel Ogden Pdf
Tales of the werewolf are well established as a sub-strand of the popular horror genre; less widely known is how far back in time their provenance lies. This is the first book in any language devoted to the werewolf tales that survive from antiquity, exploring their place alongside witches, ghosts, demons, and soul-flyers in a shared story-world.
The Twilight Companion: Completely Updated
Lois H. Gresh
Author : Lois H. Gresh
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-29
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429940468
The Twilight Companion: Completely Updated by Lois H. Gresh Pdf
Everyone's in love with vampires, and if the vampire's name happens to be Edward Cullen, then readers of the wildly popular Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer can't help but be crazy about him. For all those who adore Bella Swan, Edward, and the rest of the Cullen family and can't get enough, this companion guide is a must. The Twilight series follows an unlikely couple: Bella, a teenager, and her boyfriend, Edward, a vampire who has sworn off human blood. Added to the mix is Jacob Black, a werewolf who also loves Bella. Seductive and compelling, the four-book series has become a worldwide phenomenon. With legends and lore about vampires and werewolves throughout history, insight into the series, quizzes, and heaps of fascinating facts, this companion guide will give millions of readers the information they've been hungering for since book one! As a special bonus, the companion guide helps readers determine if they are compatible with a guy like Edward!
The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature
Brian J. Frost
Author : Brian J. Frost
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0879728604
The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature by Brian J. Frost Pdf
In this fascinating book, Brian J. Frost presents the first full-scale survey of werewolf literature covering both fiction and nonfiction works. He identifies principal elements in the werewolf myth, considers various theories of the phenomenon of shapeshifting, surveys nonfiction books, and traces the myth from its origins in ancient superstitions to its modern representations in fantasy and horror fiction. Frost's analysis encompasses fanciful medieval beliefs, popular works by Victorian authors, scholarly treatises and medical papers, and short stories from pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s. Revealing the complex nature of the werewolf phenomenon and its tremendous and continuing influence, The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature is destined to become a standard reference on the subject.
Werewolves
Linda S. Godfrey
Author : Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781438118277
Werewolves by Linda S. Godfrey Pdf
Are werewolves real? When the moon is full, do ordinary people under a supernatural curse transform into snarling creatures charging out of the fog, only to revert to human form? Throughout history, people have claimed to have seen weird beings that are p
Werewolf Histories
Willem de Blécourt
Author : Willem de Blécourt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137526342
Werewolf Histories by Willem de Blécourt Pdf
Werewolf Histories is the first academic book in English to address European werewolf history and folklore from antiquity to the twentieth century. It covers the most important werewolf territories, ranging from Scandinavia to Germany, France and Italy, and from Croatia to Estonia.
Werewolves
Bob Curran
Author : Bob Curran
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781601637635
Werewolves by Bob Curran Pdf
Most of us are familiar with the idea of a werewolf—that someone can change, either deliberately or unwillingly, into a ravenous creature—but is there some justification for such a belief? And if so, how is it achieved—through magical potions or ointments or simply by the light of the full moon? Or is the whole thing simply a form of delusion, the product of a disturbed mind? In Werewolves, author Dr. Bob Curran examines the deep psychological perceptions about the linkage of man with the natural, bestial world. Do the roots of such a belief lie in the supernatural world, or are there other explanations? How has the discovery of feral children, living in the wild, shaped our ideas of human-beasts? And what is the future of such beliefs? The book considers genetically-based speculations regarding the possible fusion of human and animal genes in order to alleviate some human diseases and suffering. Is the idea of man into beast really so far fetched? Werewolves is an essential reference book which looks, in depth, at a fascinating subject. One word of warning though: it must never be read under the baleful rays of a full moon. You have been warned!
Fate Presents Werewolves and Dogmen
Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Author : Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Publisher : Visionary Living, Inc.
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781942157182
Fate Presents Werewolves and Dogmen by Rosemary Ellen Guiley Pdf
The Twilight Companion
Lois H. Gresh
Author : Lois H. Gresh
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781429983334
The Twilight Companion by Lois H. Gresh Pdf
Everyone's in love with vampires, and if his name happens to be Edward Cullen, then readers of the wildly popular Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer can't help but be crazy about him. For all those who adore Bella Swan, Edward, and the rest of the Cullen family and can't get enough, this companion guide is a must-read and a terrific gift. The series follows an unlikely couple: Bella, a teenager, and her boyfriend Edward, a vampire that has sworn off human blood. But their love is ill-fated--being a vampire, Edward must keep his passion in check, lest he is driven to suck Bella's blood. With legends, lore, and myths about everything from vampires to werewolves to immortality, a bio of the author, and a ton of insight into the four-book series, this companion guide will give millions of readers the information that they've been waiting for since book one.
Real Wolfmen
Linda S. Godfrey
Author : Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher : TarcherPerigee
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781585429080
Real Wolfmen by Linda S. Godfrey Pdf
What’s hiding in the woods? Here is the definitive account of today’s nationwide sightings of upright, canine creatures – which resemble traditional werewolves – and a thorough exploration of the nature and possible origins of the mysterious beast. “She has the ability to send chills up and down your spine.” —Brad Steiger, author of Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places “If you thought the likes of The Wolfman, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Underworld had no basis in fact, it's time to think again!” —Nick Redfern, author of There's Something in the Woods “Real Wolfmen is a riveting work of amazing scope and depth. You’ll be hooked from the first page.”--Rosemary Ellen Guiley, author of The Encyclopedia of Vampires and Werewolves The U.S. has been invaded – if many dozens of eyewitnesses are to be believed – by upright, canine creatures that look like traditional werewolves and act as if they own our woods, fields, and highways. Sightings from coast to coast dating back to the 1930s compel us to ask exactly what these beasts are, and what they want. Researcher, author and newspaper reporter Linda S. Godfrey has been tracking the manwolf since the early 1990. In Real Wolfmen she presents the only large-scale cataloguing and investigation of reports of modern sightings of anomalous, upright canids. First-person accounts from Godfrey’s witnesses – who have encountered these creatures everywhere from outside their car windows to face-to-face on a late night stroll – describe the same human-sized canines: They are able to walk upright and hold food in their paws, interact fearlessly with humans, and suddenly and mysteriously disappear. Godfrey explores the most compelling cases from the modern history of such sightings, along with the latest reports, and undertakes a thorough exploration of the nature and possible origins of the creature.