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Post by dem on Aug 20, 2012 8:55:36 GMT
By kind permission of Justin Marriott, an on-the-fly gallery to compliment The Werewolf Scrapbook feature in current issue of the mighty Paperback Fanatic. Will try give it a more scrapbook effect as we go along. Have left plenty of famous ones for you to add if you're quick! Jessie Douglas Kerruish - The Undying Monster (Tandem, 1975) “Devil or ghoul, the bane of Hammand would have it’s victim” Dannow on the Suffolk Downs: For generations the Hammand family have laboured under a curse, apparently due to an evil ancestor who sold his soul to Satan. To make matters worse, they’re plagued by a werewolf who does for most of them, either rending their bodies or driving them to suicide. Now London-based Miss Luna Bartendale, a psychic detective, is called in by the present owners to try prevent their doom at the fangs and claws of the monster. First published by Heath & Cranton in 1922 and successfully filmed by 20th Century Fox two decades later, Tandem released this paperback version in 1975. H. W. Wesso cover artwork for January 1932 issue of Strange Tales of Mystery & Terror, revived for this anonymously edited, seven story selection from Oyssey Publications, 1976. Frank King - Southpaw (Lynx, July 1988)  Michael Kanarek (Sphere, 1973)  Josh Kirby (Pan, 1980)  Chris Moore"If you know London you'll wish you didn't .... " Viet-vet Bobby Ives discovers that (a) he loves Brit punk rock circa the satanic reign of Slaughter & The Dogs, and (b), he's a werewolf, during eventful and bloody stay in the capital. Douglas Hill - Way Of The Werewolf (Panther, 1966) Rod Serling's Triple W: Witches, Warlocks & Werewolves (Bantam, 1967) David Case - Wolf Tracks (Belmont, 1980) Hugh Lamb (ed.) - The Man-Wolf And Other Horrors (W.H. Allen, 1978)  Bob HaberfieldThere's no paperback edition that I'm aware of, but couldn't resist posting this glorious cover artwork - depicting a scene from Erckmann-Chatrian's title story - by W. H. Allen regular, Bob Haberfield. French language edition of the Erckmann-Chatrian novel known to English speakers as The Man Wolf (Casterman, 1980). Cover art and interior illustrations are the work of Jean-Claude Luton. |
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Post by doug on Aug 20, 2012 11:05:07 GMT
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Aug 20, 2012 11:30:01 GMT
I like the 1963 cover better (I was going to post it, but then I saw that the link goes right to it). |
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Post by dem on Aug 20, 2012 12:46:18 GMT
Guy Endore - The Werewolf Of Paris (John Long, 1934) Here's a thing. found this pasted on the inside cover. Seems the previous owner clipped it - very expertly - from the Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult edition, which seems an awful lot of trouble to go to and why mutlate a perfectly good paperback? For those - you might not believe it, but there are some! - who argue that great cover artwork died circa 1985, all i can say is you've yet to encounter the strange and terrifying world of Dragan 'Buck' Vujic. Dragan Vujic - Tender Kiss of a Russian Werewolf (iUniverse, 2002) Dragan Vujic - Final Harvest Of The Werewolf (iUniverse, 2002)  Some more examples of Buck's prodigious output - be warned: one of the covers is disappointingly sensible - here. Carl Dreadstone - The Classic Library Of Horror Omnibus: The Mummy. The Werewolf Of London. (Allan Wingate, 1978) Uncredited back cover artwork to library edition of 'Carl Dreadstone's The Mummy/ The Werewolf Of London double header. On this occasion, Mr. Dreadstone was Walter 'Saliva' Harris, as finally confirmed by Walter himself here. Walter was also the Carl Dreadstone aka E. K. Leyton responsible for Star's The Creature From The Black Lagoon. We still don't know who wrote The Mummy!
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Post by dem on Aug 21, 2012 0:12:17 GMT
Unless my spidy sense is way off as per, I think Barnabus and Quentin had more than a little help from Bernardt J. Hurwood in compiling this juicy pair. The Dark Shadows Book Of Vampires And Werewolves (Paperback Library Gothic, August 1970) The Dark Dominion: Eight Terrifying Tales Of Vampires And Werewolves (Paperback Library, Dec. 1970) David A. Sutton (ed). - New Writings In Horror & The Supernatural 2 (Sphere, 1972) 
Acorn Litho Feltham MiddlesexNot a werewolf anthology by any stretch of the imagination, but a very strong one .... Herbert Van Thal (ed.) - 13th Pan Book Of Horror Stories Josh Kirby.... Likewise. Robert A. W. Lowndes (ed.) - Magazine Of Horror # 11 (Nov, 1965)  Carl Kidwell, presumably illustrating Greye La Spina's The Devil's Pool - Cycle Of The Werewolf (NEL, 1985)  Bernie WrightsonAny leaner and it would be one of Michael Avallone's Tales Of The Frightened, but King's attempt at compiling every werewolf cliché into one handsomely illustrated novella is more entertaining than it has any right to be - provided, of course, you like Stephen King (I do). Whitney Strieber - The Wolfen (Avon, March 1988) Blurb: They exist. They have lived on humanity for thousands of years, They are hideously ugly ... unbelievably savage... inescapably fast. And smart. Very, very smart.
Now, they must be destroyed. By the only two people who, have grasped the full horror.
A man. And a woman. Both cops. And both locked in a strange passion of love, hate, and sheer, absolute, cold,, unrelenting terror
From the horrors of legend in The Wolfen and The Hunger to the madness of nuclear holocaust in Warday and the new reality of Communion ... Whitley Strieber has proven himself one of the most popular and provocative writers of our time.Liked The Hunger well enough but, for some inexplicable reason, have never felt the slightest inclination to attempt another Strieber novel, not even Communion, whose potential for hilarity should make it irresistible to a cheap thrill merchant. John Gardner - The Werewolf Trace (Coronet, 1978) Blurb: In the closing hours of the Third Reich Adolf Hitler emerged from his bunker and singled out for special decoration one of the uniformed boys who were the last defenders of Berlin ...
In 1977 Hitler's 'last hope' is a respectable British businessman, suspected by British Intelligence of being the key to the Nazi revival. But the man code-named 'Werewolf' is haunted by his past. And by something far more terrifying ...
Was a boy smuggled out of the Führer's bunker? What did he grow into? What kind of political threat does he pose? THE WEREWOLF TRACE is a stunning story of a nightmare that would never die.This looks good. Marketed as 'Adventure and Suspense', but reviews mention supernatural elements. |
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Post by noose on Aug 21, 2012 0:55:47 GMT
Here's all I got... Oh yes, and my own tale of lycanthropy, The Were-Dwarf, was a rather fun spin on things... |
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Post by andydecker on Aug 21, 2012 8:08:09 GMT
Here is one missing and a few german pulps Robert R. McCammon - The Wolf´s Hour 1989Tony Ballard Satan´s Wolf (1983)Vampir Horror Roman Mistress of Wolves (!973)Vampir Horror Roman The Werewolf (1974)Vampir Horror Roman White She-Wolf (1973) |
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Post by dem on Aug 21, 2012 8:38:59 GMT
Vampir-Horror Roman, raising the bar as always! Terrific stuff, Andreas! Here's some more short stuff: Peter Haining (ed) - Werewolf: Horror Stories Of The Man-Beast (Severn House, 1987)  Trevor NewmanStrong selection of often far from obvious choices. There really should have been a paperback edition. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt (eds.) - The Ultimate Werewolf (Dell, 1991)  Bruce JensenMostly all-new material. Not quite as good as the vampire selection from same series but any book that includes contributions from Bill Pronzini, Harlan Elison and Robert Weinberg is never going to lack a redeeming feature. Anthony Boucher – The Compleat Werewolf & Other Tales Of Science Fiction (Sphere, 1971: Originally W. H. Allen, 1970) Blurb: A splendid collection of short stories that include amongst their subjects…
Werewolves
Demons
Dopplegangers
Androids
Aliens
And other delights for the reader who dares to dabble in the rich world of Anthony Boucher’s imagination.Neil Gaiman's nomination for Stephen Jones & Kim Newman's Horror: 100 Best Books but, They Bite aside, and with no disrespect to either Gaiman or Butcher, it wouldn't get within snarling distance of mine. |
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Aug 21, 2012 11:39:48 GMT
Robert A. W. Lowndes (ed.) - Magazine Of Horror # 11 (Nov, 1965) Carl Kidwell, presumably illustrating Greye La Spina's The Devil's Pool Not only does the cover illustrate La Spina's werewolf story; it's also clearly inspired by J. Allen St. John's cover for the June 1932 issue of Weird Tales (which illustrates the same story). Neil Gaiman's nomination for Stephen Jones & Kim Newman's Horror: 100 Best Books but, They Bite aside, and with no disrespect to either Gaiman or Butcher, it wouldn't get within snarling distance of mine. Boucher's collection has a special place in my heart. When I was a kid, my mom once handed me a library copy of it and told me I should read "They Bite." I was impressed by it then, and was again when I reread it as an adult. I also like the title story and some of the other stories--but then I gather I have more of a taste for Unknown-style fantasy than either you or Kirby McCauley (given that this is the Vault of Evil and not the Vault of Whimsy, I generally keep that under my hat around here. ;D) |
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Post by dem on Aug 22, 2012 18:39:27 GMT
Boucher's collection has a special place in my heart. When I was a kid, my mom once handed me a library copy of it and told me I should read "They Bite." I was impressed by it then, and was again when I reread it as an adult. I also like the title story and some of the other stories--but then I gather I have more of a taste for Unknown-style fantasy than either you or Kirby McCauley (given that this is the Vault of Evil and not the Vault of Whimsy, I generally keep that under my hat around here. ;D) Hey, if you want to argue the case for Unknown (and there's a strong one called Smoke Ghost) please don't hold back. This is the Vault that knows no shame - some of us have even declared a fondness for certain R. Chetwynd Hayes atrocities. Let he who is without whimsy cast the first stone. A mixed bag.  "I wasted no time. I kicked her in the stomach." James A Lawson's Werewolf's Bride ( Spicy Mystery Stories, Jan. 1937) builds toward a pulse-freezing climax.  William Stout heading for Dale C. Donaldson's Pia ( Coven 13 #2, Nov. 1969, lauded by Brian J. Frost as "perhaps the most gruesome werewolf story ever written." Mr. Stout also provided the artwork for Once Upon A Werewolf from the same issue. Basil Copper - The Werewolf In Legend, Fact & Art (Robert Hale, 1977)  Jacket design. Colin Andrews department isn't quite as barking as the equivalent section in companion volume The Vampire In Legend Fact & Art, but as annotated bibliographies go, shouldn't think Brian J. Frost lost much sleep. Decent blow-by-blow account of The Werewolf Of Paris and exciting chapter from G. W. M. Reynolds' Wagner, The Werewolf are highlights.  Marion BondageThe increasingly rare Gregory Pendennis Library Of Black Sorcery edition of The Werewolf Of Paris (iUniverse World Classics, 1969). Copies have been known to change hands at 15p, but expect to pay upwards of £450 if shopping in Oxfam. |
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Post by andydecker on Aug 23, 2012 9:03:03 GMT
Marion Bondage The increasingly rare Gregory Pendennis Library Of Black Sorcery edition of The Werewolf Of Paris (iUniverse World Classics, 1969). Copies have been known to change hands at 15p, but expect to pay upwards of £450 if shopping in Oxfam. Of all the most loony covers not suited to the content, this has to be in the top 10. Un-be-lie-vable  |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Aug 23, 2012 9:26:20 GMT
Ok, so who will take on explaining it to him? |
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Post by dem on Aug 23, 2012 9:48:52 GMT
uh ... andy, i've a confession to make ....  Time on my hands, an old Sunday Times magazine, a postcard from Blackpool, ph*t*sh*p, .... you know how it is. See also Piranhas in Petticoats. And what poor M. R. James or Kingsley Amis ever did to deserve The Green Man ... I never asked to be born. |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Aug 23, 2012 11:01:27 GMT
Comedy Gold! problem is of course, it could have been real going by some we've seen
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Aug 23, 2012 11:26:18 GMT
Very funny. I did a double take and then saw the credit to "Marion Bondage."
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