{"product_id":"werewolf-stories-shape-shifters-lycanthropes-and-man-beasts-9781578597666","title":"Werewolf Stories: Shape-Shifters, Lycanthropes, and Man-Beasts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeware the Full Moon! Take a hair-raising tour of werewolf legends. Meet shape-shifters, dogmen, and all variety of human and lupine mixes in this blood curling story collection from two distinguished paranormal researchers!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom today's lycanthropic creatures found in pop culture such as \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwilight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn American Werewolf in London\u003c\/i\u003e to the earliest mentions in folklore of the shape-shifting legend, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWerewolf Stories: Shape-Shifters, Lycanthropes, and Man-Beasts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening tour through the ages of all things werewolf. Along the way, readers land at the doorstep of creatures like serial killer Fritz Haarmann, tiger people and their thirst for human blood, Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome, shapeshifters of all kinds and sizes, and even a spell to repel werewolves. This fascinating tome provides 140,000 years of blood-pounding evidence of strange and obsessional behavior. It tells of stories of becoming a werewolf and the intricacies of slaying the beast. A true homage to the creature, it includes full moon of topics such as ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFenrir, the wolf child of the giantess Angrboda and the god Loki, from the Old Norse myth of Ragnarok\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotorious serial killers, including Peter Stumpp and Michael Lupo, who thought themselves to be--and modeled their crimes on--werewolves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoyote people, tricksters, and were-animals of Navajo legend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Basque butchers of Louisiana and the loup-garou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiana, the goddess of the wilderness and the hunt, and her pack of hunting dogs, who once ruled all the dark forests of Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeopard creature-men and the deadly cult whose members expressed their were-leopard lust for human blood and flesh that has been in existence in West Africa for several hundred years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"werewolf of the Dordogne,\" Francis Leroy, and his uncontrollable bloodlust during the full moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe secret terrorist group Organization Werewolf, established in 1923, and its possible allegiance to Adolf Hitler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhouls from Arabic folklore, the demonic Djinns that hover near burial grounds and sustain themselves on human flesh stolen from graves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTasmania's thylacine and sightings of the \"probably extinct\" creature and its remarkable--and frightening--jaw capacity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlaska's Kushtaka and other stories of the Bigfoot man-beast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePuerto Rico's chupacabra and its powerful goat-like legs, three-clawed feet, and penchant for sucking blood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Doñas de Fuera of Sicily, small fairies who looked human, aside from their paw-like feet, and were cruel and dangerous when crossed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnkidu, perhaps our earliest written record of a man-beast that appears on a Babylonian fragment circa 2000 BCE and tells the story of King Gilgamesh and his werewolf-like friend in \u003ci\u003eThe Epic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd many more stories and histories of werewolves, night-stalkers, lycanthropes, and man-beasts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNoted cryptozoologists and paranormal researchers Nick Redfern and Brad Steiger share personal stories and encounters with werewolves in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWerewolf Stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. They take a deep dive into the legends, the history, the pop-culture take on the man-beast. It's a wild and weird road-trip into the mystery-filled domain of the disturbingly real world of shape-shifters and werewolves!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Redfern,Brad Steiger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Visible Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578597666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteiger, Brad:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Award-winning writer \u003cb\u003eBrad Steiger\u003c\/b\u003e devoted his life to exploring and examining unusual, hidden, secret, and otherwise strange occurrences. Steiger first began publishing articles on the unexplained in 1956; since then, he wrote more than 2,000 paranormal-themed articles. He authored more than 200 titles with over 17 million copies in print, including \u003ci\u003eReal Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside; Real Encounters, Different Dimensions and Otherworldy Beings; Real Aliens, Space Beings, and Creatures from Other Worlds; Real Visitors, Voices from Beyond, and Parallel Dimensions; Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places; Conspiracies and Secret Societies: The Complete Dossier of Hidden Plots and Schemes;\u003c\/i\u003e and many more. He is survived by two sons, three daughters, and ten grandchildren, who miss him greatly.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedfern, Nick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNick Redfern\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books on conspiracies, the paranormal, and unexplained mysteries, including Visible Ink Press's \u003ci\u003eThe Monster Book, Monsters of the Deep, The Bigfoot Book, The Alien Book, Area 51, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRunaway Science: True Stories of Raging Robots and Hi-Tech Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e. He has appeared on more than 70 TV shows, including the Travel Channel's \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e; BBC's \u003ci\u003eOut of This World\u003c\/i\u003e; the SyFy Channel's \u003ci\u003eProof Positive\u003c\/i\u003e; the History Channel's \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Book of Secrets, Ancient Aliens\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUFO Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e; Science's \u003ci\u003eThe Unexplained Files\u003c\/i\u003e; and the National Geographic Channel's \u003ci\u003eParanatural\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally from the United Kingdom, Nick lives on the fringes of Dallas, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Visible Ink Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44270483800179,"sku":"9.78158E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c178af58-c565-4e64-9e33-669476d52966.jpg?v=1770211829","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/werewolf-stories-shape-shifters-lycanthropes-and-man-beasts-9781578597666","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}