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The Curse of the Werewolf: Fantasy, Horror and the Beast Within

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This book is excellent! It is a perfect blend of academia and theory without going overboard- du Courdray enlightens readers with many issues and themes while covering werewolf lore. Everything from feminism to Jung- Very useful and easy to read- an engrossing and fascinating study! I started it this morning and just finished reading it tonight!- Usually too much theory makes my head dizzy- but du Coudray's clear-cut and easy to follow theories were wonderful! This is a perfect book and will help me with future study--- AND gave me insightful ideas useful for my PhD dissertation. Thanks!!!!

I've written a few conference papers on werewolves, and Chantal Bourgault du Coudray's book has become my go-to guide for getting started--or at least one of them. It's a serious academic work with plenty of citations to literary and film sources, and it's also very accessible. I bought a copy and it's worthwhile for academics and fans alike.