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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lame Wolf,
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This review is from: The Wolf Man: Hunters Moon (Paperback)
In these days of political correctness, is it any wonder that such a great character like the Wolf Man has been totally castrated and this new volume of Larry Talbot's adventures is a total dud? That's right, no longer are we treated to a crazed animal-man ravaging the countryside and killing against his will. Any attempt at blood-tingling transformation and gratuitous murder is shelved in favor of a kind, loving soul who only wants to bed down the beautiful woman in charge of guarding him against forces who would put him to death. Give me a break. Why the heck would anyone buy a book entitled, "Wolf Man," if they were not intent on reading about that horrible monster's foul exploits? What's even worse is that we learn by the end of the book that the whole story could have been a dream or an hallucination and was all meaningless. Like this book. Read "Kolak of the Werebeasts" if you want an honest description of werewolfism and what it would mean to the general population at large. I mean, I'll be the first to agree that violence is distasteful, but to totally castrate the werewolf to please those people that don't understand you must show violence to make a point about peace is a crime.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Whimpering At the Moon,
This review is from: The Wolf Man: Hunters Moon (Paperback)
Of all the Universal Studio's classic horror movies, `The Wolf Man' was my favorite. Stories of transformation from mild-mannered man into beast or super-hero were staples of my comic-book reading, and illicit horror film watching childhood. I still like a good werewolf story, so when I saw that Dark Horse had begun publishing sequels to those famous Universal films, my appetite was well and truly whetted.
`Hunter's Moon', I'm sorry to report, is a little disappointing. Michael Jan Friedman is clearly a gifted writer, but after its blistering opening chapters, this story gets stuck in a rut and meanders to such an extent that I began to wonder if anything was going to happen. My nervous anticipation waiting for the werewolf to make an appearance turned into petulant displeasure as Lawrence Talbot's lycanthropic alter-ego failed to impact on the story. All too often, Talbot transforms only for his moonlit escapades to be given short shrift by the author. The basic storyline is that Talbot is removed from his resting place, and taken to live in, for want of a better phrase, a werewolf sanctuary. The novel's conclusion is hastily cobbled together, and, given the flat and lengthy middle section of the story, leaves the reader unsatisfied. The bulk of the novel is seen from Talbot's perspective. I can't help feeling that, given the slow pace of much of the story, it might have benefitted if some of the other characters had been given a higher profile. If it's been a while since you've watched 'The Wolf Man', it may be worth your while revisiting the movie before embarking on this novel because there are a number of references made to events in the film.
2.0 out of 5 stars
A Wolfman Fan highly disappointed!,
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This review is from: The Wolf Man: Hunters Moon (Paperback)
When I saw this book available I was very excited to purchase it. In fact I bought most of the new sequels of the Universal Studios Monsters, and this particular book wasn't available at the time I ordered them all, it was on back order and I had to wait about a month or so until it arrived. This being the one I wanted most of all, being a life-long fan of The Wolfman. When I finally got it, I started reading and the story started kind of slow and boring, so I put it down. (unfortunately if a book doesn't grab me from the begining I usually never finish it) Well, finding myself withh nothing to read, I picked it up again and read it all the way through even though I figured the whole story out about halfway through. I found myself hoping I would finish it just to get it over with. My biggest problem with this story is that it takes place 8 years after the original Wolfman and Lawrence Talbot is rescued from the Family tomb by a group of people sworn to protect The Wolfman. Well, this is my problem, in The Universal Monsters Universe, The Wolfman came back after the original story 4 years after his death and so was born the movie Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman after that film was House of Frankenstein, then came House of Dracula and last but not least Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein. This story interferes with these films, it's like they never existed! Which bothers a guy like me that loves all these films. It's beyond me how Universal Studios even let this book happen, like no one at the Studios even cared. I wouldn't have minded as much if the story was good or action packed, but it lacked everything good about the Wolfman. If you want to read a good book that continues where Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ended read The Return of The Wolfman by Jeff Rovin which includes all the monsters. A much better story, unfortunately I think the Author of this book, Michael Jan Friedman, has written too many books and isn't coming up with good fresh stories anymore. Sorry, Mr. Friedman, that's just my opinion, but if you can't trust the true, die hard fans, who can you trust?
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