The Werewolf of Paris

by Guy Endore

Thomas Tessier (Introduction)

The werewolf is one of the great iconic figures of horror in folklore, legend, film, and literature. And connoisseurs of horror fiction know that The Werewolf of Paris is a cornerstone work, a masterpiece of the genre that deservedly ranks with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Endore's classic novel has not only withstood the test of time since it was first published in 1933, but it boldly used and portrayed elements of sexual compulsion in ways that had never been seen before, at least not in horror literature.

In this gripping work of historical fiction, Endore's werewolf, an outcast named Bertrand Caillet, travels across pre-Revolutionary France seeking to calm the beast within. Stunning in its sexual frankness and eerie, fog-enshrouded visions, this novel was decidedly influential for the generations of horror and science fiction authors who came afterward.

• ISBN10: 1933618523
• ISBN13: 9781933618524
• Publish Date: 1 September 2011 (first published 2 May 1974)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 27 July 2021
• Imprint: Centipede Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 294
• Language: English

Reviews

[Liz (Bent Bookworm)]

~* Part of my TBR for the 2016 Halloween Read-A-Thon! Full review found on The Bent Bookworm*~

[b:The Werewolf of Paris|539519|The Werewolf of Paris|Guy Endore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1175633863s/539519.jpg|526906] was first published in 1933. The writing style is definitely of the age, but it also shows marks of the beginnings of modern day novel writing. Apparently they liked their smut in the 1930s too, they just tended to be more embarrassed about it.