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The Werewolf Pack by David Stuart Davies, Barry Pain, R.B. Russell, Ron Weighell, F.J. Harvey Darton, Hugh Fraser, Vasile Voiculescu, Gilbert Campbell, Andrew Lang, Steve Duffy, B. Fletcher Robinson, Saki, Frederick Marryat, Mark Valentine, Count Stenbock, Bernard Capes, Gail-Nina Anderson

rui_leite's review

4.0

I must say I really missed this kind of stuff, classic werewolf tales, the kind of werewolves that don't knock on your door with a bouquet and shyly ask you out, maybe apologising occasionally for shedding some fur on your sofa and, at the same time, hoping against hope your vampire boyfriend doesn't find out he's taking you out. No, instead most of these werewolves would jump right through your window, rip out your throat and maybe then (just maybe) take what's left of you to a very morbid date in the woods. Ok, to be honest not all of them were like that, some were nicer and right down helpful, and a handful (very few) were, indeed, fake, but the mood of most of these stories was spot on, there was always an underlying possibility that someone would get their throat eaten at some point (or, in one particular case, their hart...but she kept dropping hints, its was not her fault everyone around seemed to be bloody stupid, really).
Anyway, between ancient curses, dark forests, lonely manors, Sherlock Holmes absolutely baffled (for once), ill fated caravans and...er...art-house French cinema (don't ask) there is a hell of a good time to be spent.
I think I'll keep a close eye on this collection of "Tales of Mystery & The supernatural".