The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men: The Ultimate Werewolf Anthology

This is probably the best anthology of werewolf stories currently in print. It is an updated version of an earlier text (re-printed for a tie-in with the movie, The Wolfman). It is not a "definitive" collection because many classic stories were omitted in favor of newer tales by more modern writers. My favorites are mostly the older stories however, such as The Werewolf, by R. Chetwynd-Hayes and The Cell by David Case. I also enjoyed Twilight at the Towers by Clive Barker and Guilty Party by Stephen Laws.

An anthology that has some original, some reprint, and rates out at about where you would expect, somewhere in between your standard original anthology, and standard reprint anthology. The start with Clive Barker, and Charnas and Newman at the end are the highlights. There's another bad case of editorialus author musthavitis, here, too, where Jones has to take a few sentences justifying why he picked Etchison. Basically boiling down to 'I really like him'. Giant Book of Werewolves : Twilight at the Towers - Clive Barker Giant Book of Werewolves : The Dream of the Wolf - Scott Bradfield Giant Book of Werewolves : Night Beat - Ramsey Campbell Giant Book of Werewolves : The Werewolf - R. Chetwynd-Hayes Giant Book of Werewolves : Rain Falls - Michael Marshall-Smith Giant Book of Werewolves : Guilty Party - Stephen Laws Giant Book of Werewolves : Essence of the Beast - Roberta Lannes Giant Book of Werewolves : Immortal - Mark Morris Giant Book of Werewolves : Cry Wolf - Basil Copper Giant Book of Werewolves : Rug - Graham Masterton Giant Book of Werewolves : The Whisperers - Hugh B. Cave Giant Book of Werewolves : And I Shall Go in the Devil's Name - David Sutton Giant Book of Werewolves : The Foxes of Fascoum - Peter Tremayne Giant Book of Werewolves : One Paris Night - Karl Edward Wagner Giant Book of Werewolves : Soul of the Wolf - Brian Mooney Giant Book of Werewolves : The Hairy Ones Shall Dance [Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant] - Manly Wade Wellman Giant Book of Werewolves : Heart of the Beast - Adrian Cole Giant Book of Werewolves : Wereman [By the Light of the Silvery Moon] - Les Daniels Giant Book of Werewolves : Anything But Your Kind - Nicholas Royle Giant Book of Werewolves : The Nighthawk - Dennis Etchison Giant Book of Werewolves : The Cell - David Case Giant Book of Werewolves : Boobs - Suzy McKee Charnas Giant Book of Werewolves : Out of the Night When the Full Moon is Bright... - Kim Newman The Werewolf Who Came In From the Cold. 4 out of 5 Lupine obsession. 3 out of 5 Mummy, caretaker's fuzzy. 2.5 out of 5 Don't think your parents would like you hanging around one. 3 out of 5 But it's hairy murder in the pub. 3.5 out of 5 Not a prank, just birthday revenge. 3.5 out of 5 Don't eat him, wanted to shag him some more. 3.5 out of 5 And occasional serial killing shapeshifter. 3.5 out of 5 Which one was it with the sore hand? 4 out of 5 Boarded out, digested. 3 out of 5 Getting hairy. 2.5 out of 5 On a wolfy walking holiday. Minus boyfriend. 3.5 out of 5 Bastich curse got me. 3.5 out of 5 I really needed silver bullets, and friends who avoided getting shot in the arse. 3.5 out of 5 Hunter, no honor, no hope. 3.5 out of 5 Wizardly ectoplasm for Judge Pursuivant. 3.5 out of 5 Alien monster leftovers. 3.5 out of 5 One checkout chick to go. 3 out of 5 Writer wolves, good riddance. 2.5 out of 5 Copper comeback scare. 3 out o

This anthology is an absolutely essential addition to any respectable werewolf or general horror collection. I would rate it equal to or better than The Ultimite Werewolf. I was transfixed, carried it everywhere, and it IS a little hefty (but then again, most anthologies are). But, it was certainly worth the effort and not really too big to stuff in a bag or really large pocket. I truly believe this book has a story for everyone, even those who aren't huge horror buffs. The authors range from the extremely well known, to the less recognizable. My personal favorite story was the Zorro story (second to last in the book - you gotta wait to get there).