The Wolfman

I have not seen the new version of the movie yet, but I enjoyed reading this book. I thought it was well written, suspensful, and kept you engaged throughout the story. If you like werewolf fiction, I think you will like this book.

Normally when a book accompanies a movie it is second rate at best. However the highly talented Jonathan Maberry pulls off a definite winner with this work.

I always like getting the movie novelization for the added info in the book and in that I was not disappointed. I found the growing love between Gwen and Lawrence handled more appropriately and believably in the movie rather than the novel, but the story and connections between the characters were better in the book. I agree with another reviewer stating that the movie seemed oddly edited/cut in places which a Director's Cut will probably fix. Thankfully the book expanded upon those areas and made the story make more sense. Definitely recommend for those who enjoyed the movie and all those who enjoy stories about real werewolves, not teen shape shifters.

Being a fan of all things lycan and having enjoyed Bad Moon Rising, I had to check this book out before seeing the film. The book is a very quick read, it's just over 300 pages and the text is rather big. But although it is a quick read, it's still worth the ten spot because it compliments the film very well. In the book, Maberry gives the characters much more depth, not that that's abnormal, books have more time to play around with characters than films. However, if one reads the book first and keeps it in mind while watching the film, they may find the film to be more enjoyable. The book gives Gwen and Lawrence far more intensity and the locals are made to look far more "disturbed". Sir John is also much more of a solid character in the book than he is in the film. The film itself isn't bad at all, it just seemed to be edited in an unnatural way that made many of the scenes seem abrupt. I'm hoping when it comes out on blu ray that a director's cut is released with additional footage. However, if that is not the case, I can still praise the film for not being some lousy b flick like Dog Soldiers or some angsty, girly teen drama like New Moon. The film almost captures what Coppola's Dracula had, almost.

Movie novelizations are usually a mixed bag of quality, ranging from terrible to acceptable, with most being on the terrible end of the scale. That's why this book, a very enjoyable read, was such a surprise. There is nothing new in this story for either the book or movie; the movie is, after all, a remake of an earlier work who's story has become a cliche, but this novel does an excellent job of filling in the movie's broad plot holes. Further, the characters are much more developed than the movie's characters, and the physical and emotional torment experienced by the doomed hero and those around him is expressed here much more thoroughly and coherently than in the movie. If you like dark, angst-ridden, classic horror fiction, it is worth giving this one a shot, even if you don't see the movie.