The Son of the Werewolf
1978 New English Library
Paperback, 124 pages
The end of The Return of the
Werewolf lets you know that this one was forthcoming, and it does not
disappoint. At 124 pages, there is no time to be anything but a fast-paced page
turner to be devoured in an afternoon.
Margaret Gunn, pregnant after an
assault from the baddie from the previous book, gives birth to Hugh, an ugly
baby whose third finger on each hand was longer than the rest. A sure sign of a
werewolf. He is an outcast, hated in school and in the town and he likes it
that way. And then he committed a murder and was jailed. It was while
incarcerated that he discovered his own secret, his lycanthropy.
After his release, the book follows ugly Hugh as he leaves his home and goes out on a blood-drenched road trip. GNS gives us what we all love in his books; blood, guts and some “oh no he wouldn’t” sexual situations. Gordon Hall returns from the previous books and tells us some legends that come in handy for the denouement of the book. He also gives us some words to live by… “You can never be sure of anything where werewolves are concerned”. Indeed not. Cover art by Bill Francis Phillips.
This book ends the trilogy that
started with Werewolf by Moonlight. All three books have been collected
into Werewolf Omnibus (Sinister House, 2019), along with a short story.
As the original New English Library books have become pretty expensive, the
Omnibus seems like a pretty good way to go if you want to read these. And you should
read these.
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