The Werewolf of Paris

The Werewolf of Paris
Dust-jacket of 1st edition of The Werewolf of Paris
AuthorGuy Endore
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror fiction; Historical fiction
PublisherFarrar & Rinehart
Publication date
1933
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages325

The Werewolf of Paris (1933) is a horror novel as well as a work of historical fiction by American writer Guy Endore. The novel follows Bertrand Caillet, the eponymous werewolf, throughout the tumultuous events of the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune of 1870–71. Some literature experts have compared this book with Dracula of Bram Stoker and they have identified it as the Dracula of Werewolves.[1] [2]

  1. ^ Stableford, Brian (1997). Guy Endore. In David Pringle (Ed.). St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers (1 ed.). United States: St. James Press. p. 208.
  2. ^ Finné, Jacques (1987). Introduction to "Le loup-garou de Paris" (1 ed.). Paris, France: Nouvelles Éditions Oswald (NéO).