The werewolf of Ponkert (Time-lost series)
by H. Warner Munn
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"Wladislaw, an honest shopkeeper, is attacked by a werepack and forced to become one of its slavish members, obeying utterly its sorcerous leader, the man known only as the Master. But, as their deeds become bloodier, Wladislaw and other pack members plot revolt. But, is revolt possible against one as powerful as the Master. And, if they fail, what would the price of failure be?" --Publisher. "'The Werewolf of Ponkert' first appeared in 'Weird Tales' magazine in 1928, and H. Warner Munn show more remembers that the idea stemmed from a query of H. P. Lovecraft's which asked why someone did not attempt a werewolf story as narrated by the werewolf himself. The story is placed in fifteenth century Hungary, where its central character is forced to join a werewolf pack through the power of a creature known simply as the 'master'--a creature patterned in the tradition and manner of Melmoth the Wanderer. The book as it is issued contains a second story, 'The Werewolf's Daughter' which was originally a three-part serial in 1928 'Weird Tales'. In it, the daughter of the narrator has grown to young womanhood, and is confronted with the hates and fears and superstitions of the townspeople, all of whom know the history of her werewolf father. And always in the background looms the shadow of the immortal 'master'. The two stories make up a volume that is well-suited to Centaur Books' 'Time-Lost' series."--Back cover. show lessTags
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Sometimes, a good, old-fashioned pulp horror story is just the thing.
This edition consists of the title story and a follow-up story, 'The Werewolf's Daughter'.
The idea of the story, "The Werewolf of Ponkert", was actually suggested by H.P. Lovecraft in a letter published in Weird Tales. In the letter Lovecraft wondered why there has never been a werewolf story told from the point of view of the werewolf. Unbeknownst to Lovecraft, Munn's story was published in that same issue of the magazine. The story is told from the perspective of a man reading and translating from the original Latin the memoir of the werewolf of Ponkert. The story also introduces a character that recurs in many of Munn's works; the Master. The Master is the show more proto-werewolf, an entity that creates and controls other werewolves. The journal describes how the werewolf of Ponkert is created, the horrible things he does in service of the Master, and how the townsfolk deal with it.
"The Werewolf's Daughter" takes place in Ponkert some 15 - 20 years later and describes events related to the first story.
Both stories are enjoyable, if a bit dated as most 1920s pulp stories are. show less
This edition consists of the title story and a follow-up story, 'The Werewolf's Daughter'.
The idea of the story, "The Werewolf of Ponkert", was actually suggested by H.P. Lovecraft in a letter published in Weird Tales. In the letter Lovecraft wondered why there has never been a werewolf story told from the point of view of the werewolf. Unbeknownst to Lovecraft, Munn's story was published in that same issue of the magazine. The story is told from the perspective of a man reading and translating from the original Latin the memoir of the werewolf of Ponkert. The story also introduces a character that recurs in many of Munn's works; the Master. The Master is the show more proto-werewolf, an entity that creates and controls other werewolves. The journal describes how the werewolf of Ponkert is created, the horrible things he does in service of the Master, and how the townsfolk deal with it.
"The Werewolf's Daughter" takes place in Ponkert some 15 - 20 years later and describes events related to the first story.
Both stories are enjoyable, if a bit dated as most 1920s pulp stories are. show less
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