Celebrate your inner beast — and harness that newfound animal magnetism! — with this essential guide to the lycanthropic lifestyle. Are you subject to savage moods, extreme and unexplained buffness, and cravings for meat on the rare side? Do you long for super speed and reflexes, along with rapid healing and maybe a talent for telepathy? Welcome to the pack — and get ready to howl — as you sink your claws into this guide to everything life as a werewolf has to offer. Among its abundant fur-raising topics: — A look at good, bad, and ugly transformation styles, including an answer to the question of what happens to your clothes. — A quiz to determine if you’re a menace to society, and tips on taking precautions — Planning your social schedule around the lunar calendar — Dating hints, from the risks and rewards of cross-species romance to avoiding your sweetheart’s family pet — Killer fashion suggestions, from urban (leather and hardware) to a cute and foxy kitsune look — Ideas, decorations, and recipes for a full-moon party — Tales of real-life werewolves, plus lore and legends from around the world — Juicy reading material and gems of the silver screen

This is the paws-on guide for the modern lycanthrope. Whether you're simply fascinated by werewolf muthology, or yearn to prowl in the moonlight, this is the book for you.

The next exciting title in the 'How to Be' series is full of bite! You stand at a crossroads, ready to prowl the moonlit paths of the werewolf - wild, free and untethered by human restraints. If you dare to face your inner beast, an untamed adventure awaits. As you will inevitably return to human form, as surely as the moon waxes and wanes, you will also be guided as to mixing with humans and with other supernatural beings. At last, you will learn to blend with your human and your lupine essence...

The first book in the Demonata, the demonic symphony in ten parts by multi-million-copy bestselling horror writer Darren Shan...

A tracker by profession, werewolf Caleb Graham must choose between his job and his heart after coming to the rescue of his pack's new doctor Anna Moder when her past collides with his current assignment.

Can you recognize a werewolf at fifty paces and slay it before it munches your granny? What about if it turns out the werewolf is your granny? Professor Van Helsing has all the answers, and in this book he reveals the secrets you need to know to become a fearless werewolf slayer. The book takes the reader back in time to the spine-tingling origins of werewolves and introduces them to the vast array of hairy beasts that stalk the planet now, recognizable only by their stinking breath and aversion to silver. Full of tips on how to identify werewolves and hilarious Van Helsing success stories, this handbook is crammed with the knowledge required to build your reputation as a famous slayer, renowned for your bravery in the face of furry peril. Martin Howard's inimitable style brings the voice of Van Helsing to life with side-splitting remarks that will have children giggling through the pages.

When Darkness Reigns and the Full Moon Glows, Terror Emerges to Stalk the Unsuspecting… From lycanthropic creatures found on television and film such as Teen Wolf, Twilight, and True Blood to the earliest folklore of shape-shifting creatures, The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shapeshifting Beings is an eye-opening, blood-pounding tour through the ages of monsters with the most amazing camouflage capabilities—they hide among us! Along the way, you’ll land at the doorstep of creatures like hirsute mass-murderer Albert Fish, and Fritz Haarman, who slaughtered and ate his victims—selling the leftovers as steaks and roasts in his butcher shop—as well as visits to mythical shamans, sirens, and skin walkers. Covering 140,000 years of legend, mythology, and fact, The Werewolf Book provides hair-raising evidence of strange and obsessional behavior through the centuries. Learn the basics of becoming a werewolf and the intricacies of slaying the beast. A true homage to werewolves and other full moon beasts, it includes topics such as … • Bear, tiger, coyote, and other shape-shifting people • Classic and modern werewolf movies • Gargoyles, totem poles, and Internet depictions • Serial killers and sadistic rulers • Sorcery, spells, and talismans • Television shows, songs, and computer games Werewolf hunters and fans of all ages will appreciate the detailed section on slaying the beast, while potential victims will find the information on detecting and warding away the occasional wayward wolfman more to their immediate liking—if not need. With over 120 illustrations and photos this ultimate lycanthrope compendium is richly illustrated. The Werewolf Book's helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.