Werwolves


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.5 stars; 25 reviews)

Written in 1912 by a famous ghost hunter who was also an occult fantasy writer, this interesting book collects together folktales and traditions from across Europe, starting in the British Isles, through Spain, France, Belgium and Norway to Russia. The "scientific" accounts (including "How to Become a Werewolf") are embellished by anecdotes of the author's personal experiences with werewolves, ghosts and vampires.

From Chapter 1: It is an old belief that the souls of cataleptic and epileptic people, during the body's unconsciousness, adjourned temporarily to animals, and it is therefore only in keeping with such a view to suggest that on the deaths of such people their spirits take permanently the form of animals. (Summary by Beth Thomas) (6 hr 34 min)

Chapitres

What is a Werwolf? 23:35 Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
Werwolf Metamorphosis and other branches of Lycanthropy 37:05 Lu par Mike Pelton
The Spirits of Werwolves 15:53 Lu par Pamela Nagami
How to Become a Werwolf 22:58 Lu par Benjamin Rausch
Werwolves and Exorcism 23:30 Lu par vinemadder
The Werwolf in the British Isles 24:41 Lu par Pamela Nagami
The Werwolf in France 21:03 Lu par William Hahn
Werwolves, Vampires and Ghouls 24:17 Lu par James K. White
Werwolves in Germany 24:34 Lu par James K. White
The Case of The Countess Hilda von Breber 15:47 Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
Werwolves in Austria, Hungary and the Balkans 26:09 Lu par William Hahn
The Werwolf in Spain 24:33 Lu par Mike Justice
The Werwolf in Belgium and the Netherlands 19:28 Lu par Mike Pelton
The Werwolves and Maras of Denmark 15:25 Lu par Linda Dougherty
Werwolves in Norway and Sweden 27:20 Lu par Kristin G.
Werwolves in Iceland, Lapland and Finland 17:36 Lu par Kristin G.
The Werwolf in Russia and Siberia 30:35 Lu par Mike Justice

Critiques

Scary


(4 stars)

Dome stories scared the crap out of me and me think that werewolves really exist. But some stories were not that scary as they should have been because some people didn't show any rmotion in the text.

not for me I'm afraid


(3.5 stars)

Might be interesting to some people of a scholarly and historical investigation point of view but as a listen not really that great. Thanks to readers who were good.

Afraid of wolves!


(4 stars)

Lovely horror stories mixed with international folklore! I loved the different volunteers for each chapter because it gave s lot of variety,