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A review by michael_benavidez
The Thing in the Woods by Harper Williams, Margery Williams Bianco
4.0
Note: I was given this book as a free copy through the Shadow House Publishing for the Morbidly Beautiful site.
It's funny. Many times throughout this year, I've come to realize just how little (if not at all) books I own or have read about werewolves, and yet they seem to be pervasive and everywhere in pop culture. So to read this (without much information other than it seemed to have inspired Lovecraft and ,as this Horror Hall of Fame series does, is a lesser known but an important part of horror history).
That said, it is a good read. The characters, the mystery, the build, it reads in that gothic goodness that had me thinking back to the Universal monsters. There's that old school lurk that drives the terror forward.
But as with many things from the past, some things don't age well. And I'm sure are you read, you'll find those.
All in all it's good to read werewolves again, it's good to have a pairing of werewolf lore and an extra werewolf story at the end. There really is enough in here to bite, chew, and rag around while making squeaking noises like the good creatures we are.
It's funny. Many times throughout this year, I've come to realize just how little (if not at all) books I own or have read about werewolves, and yet they seem to be pervasive and everywhere in pop culture. So to read this (without much information other than it seemed to have inspired Lovecraft and ,as this Horror Hall of Fame series does, is a lesser known but an important part of horror history).
That said, it is a good read. The characters, the mystery, the build, it reads in that gothic goodness that had me thinking back to the Universal monsters. There's that old school lurk that drives the terror forward.
But as with many things from the past, some things don't age well. And I'm sure are you read, you'll find those.
All in all it's good to read werewolves again, it's good to have a pairing of werewolf lore and an extra werewolf story at the end. There really is enough in here to bite, chew, and rag around while making squeaking noises like the good creatures we are.