Long before the film there was the written word. Long before we settled down in
front of video or now DVD players for our fright-fests, we would read tales of 
terror by candlelight.
For most, this has been lost, however there are still those that prefer the pages
to celluloid or even both and why not?
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- Blood of the Wolf -
- Richard Lee -

When I think of the word “fear,” Richard Lee immediately comes to mind. In 'Blood of
the Wolf,' Richard doesn’t hold anything back. It had all of the elements I personally
look for in a horror novel: It was fast paced, graphic and the plot was terrifyingly 
gripping. 'Blood of the Wolf' isn’t your typical werewolf tale. You know the story 
about the man bitten by the monster and soon turning into one. 
Who hasn’t? 
When I first started reading the book, it had that feel to it, but I was in for quite a 
surprise. The story revolves around a man by the name of 'James Dennett,' a photographer 
trying to pave his way into the mainstream, only to receive a hand full of rejections. 
He finally gets his big break when he receives a letter from a photography magazine 
requiring his services. The job was simple enough: pick up the supplies he needed and 
head out to a beach near the caravan park in which he resided called 'Opera Sands.' 
He would go at night to take photos of its evening landscape in hopes that his pictures
would be chosen for the article. While he was shooting, his ears picked up the sound of 
innocent lovemaking in the darkness. As he took the pictures of the unknown couple, the 
muffled moans abruptly stopped and he found himself being attacked by some kind of deranged
animal. He eventually wakes up in a hospital, his body covered with huge, bloody gashes, 
the kind of wounds only a large, clawed animal could create. During his stay, 'James' is 
visited by a doctor by the name of 'Carol Stevens' who wants to help him remember that 
freakish night so the police could find the attacker, but she doesn’t like what he tells 
her, that the attacker wasn’t a person at all, but a "Lycanthrope," or what most people 
would refer to as, a "werewolf."
The twist that makes this story so unique is the fact that the werewolf isn’t a werewolf, 
but his long, lost half brother, 'Alan Sheriff' who is out for the ultimate revenge and at
one time a patient of 'Dr. Stevens.' He believes he is being righteous by killing the few
people in 'James’ life and waiting for that final moment when him and his brother are face
to face so he can finish the blood trail he started. 
You are probably wondering if there are any werewolves in this book. The answer is within 
another twist the book has to offer. Their Father, 'Duncan McDennett' is a werewolf from a
line of lycanthropes who has kept tabs on the entire situation. 
'Blood of the Wolf' is quite the tricky novel. You don’t know what to expect while you’re 
scanning the pages. The action in the book is finely detailed and the murders are extremely
grotesque. The writer of fear, Richard Lee does an excellent job painting a vulgar picture 
of death and betrayal within the mind.

Reviewed By Stephanie Simpson-Woods.

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