Step into the chilling depths of folklore and forgotten lore with The Book of Werewolves, a haunting classic that dares to explore the primal terror buried in mankind’s mythic memory. First published in 1865, this is not a mere catalog of werewolf legends—it is a piercing psychological and anthropological excavation of humanity’s darkest archetype: the beast within. Sabine Baring-Gould, the eccentric clergyman and polymath, combines rigorous historical research with macabre storytelling to examine the phenomenon of lycanthropy across centuries and continents. From Nordic sagas to medieval witch trials, and from French peasant horrors to clinical cases of madness and shapeshifting, Baring-Gould exposes the thin line between man and monster. He reveals how superstition, trauma, and primal instinct have birthed a cross-cultural obsession with the wolfman—often with real-world consequences far more gruesome than fiction. This audiobook is not just for horror fans. It’s a window into the shadowy psyche of civilization, a gothic mirror held up to the fears society buries under reason and religion. Whether you’re a scholar of the occult, a seeker of the strange, or simply curious about the origins of werewolf lore, this riveting narrative will leave your blood cold and your mind racing. Uncover the original werewolf book—the one that inspired an entire genre.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.
08:55- CHAPTER II. LYCANTHROPY AMONG THE ANCIENTS.
17:33 – CHAPTER III. THE WERE-WOLF IN THE NORTH.
41:19 – CHAPTER IV. THE ORIGIN OF THE SCANDINAVIAN WERE-WOLF.
1:07:26 -CHAPTER V. THE WERE-WOLF IN THE MIDDLE AGES.
1:27:11 – CHAPTER VI. A CHAMBER OF HORRORS.
1:47:02 – CHAPTER VII. JEAN GRENIER.
2:05:02 – CHAPTER VIII. FOLK-LORE RELATING TO WERE-WOLVES.
2:44:56 – CHAPTER IX. NATURAL CAUSES OF LYCANTHROPY.
3:12:18 – CHAPTER X. MYTHOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF THE WERE-WOLF MYTH.
3:47:26 – CHAPTER XI. THE MARÉCHAL DE REZT.—I. THE INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES.
4:21:45 – CHAPTER XII. THE MARÉCHAL DE REZT.—II. THE TRIAL.
4:45:59 – CHAPTER XIII. MARÉCHAL DE RETZ.—III. THE SENTENCE AND EXECUTION.
5:00:33 – CHAPTER XIV. A GALICIAN WERE-WOLF.
5:15:17 – CHAPTER XV. ANOMALOUS CASE.—THE HUMAN HYAENA.
5:28:29 – CHAPTER XVI. A SERMON ON WERE-WOLVES.
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