Cycle of the Werewolf
Ratings91
Average rating3.3
It has some good ideas, but ultimately feels more like the outline of a story than an actual story. I definitely prefer the movie.
Unique concept for a Stephen King book. It's a short novella with pen and ink illustrations. I particularly liked the drawing of the cemetery.
The chapter structure is various vignettes about residents of a small town who are killed one-by one by a werewolf.
The hero of the town and story is Marty, a little boy in a wheelchair. The characterization that happens in this short book revolves around him and his family. As for his parents, his father tries to cheerfully gloss over his handicap while his Mom seems bitter. Of course all parents are hoping for happy, healthy, normal kids.
There are scenes of Marty missing out on things other kids do like swim, etc. He doesn't explicitly mention how he feels but it's there to see. His eccentric and young uncle Al is the only one who relates to him or treats him like a whole person.
Overall, this is an entertaining, fast read. It's probably geared towards kids who are old enough not to be scared by the violence of the werewolf killings.
Entertaining, but definitely felt like a short story, not a standalone novel. I think it would be better as a movie, and I never say that!
If you're struggling with a book slump or are wanting to get further in your reading challenge then this is a good read for you
Pretty enjoyable
This story is extremely short but I think it's one of King's scarier works. It's basically 12 interconnected short stories about the werewolf slaughtering people and animals. People start to piece it together on who the wolf is and how to set it free. I really liked the illustrations but they were also shown before the written scene which spoils it for me. I got this on sale and it was worth the price but idk if it's worth paying full price.
I really enjoyed the art and that was the primary reason I bought it. I've always enjoyed Bernie Wrightson. I didn't expect much from the story, and it was okay. Very Stephen King and I enjoyed several references to places I remember growing up around Bridgton.
3.5 rounded down.
Love a good werewolf story, and this was an okay one. The illustrations by Bernie Wrightson were gorgeous but spoiled the story as I read it. The story itself was fairly straightforward and so easily digestible as most King books are.
I liked it and it will look pretty on my bookshelf. :)
read this for the kingcast too! it was pretty good! a really quick read!
i honestly liked the first few “chapters” more than the last few? the ones that were a bit decentralized and just told short, contained (but interconnected) stories were a little more appealing to me than how serialized (what a weird term to use for a collection of short stories?) the last few chapters were. but anyway the whole thing was pretty good.
Fun short story about the year the werewolf came, killed, and died. Perfect Halloween fun.
I watched Silver Bullet (the movie based off this book) first and knew that I needed to read the book. Silver Bullet is one of my all time favorite horror movies and I was immediately drawn to the book. It was amazing. The cut to each month was well done. Everything was greatly detailed. 5/5 book I would recommend to anyone willing to read it. Not too scary either. Just a real good read.