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Episode Notes for
A Wolf in the Fold

The death of the famous
wolf of Gévaudan

DID IT TAKE A SILVER BULLET to kill the beast of Gévaudan? Is that where Curt Siodmak got the idea for his film The Wolfman? Host Blake Smith reveals his findings from more than two years of werewolf research. This episode is the first to go live with a complete transcript and lengthy bibliography.

Books mentioned in this episode

• Monsters of the Gévaudan
• The Werewolf in Legend and Lore
• The Book of Werewolves
• Strange Creatures from Space and Time
• The Beast of Gévaudan
• The Werewolf Book
• The Curse of the Werewolf:
  Fantasy, Horror and the Beast Within
• additional resources

Music

• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys

Episode Transcript

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