The House of the Wolf

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name = The House of the Wolf
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image_caption = Dust-jacket illustration by Stephen E. Fabian for "The House of the Wolf"
author = Basil Copper
illustrator = Stephen E. Fabian
cover_artist = Stephen E. Fabian
country = United States
language = English
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genre = Horror novel, Gothic novel
publisher = Arkham House
release_date = 1983
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media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 298 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-87054-095-5
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"The House of the Wolf" is a horror novel by author Basil Copper. It was published by Arkham House in in 1983 in an edition of 3,578 copies. It was the author's fourth book published by Arkham House.

Plot summary

The story, a Victorian thriller, involves Professor John Coleridge, who is a guest at Castle Homolky, situated above the tiny Hungarian village of Lugos. While staying at the castle, a huge black wolf is discovered with preternatural powers. When the beast is at last killed with silver bullets, it is found to be part man and part wolf.

References

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