Phases of the Moon
a cultural history of the werewolf film

Foreword: Monsters everywhere / by Stacey Abbott -- Introduction: Bark at the Moon -- Wolves at the door -- Dogs of war -- Pack mentality -- Hounds of love -- What big teeth you have -- The better to eat you with -- Old dogs and new tricks -- Shapeshifters -- Conclusion: Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

Examining the cultural significance of the werewolf film, this book provides the first academic monograph dedicated to developing a cultural understanding of the genre. It reconsiders the psychoanalytic paradigms that have dominated scholarly discussion of werewolves in pop culture and includes over 40 individual case studies to illustrate how werewolf films can be understood as products of their cultural moment