''The Werewolf of Ponkert'' is a collection of two

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H. Warner Munn Harold Warner Munn (November 5, 1903 – January 10, 1981) was an American writer of fantasy, horror and poetry,Don Herron, "Munn, H(arold) Warner", in Jack Sullivan, ''The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural'' (New York, Viking ...

. It was published in book form with its sequel in

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by The Grandon Company in an edition of 500 copies. The edition was reissued as a hardback book by Centaur Books of New York in 1971, and as a paperback edition in 1976. The first story, "The Werewolf of Ponkert" arose from a comment by H.P. Lovecraft suggesting a story written from the werewolf's point of view.Don Herron, "Munn,H(arold) Warner", in Jack Sullivan, The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural New York, Viking, 1986, (p. 296). The stories, from Munn's '' Tales of the Werewolf Clan'' series (collected in book form, 2 vols., 1979), first appeared in the magazine ''

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''. The first story was originally published in ''Weird Tales'' magazine, Vol. 6, No. 1, Issue 22, July 1925. The sequel, "The Werewolf's Daughter" (in abridged form) was published in ''Weird Tales'', Vol. 12, No. 4, No. 5 & No. 6 (Issues 61, 62 & 63) in October 1928, November 1928 & December 1928.

* "The Werewolf of Ponkert" * "The Werewolf's Daughter"

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* * 1958 short story collections Horror short story collections Werewolf written fiction Works originally published in Weird Tales {{1950s-novel-stub

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