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Elliott, Bruce

"Wolves Don't Cry" {Ph//}

[in Werewolf! by Pronzini]

• [Result: LY.] An extremely interesting story of "reverse lycanthropy". There's very little actual transformation seen, but it's fascinating to see how the wolf copes with human form and culture. -Ph

Ellison, Harlan [AL] [BL] [BR]

"Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38 54' N Longitude 77 00'13" W" {/28/}

[In The Ultimate Werewolf by Preiss]

• [Result: LY.] A different look at 'The Wolfman' seeking help from his old scientist buddy, Victor. Not bad, but a bit odd. -28

"Basilisk" {/64/}

[in Study War No More; ed. Joe Haldeman; Avon; 1977; 0380405199; $1.95] [BB] [BBT]
[in Deathbird Stories; Collier Books; 1990; 002028351X; $4.95] [RR] [BB] [BBT]

• Rating: 3 Significance: + Description: 0 Saturation: -. A man is transformed into a basilisk/avatar of death. (Personal opinion: story would be one rating better if it weren't for the last line, just ditch it.) -64

"Footsteps" {/11,154/}

[in Hot Blood, by Gelb]

• [Result: LY.] Any decent description would spoil it; suffice it to say a very different werewolf story. -11
• Lycanthropy. -154

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" {/51,Ph/}

[in I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream; Ace; 1983; 0441363946; $2.95] [BB] [BBT]
[in Survival Printout; by Total Effect; Vintage; 1973; 0394718577; $1.95] [BB] [BBT]

• [Cause: AS Result: BM.] Psychotic world-computer AM uses physical transformations as torture, and as a method to keep its prisoners alive indefinitely. -51
• A colossal computer tortures the last few survivors of mankind, through means including transformation. -Ph

"'I'm Looking for Kadak'" {/40/}

[In Wandering Stars; ed. Jack Dann; Pocket; 1975; 671-78789-6-150; $1.50] [BB] [BBT]

• [Result: BX/AN.] A nogoodnik gets turned into a butterfly. -40
• Among other things. -Ph

"L is for Loup-Garou" {//Ph}

[in One Hundred Great Fantasy Short Short Stories; eds. Asimov, Carr, Greenberg; Avon; 1985; 0380699176; $2.95] [BB] [BBT]

• Result: LY. If you're going to kill a werewolf, you'd better keep up with the times. -Ph

"Shattered Like A Glass Goblin" {64//}

[in The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World; Avon; 1969; 0-AVON-V2300; $.75] [BBT]

• Rating: 4 Result: BM Significance: + Description: 0 Saturation: +. A household full of drug-taking hippies results in transformations of all the occupants. -64

Emerson, Ru [BL]

"The Werewolf's Gift" {/Ph/}

[in Werewolves, by Yolen and Greenberg]

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