The Other Side, Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock
The Other Side, Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock
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The Other Side

Author: Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/15/2014


Synopsis

In the macabre tale The Other Side, Stenbock explores the werewolf theme in the sinister setting of a village on the edge of a stream. On the side where the village is, everything is peaceful and pleasant. But on the other side, where the forest is, there are werewolves, witches and other sinister beings.

When the young boy Gabriel is tempted to cross the brook to pick a beautiful and mysterious blue flower, he finds himself in a beautiful but terrible nightmare in which he is in the thrall of werewolves and other mysterious inhuman beings.

Count Eric Stenislaus Stenbock (1860-1895) was an aristocrat of German-Estonian origin who lived in England. He wrote weird, macabre fantasy fiction and was a favorite of H. P. Lovecraft. He was well known for his eccentric lifestyle, keeping snakes, salamanders and toads in his bedroom, and owned a bear, a reindeer and a fox. He had a life-size doll with him at all times which he claimed was his son.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie

A great werewolf tale.......more

Goodreads review by Summer

Not the best or most coherent werewolf story, but it does have a lot of werewolves!......more

Goodreads review by Andy

“The Other Side: A Breton Legend” by Count Stenbock (a Baltic Swede, 1860-1895) According to The Big Book of Classic Fantasy, “.. and [he] lit his house with lamps made in the image of Buddha and Mary Shelley.” .. WTF? This story has a strange, supernatural, occultic vibe. “No emotion is more inrooted......more

Goodreads review by Josh

Read as part of a werewolf anthology It’s an entertaining enough read Too much made up language use Felt a bit disjointed Kind felt like author made up creatures and didn’t draw strongly from specific folklore......more