Jeff Strand’s Wolf Hunt has been described to me as a horror comedy. Well, I don’t like horror comedies. With me it’s either or. Therefore, my first instinct was to pass over Jeff Strand’s Offering. But then I remembered having enjoyed reading Strand’s “Blisters” and decided to give this a chance. Within minutes I was hooked. Its comedic elements are delicate and well placed witticisms owned by the characters themselves; fortunately, the plot itself is kept free of parody or satire. From start to end, the protagonists, a duo of charming thugs, crank out a cornucopia of taunting remarks towards each other and their supernatural antagonist who skillfully returns the favor with character fitting ripostes of the macabre kind that are no less funny. For all of this, the author doesn’t forget to inject the plot with just the right amount of deadly seriousness. After all, our thuggish yet lovable heroes have to make it their business to hunt a werewolf whose razor-sharp claws and quips are equally vicious.Summa summarum, this is a solid hands-on werewolf story sans over the top fantasy elements that so often plague the genre; its noir-style dry humor only adds to it. ( )

Great story, fantastic characters and dialogue, very well written. A perfect monster romp with an entertaining mix of humor and action.

My one gripe is contained in the spoiler below and explains why I took away one star.





My only complaint is that the werewolf, although vicious, extremely intelligent, and off the charts as far as psychopaths go, just wasn't that formidable physically. He went mano a mano several times with both Lou and George, and sometimes with only one of them, and came out on the losing end most times. Sure, these guys are very large experienced mob enforcers, but the werewolf should be more than a match for any one guy, especially an unarmed one. Well, maybe not Chuck Norris, in which case they roll over and ask for a belly scratch. I always thought that George and Lou would overpower and beat Ivan at the end and wasn't surprised when they did. ( )

Gotta love me some horror/humor!

I can totally see myself watching this as a low-budget horror! Two thugs, a hapless girl, and a truly monstrous werewolf. Make it a road trip. Add tons of cool quips and sassy dialogue and make sure everything that can go wrong, does.

Simple? Hell yeah. Trashy? Hell yeah. But I should point out that it's also funny as hell and when it gets bloody, it's just as delicious. I can't believe that Ivan the Werewolf can be so damn evil! Like, utterly nasty. Such a relief from Team Jacob. (Of which there was a reference.) :)

*hoooooooowl*

Why haven't I ever read Strand before? It takes a certain kind of genius to write B-Movie madness so well off the screen. This novel zipped by real quick, dirty, and fun. :) Total mindcandy. I mean, what else can you expect when you throw two idiot bounty hunters at a werewolf? They're completely unprepared!

Time to claw out some eyeballs for fun! :) Truly delightful. :) ( )

This is a story about a caged werewolf in human form and the two men who are charged with taking him on a 5 hour drive.
Sounds simple, right? Especially if you don't believe in werewolves.
Of course, all hell, and the werewolf, breaks loose.
This book had some gore and a completely psychotic werewolf, even when he was in human form.
The two drivers were hilarious and with all the action going on, it was very hard to put this book down.
Highly recommended for those with a twisted sense of humor and a love of the horror genre. ( )

That was fun. Two gangsters are hired to transport a werewolf across Florida. They don't really believe in werewolves and it escapes. So they chase and try to capture it. It does not go well. People die and there are some pretty terror filled moments but this book can also be pretty funny. I recommend it. ( )