An exploration of the representation of the werewolf in the present moment, this book examines lycanthropy as a manifestation of modern anxieties surrounding environmental crisis and humanity's uncertain future alongside, and entangled with, the many companion species with which we share our planet.

Whether in ancient Greece, medieval France, or 21st-century America, werewolves have been depicted as monstrous because they exceed the limits of normative society, threatening to disrupt how it sees itself and what it considers as human. With the wolf/man beyond and more-than-human, it reveals humanity's essential connection to nature and the environment.

Covering a broad range of media – from literature and TV shows to video games – this book looks at race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality in relation to the figure of the werewolf. Some of the works featured include novels Empire of the Wild, Unleashed,The Phantom Ship, Werewolf of London, Mongrels, Loups-Garous, and Nightbitch; video games including The Legend of Zelda, Shadow of the Moon, and Bloodborne; multi-cultural films such as Jaani Dushman, Punnami Naagu, Underworld, When Animals Dream, Good Manners and Wildling; and TV shows from Teen Wolf and Dragon Ball Z. Lycanthropy in the 21st Century and Beyond not only shows us how to reconnect with nature, but offers us a glimpse of possible post-human futures that humanity might still be part of.