Nine-10ths of a Triumph: On John Steinbeck’s “Murder at Full Moon”
Although not the werewolf novel it was initially reported as being, “Murder at Full Moon” is something even better: a metafictional novel with teeth.
Jess Nevins is the author of Horror Fiction in the 20th Century (Praeger, 2020) and The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger (Praeger, 2017), among other works. He is a college library director in Tomball, Texas.
Although not the werewolf novel it was initially reported as being, “Murder at Full Moon” is something even better: a metafictional novel with teeth.
What we need is a comprehensive examination of the history of popular literature with a view toward cataloging what we might call "proto-superheroes."