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''The Werewolf of Fever Swamp'' is the fourteenth book in ''Goosebumps'', the series of children's horror fiction novellas created and authored by R. L. Stine. The story follows Grady Tucker, who moves into a new house with his parents next to the Fever Swamp. After a swamp deer is murdered, his father believes Grady's dog is responsible, but Grady is convinced a werewolf is the culprit. One reviewer felt the book built up suspense by hiding the identity of the werewolf until the end. ''The Werewolf of Fever Swamp'' was featured on the ''USA Today'' and ''Publishers Weekly'' bestseller list. In the mid-1990s, the book was adapted for television, and it was later released on both VHS and DVD. In 2006, the book was adapted into a comic book story in the volume ''Creepy Creatures''. ==Plot== Grady Tucker and his sixteen-year-old sister Emily have both moved to a new house next to Fever Swamp with their scientist parents. Their father, Michael Tucker, studied deer in Vermont until he came into possession of six swamp deer from South America. They moved to Florida so he could test his hypothesis that swamp deer can survive in Florida. Though he keeps them in a pen in the backyard for now, Tucker intends to release the deer with tracking collars into the wild. Grady and his sister get lost while exploring the swamp, and they meet a swamp hermit who lives in a shack. As the hermit chases after them, Grady and Emily run away, eventually making their way back home. A few days later, as Grady is going outside to meet Will Blake, one of his new friends, a big stray dog jumps onto Grady. Grady thinks the dog resembles more a wolf than a dog, and decides to call the dog Wolf. One morning, Will tells him that a neighbor, Ed Warner, went missing after hunting in the swamp. Cassie O'Rourke, a girl who lives in the neighborhood, suggests that a werewolf is the reason for Mr. Warner's disappearance. After going out to investigate some howling, Grady finds a hole that had been ripped from the deer pen and a murdered deer laying on one side. Grady's father sees paw prints around the pen and blames Wolf for the murder. He plans on taking Wolf to the pound, but Grady is convinced that a werewolf killed the deer and other animals in town, and he helps the dog flee before his dad can capture Wolf. That night, Grady is awakened by howls and spots Wolf from his bedroom window, lingering in the direction of the swamp. As Grady follows the dog, he runs into Will, who claims that he heard the howls and decided to investigate them. While they are following Wolf, Grady gets separated from both Will and the dog. Eventually, Grady ends up at the swamp hermit's shack, and begins to hear loud howling coming from nearby. Worried that the swamp hermit is a werewolf, he starts to flee before he is attacked by Will, the werewolf. Wolf reappears, attacks and fights off Will, but not before Will sinks his fangs into Grady's shoulder, causing Grady to become a werewolf. Subsequently, Grady passes out. When Grady regains consciousness, he learns from his mother that the swamp hermit found him and carried him home. His parents also let Grady keep Wolf after learning that the dog saved his life. During the next full moon, Grady (now a werewolf) and his dog go out to hunt. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Werewolf of Fever Swamp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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