Writer
Endore's first novel was The Man From Limbo (1930), about an impoverished college graduate obsessed with acquiring wealth; it was influenced by Robert Louis Stevenson. His most famous work was The Werewolf of Paris (1933), a violent horror story set during the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune and inspired by the work of Hanns Heinz Ewers, whom Endore had translated. The Werewolf of Paris is described by Stableford as "entitled to be considered the werewolf novel". Endore also wrote what Stableford describes "a few notable horror stories", including "The Day of the Dragon", (1934) in a scientific experiment returns dragons to the contemporary world, and "Lazarus Returns",(1935) an ironic tale involving the Biblical character.
After his work as a screenwriter Endore published several other Freudian-tinged mysteries (Methinks the Lady, Detour at Night) and also returned to his love of French history for biographies on Voltaire (Voltaire! Voltaire! ), the Marquis de Sade (Satan's Saint ), and Rousseau. His only other popular literary success came with King of Paris: A Novel (1956), based on the life of Alexandre Dumas. It became a best-seller and was a Book-of-the-Month Club choice.
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