Cressi Werewolves
Cressi Werewolves (1604) French WEREWOLF case involving five accused sorcerers in the village of Cressi near Lausanne. Arrested and put on trial in 1604, the…
Month: September 2018
Châlons Werewolf
Châlons Werewolf (1598) French WEREWOLF trial. The Châlons Werewolf was a Sweeney Todd–like tailor who was executed by burning in Paris on December 14, 1598.…
Beast of Gevaudan (1764–1767)
Beast of Gevaudan (1764–1767) Werewolf terror in the Gevaudan region of south-central France.
From July 1764 to June 1767, a pair of large and unus…
Vlokolak
A vlokolak is in West Slavic lore, a WEREWOLF. A folktale tells about a vlokolak who has nine daughters, and grows weary of supporting them…
Vlad Tepes
Vlad Tepes (1431–1476) Voivode (prince or ruler) of Wallachia, a province south of Transylvania and now part of Romania, and namesake of BRAM STOKER’s vampire,…
The Snow Bride
The Snow Bride Mosaku and his apprentice Minokichi journeyed to a forest, some little distance from their village. It was a bitterly cold night when…