Garnier, Gilles (1873)
Garnier, Gilles (1873) French WEREWOLF. Garnier, Gilles (1873) French WEREWOLF. Gilles Garnier, also known as “the hermit of St. Bonnot,” was an ugly recluse shunned…
Author: Lux Ferre
Gandillon Werewolves
Gandillon Werewolves (1598) A French family of Werewolves. The bizarre case of the Gandillon family involved a sister, her brother, and two of his children…
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…
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,…
