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.…
Category: Werewolves
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…
Lycanthropy
Lycanthropy is the transformation of a human being into a wolf. There are two types of lycanthropy: a mania in which a person imagines himself…
Loup Garou
Loup Garou Plural: Loups Garoux The loups-garoux of Haiti and the French Caribbean are a fusion of Breton werewolf traditions and African secret sorcerers’ societies.…
Adlet
ADLET (Inuit Mythology) – The Bloodthirsty Offspring of a Woman and a Dog In the stark, unforgiving landscapes of the Arctic, Inuit mythology speaks of…
An American Werewolf in London
American Werewolf in London, An (1981) Film directed by John Landis in which American youths are attacked by a werewolf while they vacation in England,…
An American Werewolf in Paris
American Werewolf in Paris, An (1997) Film directed by Anthony Walker that uses some of the same plot elements as its predecessor, AN AMERICAN Werewolf…
Anspach Werewolf (1685)
Anspach Werewolf (1685) Strange German werewolf case with VAMPIRE overtones, in which a ravaging wolf was believed to be a returning dead person. In 1685…