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IN THIS EPISODE: The idea of the werewolf has been with us for a long time – the first mention of a werewolf that we know of is over two thousand years ago. We’ll look at the origins of the werewolf, look at whether they are actually real, and if so, how one goes about becoming one, and some of the cures believed to release the man from the beast. Of course, it’s not always the Wolf-Man… sometimes it’s the Wolf-Woman. We’ll look at the most fearsome lady werewolves throughout history! I’ll tell you about the trials and punishments of those convicted of being werewolves – many probably wish they’d have confessed to being witches instead! Plus, what if I was to tell you that werewolves truly ARE real – and that a small village has been terrorized by them for decades – right up to modern day? There is convincing evidence to back up my claim! All of this and more werewolfism can be found in this episode! *** (Originally aired September 30, 2020)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Giants, Monsters and Dragons” by Carol Rose: https://amzn.to/36k0VW0
BOOK: “The Werewolf Delusion” by Ian Woodward: https://amzn.to/2Sa74LV
BOOK: “The Book of Werewolves” by Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould: https://amzn.to/3jgTLp5
EPISODE: “The Werewolf Panic of the 1970’s”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/48s5bbkk
EPISODE: “Werewolves of Central England”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2vpt52rn
EPISODE: “Werewolf In The Bronx”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y3auryjk
EPISODE: “A Summer of Werewolves”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p875ynn
EPISODE: “Planet Werewolf”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yb6ck67a
EPISODE: “The Beast Of The Land Between The Lakes”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n8jcczz
EPISODE: “The Beast of Barmston Drain”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrs9j8xu
EPISODE: “The Ohio Dogman”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8rc5su
EPISODE: “The Skinwalker Ranch, Home To Real Werewolves”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p975j56
EPISODE: “Hairy Humanoids of Texas”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckkfhun
EPISODE: “Skinwalkers and Shapeshifters”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mr2w57xr
VIDEO: “A Brief History of Horror – Werewolves”: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/1901
VIDEO: “Legends of the Werewolves”: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/1992
“The Origins and Lore of Werewolves” from History Daily: https://tinyurl.com/y4l7ytmk, Tanika Koosmen for The Conversation: https://tinyurl.com/y5jy9uog, Benjamin Radford for Live Science: https://tinyurl.com/yclcqmqp, and Ella Talkin for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/yy55wq9q
“The Werewolf Trials” by Inigo Gonzalez for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/y2qmp4n2
“The Lycans of Cannock Chase” by Hugh Landman for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/s6h83am
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Werewolf?” by April A Taylor for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/y3qz82on
“How Werewolves Work” by Tracy V.V. Wilson for How Stuff Works: https://tinyurl.com/y3oe9bte
“Little-Known Lycan Lore” by Jonathan Gordon for History Answers: https://tinyurl.com/y3jb5scq
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8 Comments
I’m so excited
Can’t wait to hear this always have loved werewolves💚💛
I really enjoy your channel. Good job. You do an excellent job
Thankyou Darren. I love werewolves. 🖤🖤
Good Evening, Fellow Weirdos! The moon is waxing gibbous tonight – watch out for furry guys staggering of bars this weekend….
I love werewolf lore. You definitely covered the more obscure parts of it, but I'm a little sad you didn't talk about the rougarou. I know you've talked about it in previous podcasts, but I love hearing any mention of this esoteric bayou-dwelling cryptid.
Werewolves=serial killers
Darren, I enjoyed your podcast on werewolves. You covered a lot of information about them I hadn’t heard of before. Werewolves have a reputation for being more savage than vampires. Perhaps the fascination with them is partially because strength and virility are attractive to our primal instincts. Modern day authors have added werelions, weretigers, wereswans, and werehyenas. Besides the silver bullet, beheading werewolves is a good thing. Thanks for the entertainment.