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Where's My Werewolf?

Werewolves have actually permeated our culture over the decades. Did you know there's a werewolf cocktail? 1 Part Bourbon and 1 Part Drambuie® shaken with ice and poured into a lowball glass. Want a werewolf talisman necklace ? This scent says it is a lupine scent --The scent of a damp moonlit forest, books, tea, and chocolate. This werewolf potion tells you not to overuse it or you might get long teeth and nails and hair color change.... True Blood TV show-- Want more werewolves? 1941.... 1981.... 1985.... 1994.... 2009.... 2010

The Beasts of Gevaudan

I love werewolf stories, but the best is always the original... In the mid 1700s in the province of Gevaudan in France, huge reddish colored, horrible-smelling wolf creatures began attacking and killing the citizens, tearing open their throats and thus started a massive scare amongst the people. Over 200 people died. This strange pack was described by witnesses as something most unusual from your run of the mill wolves with a female in the pack who did not participate in the attacks and partial eating of human beings. This case not only helped spawn the concept of werewolves but has piqued the interested of cryptozoologists from the accounts made by people who often saw wolves and should know them when they see them. It was speculated the beast was a hybrid of a mastiff and a wolf given its unusual size and color. Some of these beasts were killed and found to be very large and unusual. The legend of the silver bullet came from the second beast killed (Wikipedia) The killing of the crea...