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The Wolfstone

moonlight — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:17 +0000

Long ago in the Fichtel Mountains of Germany a shepherd had gotten fed up with the local wolves carrying off his sheep. One day a particularly large wolf came to snatch up some of his livestock – this is when he acquired the services of the best hunter in town.

This huntsman was known to have an incredible shot; the man never missed his mark. But when the colossal wolf returned to take another lamb, try as he might, not a single one of his shots took the beast down.

The very next morning the suspicious shepherd noticed that an elderly woman, a woman believed to be a wicked sorceress, was limping. When he asked about her injury she snapped at him angrily that it was none of his business and hurried away. Suspecting that the women may have transformed into the wolf he reported her, and the old hag was interrogated, flogged and chained securely. But when the prison guards checked in on her the next morning they found that she had completely disappeared, leaving nothing behind but empty chains.

A few days later the shepherd spotted the same wolf, but this time she wasn’t after a tasty leg of lamb, she was there to get revenge on the damned shepherd. The wolf attacked and would have killed the shepherd had the huntsman not come across the two. This time the hunter didn’t use a bullet, but a silver knife instead. The silver blade wounded the werewolf and the moment the blood began to flow the creature began transforming back into the old woman who was writhing in pain.

The two men dealt the final blows, killing the werewolf. They then buried her twenty feet beneath the ground and placed an incredibly large stone on top of the grave – this stone was then known as the Wolf Stone.

Even though the werewolf was dead and buried the locals claimed that strange phenomena continued to manifest in the area surrounding the werewolf’s grave.

- Moonlight

Weird Werewolf Wonders: Nine Things You Have to Buy!

annimi — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:38:45 +0000

1. Silver Bullets – Too bad you have to request them custom made, or make them yourself, –yes, sad but true. Silver bullets are not commercially manufactured, but you can order them from most major ammo companies.

2. Werewolf Hunting & Specimen Kit – The kit includes handwritten notes on anatomy, weaknesses, sightings, experiences, and instructions, among other nifty things, such as silver bullets and protective herbs!

3. Grandma Werewolf Tee – What wardrobe is complete without a t-shirt showing a charming grandma werewolf shopping at the grocery store.

4. Wolf’s Bane & Monk’s Hood – You never know when you’ll need a full supply of all-natural werewolf repellent!

5. Save A Broom, Ride a Werewold Tee – Surely you’re missing out on this wonderfully insinuative t-shirt that declares your desire to “ride a werewolf.”

6. Werewolf Fetus – No collection of werewolf memorabilia is complete without your very own werewolf fetus. Perfect conversation starter; pop it in a specimen jar for the coffee table, or put it on a buffet at your evil aunt’s house… and when the time is right, take the cover off the dish. No better way to deliver heart trauma to your least favorite geriatric relatives.

7. Werewolf Barbie – For the little girl who has a very specific Christmas list.

8. ..and her favorite movie poster! – And if your favorite little monster has a Barbie Dreamhouse, then her brand new Werewolf Barbie is surely going to need a framed miniature Wolf-Man movie poster!

9. The Anatomy of a Werewolf – The next time you dissect or game dress a werewolf in a field, you’re going to need to know which parts are keepers, and which parts go to the dogs. So after you saw off your freshly killed werewolf’s head, now you’ll know exactly where the best werewolf steaks can be found!

Three Terrible Werewolf Movies You Can’t Miss

annimi — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:26:52 +0000

1. Daughter of a Werewolf aka La lupa mannara – In this nifty Italian film from ’68, after being raped at 15, a young female descendant of werewolves, Daniela, goes on a killing rampage. She starts her rampage with her sister’s new husband Fabian, seducing him, then eating him. A blowjob that ends as badly as it possibly can. She’s imprisoned in a mental institution, but escapes after killing a lesbian patient with a pair of scissors. She falls in love with the perfect man on the outside, but he’s murdered, devastating the emotionally unbalanced Daniela, who runs away to hide in the woods.

2. Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory aka Lycanthropus – In this shockingly stupid film from ’61, a young doctor flees from a drama-filled history; an accident which left a young girl dead. The doctor establishes himself as a science professor at a college, but the same day he arrives a woman is mysteriously murdered on her way home from blackmailing a lover. The film turns all who-dun-it soon after, and the doctor and a horny college blond team up to find the killer. The overuse of the deus ex machina proves second only to the over-use of putty for the monster-man, and the combination of 60′s horror fare, mediocre makeup, busty college girls, werewolves and blood, mix up into a tasty souffle of trashy 60′s cinema.

3. The Werewolf of Washington – We saved the best for last; this political werewolf film, on the scene since ’73, has all the charm of a hydrocephalic baby in need of a diaper change. Offended? Not yet you aren’t. Pop this DVD in and wait five minutes. Instead of playing up any satirical potential this film insists that it’s serious, damn it! and desperately tries to force tension and drama down your throat.. A young member of the Washington Press Corporation is bitten by a werewolf while on business in Hungary, and promptly bashes its brains in with a cane. A kindly gypsy woman gives him a protective charm, but he flushes it down the toilet once arriving back in the States. What follows, in Scott Stine‘s words, “is Fur & Loathing on the Campaign Trail.”

Therianthropy (Human Shapeshifters)

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:00:08 +0000

Therianthropy is a term referring to the metamorphosis of humans into beasts. One of the most common talked about therianthropy or human shape shifter is the werewolf. Werewolves and other half man, half beast creatures have always been a part of popular mythology. There are several different types of Therianthropy. In many cultures there is talk of people being inhabited by animals’ souls. These creatures are generally thought to keep the outside appearance of human beings but they are controlled by the soul of animals. In Native American mythology there are many references to animal spirits.

As a young man reaches the age of maturity he receives his animal spirit; depending on the tribe these animals were sometimes killed by the man. He would then keep the skin and bones to make his ‘medicine.’ This ‘medicine’ would be kept with him forever. Another kind of Therianthropy is the werewolf of popular culture. There are several movies as well as hundreds of books on the subject, each having their own mythology. In some versions the werewolf is a hybrid creature that transforms physically once a month. These transformations are thought to happen when the moon is full. It is thought that one becomes a werewolf when you have been bitten by another werewolf. In most mythology’s werewolves can only be killed by a silver bullet.

There are others that believe any silver weapon can kill a werewolf. In some versions werewolves are very solitary creatures. In other myths werewolves live in communities called clans. These clans generally are not friendly to one another. The biggest enemy of werewolves in popular culture is vampires. In some myths, there has been a war for centuries of werewolves vs. vampires. Werewolves, whether they are real or not, are a continuing part of our culture. There is no doubt that we will continue to see both films and literature created about werewolves and other therianthropes.

Werewolves In Films

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:59:33 +0000

Mankind has been fascinated with werewolves for many centuries. A werewolf, which is also called as wolf man, is a person who changes into a wolf, typically when there is a full moon and returns to human form by day. In most folk tales, the werewolf was characterized as a demon, a part of Satan’s army of darkness. Werewolves are often gifted with extra-human strength and senses, far beyond those of both wolves and men.

According to legend, silver objects such as silver arrows and silver bullets can kill werewolves. When a werewolf dies he is returned to his human form. The idea of werewolves has always intrigued fiction writers and Filmmakers. Human beings have always been curious about werewolves. They have been one of the most intriguing subjects of literature, television shows, and movies. They have been romanticized, criticized, condemned, and vilified for hundreds of years. Filmmakers and writers have been using them to entertain and terrorize people for years. The werewolf genre is one of the most favorite and most famous genres for horror and monster films.

Thousand of movies have been made on werewolves over the years. Some of the famous werewolves movies are: – An American Werewolf in London (1981), Bad Moon (1996), The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973), The Howling (1981), Gingersnaps (2000), Underworld Evolution (2006) and there are thousands more. So, Hollywood has been making movies on this topic for years and I am quite sure Hollywood will soon be making more of these werewolves movies.

Recently, some of the television shows and movies have portrayed female werewolves. Yes, female werewolves do exist in art and literature, but they just aren’t as common as the male werewolf. I am quite sure Hollywood will soon be coming with many movies including female werewolves. With the Introduction of computer graphics in cinema the werewolves can be made look more interesting and fascinating.

How To Kill A Werewolf

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:58:09 +0000

Werewolves or lycanthropes are mythical man-beast hybrid creatures that exist in the legends of many different cultures throughout the world. The transformation has been said to occur for many different reasons and in many different ways, but the most common form of the myth in horror stories today is the man who changes into a wolf or wolf-like beast on every full moon and who can turn others into werewolves by biting them.

A werewolf traditionally possesses supernatural strength and augmented senses as well as the natural hunting instincts and weapons of the wolf, like menacing jaws and claws. Therefore, they are formidable monsters and very hard to kill. One of the most ancient talismans against lycanthropy is the herb wolfsbane (said to have grown from the saliva of Cerberus, the three-headed dog guardian of the Greek underworld, when Hercules brought him up to the surface world). Other herbs that legends say are effective as werewolf repellents include rye, mistletoe, and mountain ash (rowan).

Werewolves are not affected by religious symbols like crucifixes and holy water (unlike their counterpart monsters, vampires), but in modern fiction, they are vulnerable to weapons containing silver, such as silver bullets or silver blades. The silver bullet is the most iconic anti-werewolf weapon, but in many stories, anything silver causes agonizing pain if it touches the beast. Therefore, to be most certain of killing the monster, a werewolf hunter should carry good quantities of wolfsbane, rye grains, mistletoe, and mountain ash leaves or wood, and be armed with a variety of well-made silver weapons.

Since it is likely that a werewolf will overpower a human in close combat, it is essential to have a gun or two custom-designed to shoot silver bullets at a long range; once disabled by the gun, the werewolf can be finished off if necessary using a sword or axe with a silver-plated blade.