Being Human- Series One

Meet George and Mitchell, two ordinary guys working as porters in a hospital in Bristol who share a house together. Well, maybe George and Mitchell aren’t exactly ordinary guys considering that George is a werewolf and Mitchell is a vampire. Oh, and the house they rent together? It just happens to be haunted by a…

John Michael Greer: How to Spot a Werewolf

I was scanning John Michael Greer’s book Monsters: An investigator’s Guide to Magical Beings – a book on real monsters like vampires, ghosts, fairies and of course, werewolves – when I came across Greer’s guide for finding shapeshifters. I thought some of you werewolf fans, or werewolf hunters, may be interested in what he had…

‘Ugly Americans’ Premier Has an Interesting Werewolf Scene

In the new Comedy Central series, Ugly Americans, monsters are just as much a part our society, as say, a huge, glaringly obvious metaphor for illegal immigration, or social commentary themes in cable television shows, or you know, the minorities they represent. Still, social commentary and political probing aside, the new show promises to be…

Vampires & Werewolves: Similarities and Differences

Vampires and werewolves are familiar monsters to most of us. They star in movies and are popular Halloween costume choices. However, these mystical creatures also share deeper similarities. Both vampires and werewolves are shape-shifting creatures. They are thought to change form from a human to an animal. In the case of a vampire, an undead…