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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“THE WEREWOLF: LORE, LEGEND, AND LYCANTHROPY” – PLUS BLOOPERS! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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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
“Whose 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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OTHER PODCASTS I HOST…
Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag
Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors
Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio
Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead
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Stories and content in weird darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended for mature audiences only.

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Parental discretion is strongly advised. Even if you've never seen the 1941 film The Wolfman, you probably know what it takes to kill a

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wherewolf, a silver bullet. That's because the

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wolfman did for werewolves what Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula did for vampires.

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It set the rules for how

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werewolves are supposed to behave. According to the wolfman, if a werewolf

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bite you you have no choice but to become a werewolf yourself.

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At night you'll transform into a part-human, part-wolf creature and prey on human beings.

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In the original film, this transformation took place in the fall

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