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The Besançon Werewolf Trials: Bourgot and Verdun in 1521
Read the storyPierre Bourgot and Michel Verdun were accused of crimes in wolf form in 1521. Their confessions left a long shadow over werewolf history.
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A grieving fisherman pulls something extraordinary from the sea. An old love gives way to a dangerous new one.
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