Yes, warewolf and no, I’m not drunk – yet. There just so happens to be more than one word (misspelled or not) conjuring up images of half-human monstrum masquerading as ordinary folks by day and transforming into wolves under the night’s moon. Whether you conceptualize werewolves as bipedal humanoids or fancy them as completely transformed wolves, the origin and use …
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In 2006 in the town of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, a 23-year-old man named Jeremy Steinke convinced a 12-year-old girl, whom he was “dating”, to kill her entire family. The reason for the murderous rampage is believed to be because the girl’s family didn’t approve of the relationship between Steinke and their daughter. By law, the relationship made Steinke a …
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Now here’s a bizarre story. Normally, when we hear of a story concerning vampires or werewolves getting a little crazy, it usually has to do with violence against each other. And even then, those news stories about men or women convicted of some violent crime, confessing to being vampires or werewolves, turn out to be tales of the mentally ill. …
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This year’s shaping up to be an exciting one for horror movie lovers. In fact, there’s, at least, one release listed for every month except for November so far, so you can expect to spend a lot of time at the movie theater! Notable selections include a mixture of sequels, novel adaptations, and original screenplays, making 2016 an exciting year …
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Conway, Arkansas isn’t the first place that comes to mind when hearing talk of a werewolf sighting. However, when police responded to the scene at the Carrington Apartments on September 24, 2011 near the Hendrix College campus, that’s just what James Anderson told them. Apparently, the whole ordeal began earlier that evening at a local Wal-Mart, where Anderson claims to …
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Skeptics routinely dismiss people claiming to be werewolves as merely suffering from an acute mental illness, such as schizophrenia. Lycanthropy, the term of choice from the skeptic playbook, has only just within the last hundred years been viewed as a mental disorder. Several hundred years ago, though, it was a sure death sentence for anyone suspected of being a werewolf. …
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Whether classified as a yet identified cryptid or a werewolf, the Pennsylvania Dogman has resurfaced again in the last few months to remind us that this cryptid isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The most recent sighting, documented on the Stranger Eons website, occurred in July and was reported anonymously by a man from Penfield, Pennsylvania. On his way home, the …
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Anyone suffering from a chronic disease is more than entitled to enjoy some rest and relaxation, free from their burden. However, if you’re afflicted with the curse of the werewolf, it may be best to heed our werewolf safety message and avoid the Philippine Island of Sibale as a vacation spot altogether. You see, local police have issued a ‘shoot on …
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Not sure if it was the full moon, the recent debate, or Halloween but we couldn’t help it. Provided with no comment except to say – If politicians were cryptids, there’s little doubt in our minds that Donald Trump would be a werewolf! Not sure if it was the full moon, the recent debate, or Halloween but we couldn't help …
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Are you a fan of the monstrum on the lookout for an excellent read? We have some splendidly scary news! Linda Godfrey recently unleashed a whole slew of mysterious monsters onto the world in her book, American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings. It’s no secret we’re quite fond of the variety of monsters running around within …
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Monstrum Athenaeum Tearing open the cryptid world of werewolves, vampires & zombies.