Artist Unknown, “The Beast of Gevaudan”, 1414, French Werewolf Illustration, Ink and Gouache on Paper
Beast of Gevaudan
Tag: werewolf
Merging of Spirit
Artist Unknwon, (Merging of Spirit)
The Bone Shadows
Illustration from Werewolf: The Forsaken, Second Edition
The Bone Shadows (First Tongue: Hirfathra Hissu)
The Bone Shadow is a hermit and shaman, a hunter of things that cannot be slain with mere fang and claw alone. They trap ghosts and bind spirits, they cast out angels and speak the language of the dead. They have a reputation for strangeness, but it’s a product of their greater understanding of Shadow. Spirits and other ephemeral beings obey bizarre laws and compulsions, and to the Bone Shadows these things are natural, instinctive.
Taboos have power, in the keeping and the breaking, and the Bone Shadows know how to call on that power. While Ithaeur of all tribes can command and use spirits, the Bone Shadows do more than command. They curate, managing the boundary of worlds in the name of Father Wolf, seeking to understand the secrets beyond the visible in the name of their tribal totem. They seek out that which is unknown, study and catalogue and bind it away or cast it out.
Robert McCammon, “The Wolf’s Hour”
Robert McCammon, “The Wolf’s Hour”, 1989, Grafton Books
This novel was a dramatic departure for horror writer McCammon. A blend of WWII espionage thriller and werewolf-powered dark fantasy, the story revolves around Russian-born, British Secret Service operative Michael Gallatin, who just happens to be a werewolf. Highly principled and deeply introspective, Gallatin is a tormented soul struggling to understand who (or what) he is. Intricately plotted and meticulously described, this suspense thriller offers up a unique take on the werewolf mythos.
Werewolf Howling
Conor Burke
The Howl
Artist Unknown, (The Howl Echoes Across the Rannoch Moor)
The Nightmare Becomes Reality
Artist Unknown, (The Nightmare Becomes Reality)
“For a moment he felt a wild hope: perhaps this really was a nightmare. Perhaps he would awake in his own bed, bathed in sweat, shaking, maybe even crying . . . but alive. Safe. Then he pushed the thought away. Its charm was deadly, its comfort fatal.”
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Werewolf
Werewolf by JediArtTrick, DeviantArt
“I went home and tried to sleep, but couldn’t, so I stared up at the moon, watching how it’s trailing edge faded into darkness, so close to being full, but not quite there. A pregnant moon, Grandma called it. Full almost to bursting, and ready to give birth to something unthinkable.”
― Neal Shusterman, Red Rider’s Hood
Werewolf in the Fog
Werewolf in the Fog: Art by Fin-Snake, DeviantArt
“We found ways. This is the story, the human story, the werewolf story, the life story: One finds ways.”
– Glen Duncan, The Last Werewolf
Transformation
Artist Unknown, Werewolf Transformation
You Are Not Dreaming
Artists Unknown, (You Are Not Dreaming!), Computer Graphics, Film Gifs
A behavior to avoid with unknown canines, especially wolves, is the fixed (aggressive) stare directly into their eyes. Such a stare is a blatant challenge of that canine’s rank and social status. If performed toward a dominant wolf, a reciprocal challenge and fight is likely to ensue.
The House of Hammer
The House of Hammer, Issue 10, “The Curse of the Werewolf” Pages 37-38
“The Curse of the Werewolf” is a 1961 British horror film based on the novel “The Werewolf of Paris” by Guy Endore. The film was made by the British company Hammer Film Productions and was shot at Bray Studios. The leading part of the werewolf was Oliver Reed’s first starring role in a film. The film was heavily censored in the United Kingdom on its initial release and was first shown on the BBC in a restored version thirty-two years later in 1993.
The film was adapted into a 15-page comic strip for the January 1978 issue of the magazine “The House of Hammer” (volume 1, # 10, published by General Book Distribution). It was drawn by John Bolton from a script by Stephen Moore. The cover of the issue featured a painting by Brian Lewis as Leon in human and werewolf forms.
Werewolf in Forest
Artist Unknown, Werewolf in Forest
Echo and the Bunnymen, “The Killing Moon”
“The Killing Moon” is a song by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on 20 January 1984 as the lead single from their 1984 album, Ocean Rain. It is one of the band’s highest-charting hits, reaching number nine in the UK Singles Chart, and often cited as the band’s greatest song.
“The Killing Moon” was featured in the original theatrical version of the opening sequence of the cult film “Donnie Darko” and it was on the “Blood & Chocolate” werewolf film soundtrack covered by The Distants. However, in the director’s cut version of the film, the song is replaced by INXS’s “Never Tear Us Apart”.[6]
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