Werewolf Italy

Name : lupo manero or benandanti for people who permanently become wolves and fight witches in the underworld Origin : Magic Cause : Italian peasants still say a man who sleeps outdoors on Friday under a full moon will be attacked by a werewolf, or will become one himself. Friday was the night of the … Read more

Werewolf Serbia

The Serbs connect the vampire and the were-wolf together, and call them by one name vlkoslak. These rage chiefly in the depths of winter: they hold their annual gatherings, and at them divest themselves of their wolf-skins, which they hang on the trees around them. If any one succeeds in obtaining the skin and burning … Read more

Werewolf Scandinavia

From THE BOOK OF WERE-WOLVESby SABINE BARING-GOULDSmith, Elder & Co., London1865 In Norway it is believed that there are persons who can assume the form of a wolf or a bear (Huse-bjorn), and again resume their own; this property is either imparted to them by the Trollmen, or those possessing it are themselves Trolls. In … Read more

Werewolf Russia

From THE BOOK OF WERE-WOLVESby SABINE BARING-GOULDSmith, Elder & Co., London1865 Among the White Russians the wawkalak is a man who has incurred the wrath of the devil, and the evil one punishes him by transforming him into a wolf and sending him among his relations, who recognize him and feed him well. He is … Read more

Werewolf Romania

The word varcolac is a loan from Slavic (cf. Bulgarian varkolak, vulkodlak, Greek vrykolakas), meaning “werewolf” (etymologically “Wolf’s Fur”). A varcolac in Romanian folklore may refer to several different figures. Some legends say it is a ghost or vampire (Strigoi) while others say it is a werewolf (in some versions, a werewolf that emerges from … Read more

Werewolf Portugal

Name : lobis-homems, corredor, lobh omen, bruxsa or cucubuth Behavior : whereas the bruxsa or cucubuth is a type of vampire-werewolf, consuming both flesh and blood, lobis-homems are usually  gentle and non-attacking creatures. Once fallen under a spell, the lobis-homem would attend a crossroad at night to become a wolf after groveling on the dirt. … Read more

Werewolf Poland

The Poles have their were-wolves, which rage twice in the year–at Christmas and at midsummer. According to a Polish story, if a witch lays a girdle of human skin on the threshold of a house in which a marriage is being celebrated, the bride and bridegroom, and bridesmaids and groomsmen, should they step across it, … Read more

Werewolf Netherlands

In the Netherlands they relate the following tale: A man had once gone out with his bow to attend a shooting match at Rousse, but when about half way to the place, he saw on a sudden, a large wolf spring from a thicket, and rush towards a young girl, who was sitting in a … Read more