A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope, is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf, often after being placed under a curse and/or lycanthropic affliction via a bite or scratch from a werewolf. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the ...
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In “The Wolf's Hour”, why did Michael Gallatin have to catch a train to escape the forest?
I read 1989's The Wolf's Hour by Robert R. McCammon. It was an interesting take on the werewolf tale. However, I seem to have gotten lost in one of the character's flashbacks somewhere along the line. ...
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Could Avada Kedavra Be Used Legally Against Werewolves In Their Transformed State?
Could Avada Kedavra be used legally against werewolves in their transformed state?
Humans turn into werewolves only when bitten. There is no known cure, though recent developments in potion-making ...
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Can an Animagus Be Infected With Lycanthropy While In Animal Form?
Pursuant to Why did Remus and Sirius fight in Prisoner of Azkaban (Werewolf vs Dog) I wondered if a human in Animagus form could be infected with lycanthropy if bitten by a werewolf.
An Animagus ...
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Why Did Remus and Sirius Fight in Prisoner of Azkaban (Werewolf vs. Dog)?
In Prisoner of Azkaban, Remus Lupin tells Harry, Ron, and Hermione that werewolves are dangerous only to humans:
‘They couldn’t keep me company as humans, so they kept me company as animals,’ said ...
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How is the Harry Potter universe not completely dominated by werewolves?
It seems that the bite of a werewolf transmits the "condition", nobody is immune to it, and it cannot be cured.
Werewolves go on a rampage every month.
This means that during their lifetime they can ...
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Can a werewolf turn a muggle into another werewolf?
We have established that, in all likelyhood, in HP universe, Lycanthropy is a contagion that has magical properties, and is not merely a virus (despite being a metaphor for one as intended by JKR).
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In the Silmarillion what is meant by Vampires and Werewolves?
We have a fairly specific idea of what vampires and werewolves are in our society. Vampires are cursed with the need to drink blood and immortality, werewolves are cursed with changing into a huge ...
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Why do werewolves from Supernatural eat their victims hearts?
What is the lore and reason behind the writers decision that werewolves ate their victims hearts? Is this something in myth an legend or a new creation on top of what already exists?
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Does Teddy become a werewolf? [closed]
Teddy Lupin is the son of Remus Lupin. Remus is a werewolf. Does this condition get passed down from father to son? It seems that Remus is afraid that this is the case but I don't recall whether or ...
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Are there creatures of fantasy in other countries that have the same prevelance as zombies, werewolves and vampires in the United States? [closed]
Most creatures of fantasy appear to be derived from these similar themes, but I wonder if I simply have not heard of creatures in other countries that hold captive the imaginations of the citizens in ...
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Can werewolves die of old age? [closed]
A werewolf can recover from wounds that would be fatal to a human being, so it can be said they could suffer an unnaturaly long life span. If they aren't hunted down and killed by angry villagers, can ...
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In “An American Werewolf in London”, why was David able to see and talk with his dead friend?
In "An American Werewolf in London", David is wounded by the werewolf that kills his friend. The werewolf that killed his friend is killed by the locals thereby putting its victims to rest. Davids ...
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Do werewolves in Harry Potter only transform under moonlight?
Researching another question, I came across a quote I was looking for that seems to show werewolves only transform in the moonlight:
A cloud shifted. There were suddenly dim shadows on the ground. ...
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What About the Full Moon Affects Werewolves?
Just what is it about a full moon that affects a werewolf? Is it the light? Is it just that werewolves are on a 28-day cycle that always syncs with the Moon?
If it were light, then just keeping a ...
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Why is it Silver that Kills a Werewolf?
Aside from just the idea that it has to be "something" (maybe lead, steel, whatever), what is it about silver that makes it so special that it can kill a werewolf where other bullets or a stake to the ...
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Book about a dog who protects his family from a werewolf
I'm trying to remember the title and author of a book I read years ago. It's about a dog, something like a German Shepherd with a name like "Thor", who lives with a normal family. When a ...
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Where did the notion that Werewolves and Vampires are at odds originate?
If you can believe Wikipedia some ancient traditions believe that werewolves would become vampires after being killed.
Before the end of the 19th century, the Greeks believed that the corpses of ...
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Bitten by a vampire, werewolf, and zombie… what happens to him?
I'm toying with the idea of having a character bitten by more than one bite-infecting monster and wondered about just what would happen.
What are the generally-accepted time windows from bite to ...
