The wolf man 1941

The Wolf Man is a 1941 American Werewolf Horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man, featuring Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Béla Lugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf.^[1] The film is the second Universal Pictures werewolf movie, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful Werewolf of London. A remake was released in early 2010 starring Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. A reboot that will follow the original has already been released.

Contents  [hide]  1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Special effects 5 Sequels 6 Legacy 7 Universal Legacy Collection DVD 8 Remake/Reboot 9 In popular culture 10 References 11 External links

[edit] Plot

After learning of the death of his brother, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) returns to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales to reconcile with his estranged father, Sir John Talbot (Claude Rains). While there, Larry becomes romantically interested in a local girl named Gwen Conliffe (Evelyn Ankers), who runs an antique shop. As a pretext to converse with her, he purchases a silver-headed walking stick decorated with a wolf. Gwen tells him that it represents a werewolf (which she defines as a man who changes into a wolf "at certain times of the year.")
Throughout the film, various villagers recite a poem, whenever the subject of werewolves comes up:

Even a man who is pure in heart

and says his prayers by night

may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms

and the autumn moon is bright.

That night, Larry attempts to rescue Gwen's friend Jenny from what he believes to be a sudden attack by a wolf. He kills the beast with his new walking stick, but is bitten in the process. He is told that it was not merely a wolf; but was a werewolf, and that now he will become one. A gypsy fortuneteller named Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya) reveals to Larry that the animal which bit him was actually her son Bela (Béla Lugosi) in the form of a wolf. Bela had been a werewolf for years and now Larry will be transformed into one as well.
On the first night of the full moon, Talbot transforms into a wolf-like creature and stalks the village, first killing the local gravedigger. Talbot retains vague memories of being a werewolf and wanting to kill, and continually struggles to overcome his condition. He is finally bludgeoned to death by his father with his own silver walking stick after attacking Gwen. Sir John Talbot watches in horror as his son transforms back into a human form as the local police arrive on the scene.

[edit] Cast

• Lon Chaney, Jr. as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
• Claude Rains as Sir John Talbot
• Warren William as Dr. Lloyd
• Ralph Bellamy as Colonel Montford
• Patric Knowles as Frank Andrews
• Béla Lugosi as Bela
• Maria Ouspenskaya as Maleva
• Evelyn Ankers as Gwen Conliffe
• J.M. Kerrigan as Charles Conliffe
• Fay Helm as Jenny Williams
• Forrester Harvey as Twiddle

[edit] Production

The poem, contrary to popular belief, was not an ancient legend, but was in fact an invention of screenwriter Siodmak. The poem is repeated in every subsequent film in which Talbot/The Wolf Man appears, with the exception of House of Dracula and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and is also quoted in the later film Van Helsing, although many later films change the last line of the poem to "And the moon is full and bright".
The original Wolf Man film does not make use of the idea that a werewolf is transformed under a full moon. Gwen's description and the poem imply that it happens when the wolfbane blooms in autumn. The first sequel, though, made explicit use of the full moon both visually and in the dialog, and also changed the poem to specify when the moon is full and bright. Presumably this is what popularized the full-moon connection in the 20th century. The sequel visually implies that the transformation occurs as a result of direct exposure to light from the full moon. Other fiction has assumed the transformation is an inescapable monthly occurrence and does not examine whether it is caused by light, tidal effects, or some cycle that happens to coincide with the moon's phases.

[edit] Special effects

In the original film, Chaney did not undergo an on-screen transformation from man to wolf, as featured in all sequels. The lap-dissolve progressive make-ups were seen only in the final ten minutes, and then discretely: Talbot removes his shoes and socks, and it is his feet which are seen to grow hairy and transform into huge paws (courtesy of uncomfortable "boots" made of hard rubber, covered in yak hair). In the final scene, the werewolf does gradually become Larry Talbot through the standard technique.
The transformation of Chaney from man into monster was laborious. The makeup by Jack Pierce had been designed originally for Henry Hull and the film Werewolf of London but it was uncomfortable to wear and difficult to apply and Hull refused to wear it. Chaney, eager to follow in his father's footsteps, adopted it as his own. Chaney, who was known to stretch the truth at times^{[citation needed]}, claimed he was forced to sit motionless for hours as the scenes were shot frame by frame. At times he claimed he was to remain sitting even while the crew broke for lunch and was not even allowed to use the bathroom. Chaney even went as far as saying special effects men drove tiny finishing nails into the skin on the sides of his hands so they would remain motionless during close ups. However none of this is true, studio logs indicate during the filming of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) the entire crew, including Chaney took a two hour break during the filming of a transformation and filmed the rest of the scene later that day (though the makeup for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein had been greatly redesigned and streamlined by Bud Westmore over the original Jack Pierce makeup). What really happened was a plaster mold was made to hold his head absolutely still as his image was photographed and his outline drawn on panes of glass in front of the camera. Chaney then went to makeup man Jack Pierce's office, where Pierce, using grease paint, a rubber snout appliance and a series of wigs, glued layers of yak hair to Chaney's face. Then Chaney would return to the set, line himself up using the panes of glass as reference and several feet of film were shot. Then the make-up was removed and a new layer was applied, showing the transformation further along. This was done about a half-dozen times. Talbot’s lap dissolve transformation on screen only took seconds, while Chaney’s took almost ten hours.
According to ballyhoo from Universal's publicity department, World War II was responsible for the brevity of Chaney's hirsute appearance in the last serious sequel, House of Dracula (1945). According to a small blurb in that film's press book, a nationwide lack of yak hair from the Orient prevented the character from appearing in more scenes. The Wolf Man appears with bare, non-hairy hands in one shot of House of Frankenstein (1944), but this was an on-set gaffe.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Sequels

The Wolf Man proved popular, and so Chaney reprised his signature role in four more Universal films, though unlike his contemporary "monsters," Larry Talbot never enjoyed the chance to have a sequel all to himself. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) had Talbot’s grave opened on a full moon night, causing him to rise again (making him, in the subsequent films, technically one of the undead). He seeks out Dr. Frankenstein for a cure, but finds the monster (Béla Lugosi) instead. The two square off at the climax, but the fight ends in a draw when a dam is exploded and Frankenstein’s castle is flooded. In House of Frankenstein (1944), Talbot is once again resurrected and is promised a cure via a brain transplant, but is shot dead with a silver bullet instead. He returns with no explanation in House of Dracula (1945), and is finally cured of his condition. But he was afflicted once again, in the comedy film Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). This time the Wolf Man is a hero of sorts, saving Wilbur Grey (Lou Costello) from having his brain transplanted by Dracula (Bela Lugosi) into the head of the Monster (Glenn Strange). Grabbing the vampire as he turns into a bat, the Wolf Man dives over a balcony into the sea, taking Dracula with him.^[2]

[edit] Legacy

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The Wolf Man is the only Universal monster to be played by the same actor in all his 1940s film appearances. Lon Chaney, Jr. was very proud of this, frequently stating in interviews: "He was my baby".^[3] Chaney would go on to play a wolf man (if not the Wolf Man) in very similar makeup in the 1959 Mexican film La Casa del Terror and a famous 1962 episode of TV's Route 66 titled Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing, which also starred Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein Monster. Nearly a decade later, even though he was seriously ill at the time, Chaney managed to conjure up his original energetic gestures while masked in a quasi-wolfish rubber mask for one scene in his last (and most unfortunate) film, 1971's Dracula vs. Frankenstein.
The Wolf Man was not Universal's first werewolf film. It was preceded by Werewolf of London from 1935, starring noted character actor Henry Hull in a quite different and more subtle werewolf makeup. As noted previously, Hull objected to having his face entirely covered in latex and hair, and a less-hirsute, more devilish version was used in the film. The film was not a huge box office success, probably because audiences of the day thought it too similar in many ways to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, for which Fredric March had won an Oscar three years before. Some latter-day critics prefer Jack Pierce's earlier werewolf to Chaney's, which was described in Carlos Clarens's book An Illustrated History of the Horror FIlm as "... looking like a hirsute Cossack."
The Wolf Man is one of three top-tier Universal Studios monsters without a direct literary source. The others are The Mummy and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. In the 1970s, novelizations of the original films were issued as paperback originals as part of a series written by "Carl Dreadstone," a house name pseudonym for a several writers, including British horror writer Ramsey Campbell.
Fantasy/horror author Neil Gaiman uses the "Larry Talbot" character in two selections from his short story collection Smoke and Mirrors. Harlan Ellison's Hugo Award winning "Adrift just off the Islets of Langerhans, latitude 38 degrees, 54' N., longitude 77 degrees, 00' 13' W." uses "Laurence Talbot" as the main character. Heavy metal band Iced Earth's track "Wolf" from the album Horror Show, has the wolf bane poem recited in its main chorus with some added words in between. Similarly, the track "Howl" by Florence + The Machine (from the album Lungs) features a slightly edited version of the poem in the closing verse. Cradle of Filth used the poem as the intro to their track entitled "Queen of Winter, Throned" on the album V Empire. The character of Jon Talbain, a werewolf attempting to overcome his curse in the Darkstalkers game series, bears a resemblance to the character of Larry Talbot in name and in characterization, made doubly so by the fact that the series primary characters are all homages to horror movie archetypes.
The Wolf Man also had an impact on future filmmakers as well. Cult films such as An American Werewolf in London and The Howling drew inspiration from The Wolf Man and made references to the film as well.

American Film Institute Lists

• AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills - Nominated^[4]
• AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
  • The Wolf Man (Larry Talbot) - Nominated Villain^[5]
• AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores - Nominated^[6]

[edit] Universal Legacy Collection DVD

On April 27, 2004, Universal released The Wolf Man on DVD as part of the Universal Legacy Collection. This two disc edition included four films:

• Werewolf of London
• The Wolf Man
• Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
• She-Wolf of London

The DVD collection also included the following bonus features:

• Documentary hosted by Van Helsing director Stephen Sommers
• Monster by Moonlight documentary hosted by John Landis
• The Wolf Man commentary from film historian Tom Weaver
• Theatrical trailers for Werewolf of London, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, and She-Wolf of London.

[edit] Remake/Reboot

Universal Pictures produced a remake of The Wolf Man with Joe Johnston directing the film and Benicio del Toro starring as Lawrence Talbot (also producer of the film). Del Toro has been a major fan of the Universal Horror Monster films since childhood. The Wolfman has been a dream project of his for the longest time and also, Lon Chaney, Jr. has also been an inspiration to him in acting. When hearing that news of Universal's Wolfman remake, legendary makeup effects artist Rick Baker contacted an executive at Universal (at the time, he was working on the makeup for Norbit) and told him that he "had" to do the makeup for the film. It was films like The Wolf Man, that inspired Rick Baker to become the renowned makeup artist he is today. Ironically, Rick Baker was Universal's first and only choice, but they couldn't contact him because he does not have a manager. The remake followed the same basic plot of the original but the story and characters were significantly altered, in order to update the film for a modern audience. The film was released on February 12, 2010 and opened at #3 at the box office. The film was met with mixed reviews and a low box office reception however, the film gained much more success and even a cult following when released on DVD and Blu-ray June

All about werewolves

What is Lycanthropy? Lycanthropy from Greek lykoi, "wolf" anthropos, "man", a psychiatric state in which the patient believes he is a wolf or some other nonhuman animal. Undoubtedly stimulated by the once widespread superstition that lycanthropy is a supernatural condition in which men actually assume the physical form of other animals, the delusion has been most likely to occur among people who believe in reincarnation and the transmigration of souls. Rarely does this condition surface. Examples of lycanthropy are only now being linked to schizophrenia - having very few cases to study in our present institutions makes this disease difficult to study in-depth. Stories of men turning into beasts go back to antiquity. In parts of ancient Greece, werewolf myths, stemming from prehistoric times (based on new evidence), became linked with the Olympian religion. In Arcadia, a region plagued by wolves, there was a cult of the Wolf-Zeus. Mt. Lycaeus was the scene of a yearly gathering at which the priests were said to prepare a sacrificial feast that included meat mixed with human parts. According to legend, whoever tasted it became a wolf and could not turn into a man unless he abstained from human flesh for nine years. The Romans also knew this superstition. Anyone who was supposed to have been turned into a wolf by means of magic spells or herbs was called versipellis "turnskin" by the Romans. Stories about the werewolf were widely believed in Europe during the Middle Ages. Outlaws and bandits played on these superstitions by sometimes wearing wolfskins over their armour. At that time people were unusually prone to develop the delusion that they themselves were wolves; suspected lycanthropists were burned alive if convicted. Only rarely was their condition recognized as a psychological disturbance. Although the superstition is no longer common, traces still linger in some primitive and isolated areas. The term werewolf isn't like the "classic" Hollywood-style ravenous beast stuff. The term lycanthropy as is used here can be found in some medical psychological books as being a disorder, a certain animal like behavior as a result of an advanced psychosis. This is also not the way I like to use the term werewolf in relation to me. The way I use the term, is as in spiritual theriomorph. Right, you are now probably a bit dazzled by the terms used by me here, so let me give a short description of them (borrowed from the AHWW FAQ): Lycanthrope \'li-ken-throp n (NL lycanthropus, fr. GK lykanthropos werewolf, fr. lykos wolf + anthropos man) 1: a person displaying lycanthropy 2:a werewolf Lycanthropy \'li-kan(t)-thra-pe n 1: a delusion that one has become a wolf. 2: the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic - lycanthropic adj. Theriomorphic \'thir-e-o-'mor-fik adj (GK theriomorphos, fr. therion beast + morphe form - more at treacle): having an animal form [gods] Mind you, these were taken from some dictionary, and provide a general discription of the terms, not an exact one. Read on to get a better understanding of what is meant. A Theriomorph is a shapeshifter; a being who can assume an animal as well as a human form. A spiritual theriomorph is someone who at least sees aspects of animals in his or her personality and actions, and those aspects shape who he or she is. Top The Book of the Weirdby Barbara Ninde Byfield They are never quite Wolves. Even at the peak of their transformation they retain many of the features of Men. Werewolves are hollow-eyed, burning of skin, with fangs protruding from the lower lip. They travel alternately on all fours and on hind feet; their legs are calloused and scabbed. Hair will be found on the palms of their hands and on the soles of their feet. The longer they continue their foul practice the less difference their is between the one guise and the other. Werewolves eat the flesh of living humans, prefering children to all other things. They have at all times a raging thirst, but do not drink blood. Weapons and tools, other than their claws or fangs, are useless to them. Werewolves tire easily and cannot retain the form of Wolf beyond daybreak. If wounded in the guise of Wolf the body of the Man will bear the scar as well. When a Werewolf is killed he changes at death back into a man. Exorcism is of dubious benefit against Werewolves. Use the same precautions as for Vampires. Werewolves are of two sorts: voluntary and involuntary. Those who have been bitten once too often be a Vampire, or have been cursed into Werewolfdom by a malevolent Witch, or have inadvertently placed themselves in the hands of an evil or incompetent experimenter with youth-giving elixirs and potions are all involuntary Werewolves. They have little or no control over their changes from Man to Wolf and Wolf to Man, and are subject to phases of the Moon. Those who wish to be Werewolves for pleasure may become so by obtaining from a Witch or Sorceress a salve which, when rubbed well into the skin, will turn one into a Wolf and back again. The salve may well find that it is not possible to be a truly voluntary Werewolf for long. Werewolves are most frequently come upon: in February, during the full moon, in the countryside, at night, traveling in packs. Top The Werewolf (French Legend) From Favorite Medieval Tales (Mary Pope Osbourne) Long ago in northern France, a valiant knight named Sir Marrok was married to a fair lady who loved him tenderly. One thing, however, made the lady unhappy with her husband: Every week, he disappeared for three days, and no one knew where he went. The lady grew more and more troubled by her husband's disappearances, until finally she could bear it no longer. One day after Sir Marrok had returned from one of his mysterious trips, she approached him. "My dear lord," she said, "I must ask you something, but I'm afraid my question will make you angry." Sir Marrok embraced his wife. "Fear not,' he said. "I will tell you anything within my power to tell." "I am very frightened when you leave me alone," she said. "I dread losing you, for I do not know where you go. Pray, tell me, what is your secret?" The knight looked pained. "Please ask me no more questions. If I told you the truth, only evil would come of it. you would begin to loathe me, and I would be lost." But the wife persisted. "I could never loathe you," she said. "Please tell me, where do you go?" Day and night, the wife wept and begged her husband to tell her where he went, until finally, he was forced to share his terrible secret. "Long ago an evil spell was cast upon me," he said. "Each week, I become a werewolf. As soon as I feel the change coming on, I hide in the thickest part of the forest. I live there, hunting and eating wild roots for three days and three nights. Then I change back into a human." The man's wife was so repelled she could barely speak. "But what of your garments?" she stammered. "Do you still wear them when you are a wolf?" "I lay my clothing aside," said Sir Marrok. "That's all I can say. I cannot tell you more because if I were to lose my garments, I would remain a wolf for all time." "Oh, please tell me, my lord," the lady said. "Why do you hide this last thing? Surely you do not think that the one who loves you most would betray you." Sir Marrok sighed. "At the edge of the forest is an old chapel. Near the chapel is a large stone with a hollow beneath it. I hide my garments in the hollow. When the enchantment loses its power, I put them back on and return home." After the lady heard her husband's story, her love for him changed. Just as Sir Marrok had feared, she was seized with great loathing for him. Night and day she dreamed of how she might escape his embrace. Finally, the lady sent for a certain knight who had once loved her and tried to woo her. She swore him to secrecy, then told him the story about her husband. The knight was horrified, and he asked how he could help her. "You must steal his clothes," the lady said. "then my husband will not be able to change back into a man, and he'll be forced to live as a wolf in the forest for all his days, until someone finally slays him." Soon after, the lady's friend went forth and stole Sir Marrok's garments from under the large stone near the chapel. When he brought them to her, she hid them well. "Now I am safe!" she exclaimed. "That beast will never return to my home." Time passed, and when Sir Marrok did not return, his wife pretended to worry about him. She even sent men to look for him. But they found no trace of him, and all concluded that he had been mysteriously slain on one of his secret journeys. After a year had passed, the lady wed the knight who had helped her. They took over all of Sir Marrok's lands and possessions, and neither worried anymore about the good man they had betrayed. Meanwhile, the poor wolf roamed the forest, grieving bitterly for the wife he had loved so well. One day he heard the barking of the king's hounds. He knew the dogs had caught his scent and would soon be upon him. He bounded through the woods, but the dogs chased after him. All day, the wolf fled the hounds, until at last they closed in on him. Just as he was about to be overtaken and torn to pieces, he king caught up to his dogs. The wolf dashed to the king and seized him by the boot.. He licked it as if begging for mercy. The king stared a the wolf in astonishment. "Look here, my lords!" he called. "What is this marvel? A wolf asking me for my help! Why, the beast acts like a man. Call off the dogs. I do not want this creature injured. I order no one should hunt in this forest, lest by accident they slay this remarkable animal." But when the king and his men started for home, the wolf did not linger in the forest. Rather, he followed close behind the royal party. He would not turn back, not even when they arrived at the king's castle. The king was greatly pleased, for he thought the wolf quite wondrous. He ordered his knights to treat the beast with great care and kindness. And he allowed the wolf to sleep in his own chamber. As the wolf roamed freely about the court, all the courtiers were very impressed with him, for he moved about with such grace and intelligence that he seemed almost human. Once day the king called his knights and barons together for an annual meeting. Among the nobles was the knight who had betrayed Sir Marrok and married his wife. The knight had no idea that his rival was still alive, much less that he was close by. But as soon as he looked upon the wolf, the animal sprang at him savagely. The wolf would have slain the knight, had not the king called him off. Everyone was astonished, for the wolf had never tried to hurt a soul. Someone had to guard the wolf the entire time the king held court. Not until the barons left the castle did the wolf return to his gentle self. That spring, the king decided to journey to the forest where he had first found the wolf. As was his custom, he took the beast with him. When Sir Marrok's wife heard that the king would soon be in her part of the country, she grew very excited. She hoped to win his favor by presenting him with splendid gifts, for she knew the king did not love her second husband as much as he had loved Sir Marrok. But as soon as the lady entered the king's presence, the wolf attacked her and bit off her nose. The king's men drew their swords. They would have slain the beast, if a wise courtier had not stopped them. "Sire, this wolf has been with us a long time. He has never shown ill will to anyone except this woman and her husband. We know she was once married to a man who vanished. Heed my words--put these two in prison. Ask them if they can give a reason why the wolf should hate them so." The king did as the wise man recommended. Before her inquisitors, the lady confessed that she had betrayed her first husband by stealing his garments. The king commanded his guards to fetch the clothes belonging to the lost Sir Marrok. When they were brought forward, however the wolf acted completely unconcerned. "Sire," said the wise courtier, "if this beast is indeed a werewolf, he will not change shape while any of us watch. Leave him and the garments alone in your chambers. And we shall see if he becomes a man." So the beast was locked in the king's private chamber. And the king and his courtiers waited for a long time before unlocking the doors. Once they did, they found the long-lost Sir Marrok asleep on the king's couch. The king ran to him and embraced him, and he bid Sir Marrok to take back all his stolen possessions. The treacherous wife and her second husband were banished from the king's country. Thereafter, they lived many years in a strange land. They had children and grandchildren--but by this sign, their treachery was always known: All the maidens in the family were born without noses. Top Are you a were? This is a list of some signs that you are a werewolf. The Red Wolf beer commericals to you are misleading. You don't run with the wolf, you are the wolf. Humans run with you with Red Wolf beer in their hands telling you, "The comercial told me to run with you!" You are in the final pick for the new Red Wolf mascot only to lose since you were a little too real. You try to avoid alcohol since you know that alcohol and a Were don't mix . . . . . . but a human spikes your drink anyway and pays the price for getting a wolf drunk. God have mercy on that soul. Your hotlist/bookmark list is full of bad werewolf sites like this one. People that are allergic to dogs sneeze when you are near them. When most of the guys/gals are saying that girl/guy looks good, you say that German Shepard looks better. Every full and no moons you go into the forest for some 'personal time.' In the Music video "Heaven Beside You" (Alice in Chains) you want that girl to come over to your house. Your favorite fairy tale is 'The Three Little Pigs: The Wolf's Side of the Story.' The guys download pictures of porno, you download Furries. Your web site is made for and only wolves. You consider the Alaskan Government to be the enemy. In the movie 'Dances with Wolves,' you cry out when the wolf gets shot. :,( Them: Porno videos  You: Nature videos You seriously consider moving to Alaska . . . . . . then you decide not to since you will probably get shot when you first set foot off the plane. You make nightly visits to the Vet not just to say hi or for a date. You know how the aliens in 'Third Rock from the Sun' feel since your not really a human either. In the school stage play 'Little Red Riding Hood,' you are picked instantly for the part of the wolf . . . . . . but you don't take the job since it is an unfair representation of wolves and suggest 'The Wolf's Side of the Story' as a substitute. When other children think of the easter bunny, you think of a snack. ;) In that ink plot test, you like the furry pictures that they showed you. You don't say: I am ____ hear me roar. You say: I am ____ hear me howl. You hate Fri. during lent since you can't eat a thing . . . . . . then you eat meat saying that since your a carnivore, you can be excluded from the rule. That fur on you right now is a sign. (Made you look!) You get the award for 'Best makeup/costume' and say that it was all natural. You put the headphones' volume on 1/2 and you still say it's too loud. The Howling wasn't scary. The Were that was featured on 'Chip 'n Dale: Resuce Rangers' was modeled after you. When someone says 'Where,' you answer them since you think they were calling you over. (Ok, that was a bad one) You need to delete all those furry pictures that are in your hard drive, but then blow $400-$500 for a tape drive to back it all up. You're really offended by that werewolf that was featured in SNL 95-96 season. The songs you write all have at least one wolf's howl . . . . . . . . then everyone asks where you got that howl and you just smile. Possible were: Alanis Morrissette (Listen to 'Head Over Feet') Your room is a mini-museum for Furry artists. You are very excited when something good about wolves pops on the news. But no one else does. (They should though) You're the only one around that cares if it's a full or no moon. The perfect gift: A bone. When you get pissed at some human, all you have to do is show your nails . . . . . . or your teeth Someone tries to compare your height to someone/thing and won't since you're on your top of your feet. Cutting the plastic wrap on the Windows 95 box is easy with your nails . . . . . . and people come all around to get the box opened by you. You write to the makers of the dictionary to rewrite the definition of werewolf. (They say it's a fictional creature and someone that's nuts. I'm not nuts.) You visit the Louvre and wonder, "Where are all the furry pictures?" You spend almost all of your time on creating and managing a poll for all your furry friends. You spend all your time on AHWW. (I know, that was really bad) Instead of calling someone's name out when your looking for them, you howl. (By NightHunter) You suddenly can't play the Saxaphone. You have a muzzle now. You're on stage playing your violin and your G string broke. You walk up to the conductor and say, "My claw broke my G string." You wake up every full moon and feel the call of the wild urging you to come home. (By Brian Toney) You feel funny all over while on the net, your skin is like elastic. You walk to the bathroom to get some asprin for that headache you just got. You lookup to the mirror and see a big wolf in the mirror. It's you! Top

How to tell if your a werewolf

Werewolves live amoung us today, but unless you know what to look for, they are impossible to identify.
Except when they're suffering an attack of the rare illness that turns them into crazed beasts, they look like any of your friends or neighbors, experts say.
Dr. Werner Bokelman, an Austrian anthropologist who has studied werewolves for 30 years, has developed a test to help identify the werewolves amoung us. Here's how he says you can tell if your friend or neighbor is a werewolf:

• Does he smell like a mixture of stale hay and horse manure? Werewolves have extra glands that emit nasty smells.
• Does he have eyebrows that meet in the middle of his forehead? Doctors in Denmark say that's a certain sign of the beast inside. Werewolves' arms, legs, and bodies are extremely hairy, especially the backs of their hands and the tops of their feet.
• Does a neighbor's child seem unusually attracted to little girls by the age of 7 or 8? Werewolves reach sexual maturity at that age -- five years ahead of normal humans.
• Is the ring finger on both of his hands longer than the middle finger? Experts say a long ring finger is a sure sign a person is a werewolf.
• Does he own large pets that often disappear and then are replaced by other large pets? Werewolves have enormous appetites and like to sink their fangs into large, fleshy animals. It would take 100 chickens a week, for example, to satisfy the average werewolf.
• Do you hear strange howling and moaning in the neighborhood when there is a full moon and no dogs around? If so, you are living close to a werewolf.
• Does his skin slowly change color? It takes a few hours for a werewolf to change from human to animal form. The first sign is a gradual darkening of the skin.
• Does he wander around graveyards, mortuaries or turn up at the scene of fatal accidents? Corpses are a ready source of nourishment for young werewolves.
• Is his blood bluish red and his urine a deep purple? If you can trust yourself to be alone with a suspected werewolf in the daytime, try to find out without being too obvious. Following him into a men's room might be a good idea, but be careful.

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Werewolves vs Vampires

Werewolves. Here are the facts werewolves do not turn werewolf in a full moon they turn anytime they want. Second werewolves can controll themselves hen they turn werewolf. Werewolves also have super stregth and can jump as high as a vampire can fly. werewolves do not get any disease. And silver will not kill a werewolf but it will cause pain. And there imortal and they read eachothers mind to talk to eachother.

Vampires. here are the facts. Vampires have cravings for blood they cant live without it. Vampires will burn in the sunlight. Vampires have super speed and have super stregth. Vampires hunt for the blood of innocent humans or animals at night. Vampires can bring the dead back to life and have powers. Vampires can take the shape of any animal.



Who do you choose vampire or werewolves!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) You choose i would say werewolf but the choise is yours.

different forms of werewolves

      The first picture is the wolfman 1941.The second is a common werewolf in the 20th century. The third is a werewolf that is the most like a wolf it stands on all four legs. The fourth is a werewolf kinda like the wolfman 1941 only a new version and moere like a wolf.

The wolf man

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Here is some information regarding werewolves that is most commonly misinterpreted, 1. a person can become a werewolf by being born a werewolf, bitten by a werewolf, cursed by someone you have wronged in some way, and being given the power threw sorcery. These are the only real ways. 2. Silver will not kill a werewolf, although it will cause pain and discomfort. 3. The curse can never be broken, no matter what some people or beliefs may state. 4. All werewolves can communicate threw a form of telepathy which enables them to hunt and perform more efficiently. 5. Werewolves are virtually immortal because of the constant regeneration of their physical tissue, making their true age somewhat difficult to determine. 6. Werewolves in a pack have a physic link that bonds them together, if one werewolf in the pack dies the other werewolves can sense his death. 7. if you are bitten and you kill the werewolf you WILL NOT be free from the curse, the curse is like a virus, or rabies if you will, if you get bitten by an animal that has rabies you get rabies, and if you kill the animal that gave you rabies you will not be cured. You still have the virus. 8. A werewolf can be killed by any wound that completely destroys the heart or the brain, but decapitation is the most effective way. 9. Some beliefs state that holly water can kill a werewolf, this is false. Christianity or any thing pertaining to Christianity offends some werewolves. Crosses, holy water, and the bible do not ward off werewolves. 10. It is one belief that werewolves are deathly afraid of water regardless of the amount or the circumstances, this is also false. While it is true werewolves do not like water it only applies to large bodies such as ponds and lakes, but if need be the beast can enter the water. 11. There are several ways to tell if someone in a werewolf. becoming a werewolf is not transparent, no matter how the victim tries to hide it. Therefore, look for symptoms in your human suspects that include increasing violence, increasing aggression, unprovoked rages, insomnia, restlessness, and other bizarre behavior. Unfortunately, over time these symptoms can be brought under control, so do not rely on them exclusively. 12. Werewolves do not only turn on a full moon, neither do they have to. A werewolf can change his form and shape shift at will whenever he wants to, at day or night. Although newly turned werewolves are sometimes forced to change by certain aspects of the lunar cycles or certain sounds such as the howling of another werewolf.

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