Howl Under the Silver Moonlight

  The theatrical release poster of The Wolfman                   Since this movie made it to the number 1 spot on this blog’s list of Top 10 Werewolf Movies, it didn’t feel right to not have an in-depth look at the film included among the posts as well. So welcome to an in depth look at the werewolf characters of 1941’s The Wolfman and enjoy as we take a look at cinema’s first hit film revolving around a monster that is so well known today. And be warned readers, as the title says this will be spoiling parts of the movie and its ending.                   As the title of this post says, the werewolf characters in The Wolfman are surprisingly tragic. I was actually rather surprised by how tragic the werewolves in this movie were when I first watched it. Since this was the first big, successful werewolf movie, I initially expected it to portray it’s werewolves as simply very...

Character Study of Remus Lupin from Harry Potter Including a Capstone study of the Cultural Impact of J.K. Rowling's Connection Between Werewolves and HIV By: Cassie Mullenbach Etymology of the name Remus Lupin       Remus refers to Romulus and Remus of Roman mythology.  Romulus and Remus were brothers who were constantly fighting to gain control of what would eventually become Rome.  The brothers were nurtured when they were infants by a wolf.  Another connection to werewolves comes from the intense rivalry between Romulus and Remus.  This great tug-of-war of power symbolizes Remus Lupin's internal conflict between human and werewolf.  Lupin also refers to werewolves.  Canis lupus is the scientific name for the species called the wolf.  Words such as canine and lupine are derived from this name.  The name Lupin itself is derived from the Latin word lupinus which means wolf-like.  Living with Lycanthropy Life as a child...