Howl Under the Silver Moonlight

  The idea of the werewolf is inherently queer, it’s inherently related to many different LGBTQ+ identities. The normal, socially acceptable human form of the werewolf? The closeted, everyday persona of a queer individual. The monstrous desires, portrayed as nothing but wrong and harmful? A view of view of queer love that has only recently begun to stop being the norm and only in certain parts of the world at that. There are still plenty of places where being outed as gay will get you killed as quickly as a werewolf found standing above a dead body.   And finally, the hiding of who, of what someone truly is, often out of fear of hatred or harm coming to them if they were revealed? So many queer people have periods of their lives where they have to hide their true selves for the exact same reasons. Media and media analysis regarding werewolves shows this and I want to focus and expand on the three previously mentioned aspects of queerness and lycanthropy that the two states of ...

  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...

10.  Twilight (all of em) (2008-2012)  Directors Catherine Hardwicke (1), Chris Weitz (2), David Slade (3) Bill Condon (4,5) When this series came out it in the mid 2000s it took the World by storm, and was probably one of the most popular and successful adaptations of the Werewolf ever.  The series focuses mainly on the romantic relationship/competition between Bella Swan and the competing Werewolf Jacob( Team Jacob) Black and a Vampire named Edward (Team Edward).  These movies have some big names like Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattison, Taylor Lautner and Anna Kendrick. Unfortunately they are incredibly long and incredibly slow, which is why they are the 10th entry on this list.   9.  WolfCop (2014) and Another WolfCop (2017) Directed by Lowell Dean When a Alcoholic local sherif begins to turn into a werewolf, he takes fighting crime to a whole new level.  With this comedic take on the Werewolf there is tons of laughs, and with the abundance of vi...

Interactive Werewolf Sightings Map Below is a map of thousands of reported werewolf sightings.  Some sightings are over 200 years old some are as recent as 2020.  These sightings have spanned all across the globe but the majority are in the U.K and the New England/Mid West region of the United States.  Most of the sightings include a detailed description of the event (some get pretty wild).   (The sightings are organized by the date they occurred and whether the encounter/incident was aggressive) https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1nc9hgyPB619Utw0F4o1-iKyhB17nWW-Y&ll=10.623258581451129%2C-17.248931484129564&z=2

A Creative Writing Piece By Cassie Mullenbach The Werewolf of Wedgewood Forest Cold. That’s how the wind hits me as I leave my apartment for the night. I can’t stay inside tonight.   It’s already Friday.   The 26 th . I almost forgot about it until I started feeling more anxious at work today.   As I’m walking up the street, I catch a few acquaintances heading to watch a new movie. I wish I could go too, but I can’t let them know.   I don’t know what they would do. They would never want to talk to me again.   They’d turn me in. I continue walking until I reach the limits of Wedgewood Forest.   “ PRIVATE PROPERTY ”, says the red and white sign on the gate. I make sure no one is around this time, and then slip past the metal fence. Unpleasant things have happened in this forest in the past.   I would know… I guess that’s why I’m always welcome here.   I start my trek further into the forest. I need to get as deep a...

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...