Now that the excitement of Halloween is over (how many compliments did you get on your surprisingly realistic costume?), here’s a recent article on the important issue of the commercialization of lycanthropic concerns.
How to hold your werewolf
In the past week or so this image has been doing the rounds on social media. (Some searching tells me that the original image is from October 2010, and features “Belarus zoologist Dmitry Shamovich [carrying] a wolf at his farm near a town of Sosnovy Bor.”) Naturally it’s inspired artists, who have produced a variety of “how to hold your werewolf” meme drawings.
Continue reading “How to hold your werewolf”Halloween 2020: Things to know
Werewolves, look no further for your Halloween costume this year: October 31 is a full moon. In fact, it’s the second in the month, as this past Thursday the 1st also had a full moon, making it a blue moon. This happens once every 19 years; the last time was in 2001 and the next will be 2039.
Incidentally, the North American DST changeover will also happen the morning of November 1st, giving an extra hour just after midnight on Halloween.
Remember to follow social distancing guidelines for your local area when planning your Halloween festivities. While scientists are still unsure whether COVID-19 can be transmitted by lycanthropes while transformed, it is known that dogs can get it and, while no cases of canine-to-human transmission have been reported, differing physiology means that the same may not be true of other caniforms.
What’s New? with Phil and Dixie
#inktober is here!
Inktober is an annual drawing challenge where artists practice their inking on a drawing a month. Naturally, since this happens in October a lot of artists draw supernatural creatures, including werewolves. Here are a few of my favorite images from past years. Check out the #inktober hashtag on your favorite social media site for more! Continue reading “#inktober is here!”
Webcomic: Ask the Werewolves
Two werewolves, Blackbird and Duran, answer reader questions on Tumblr.
Do werewolves need barbers?
In the classical lore, the individual is primarily human except at the full moon when he morphs into a half-human, half-wolf mongrel. One might almost say that such a werewolf is only 1/4 wolf, thus possibly expressing traits with only 1/4 the power. If that is the case, the mongrel form (assuming the morphed werewolf wished to look his best while on his killing spree) would probably need a haircut.
Read more at worldbuilding.stackexchange.
Person 1: Why didn’t you say you were a werewolf!?
Person 2: On our first date I said I was a “dog person.”
Person 1: …Oh, right.
Silver Bullet Industries: Technology for the Modern Werewolf
From Erik Amill, author of of Biff the Vampire, comes the logo for Silver Bullet Industries. This logo is also available on a variety of products including stickers, mugs, and shirts.
How to Pretend to Be a Werewolf
From the “random things found on the Internet” department comes this WikiHow article:
Appear worried on the night of a full moon. Remember, you have to change that night. Do not make people think that something really bad is happening and don’t lie. So, just excuse yourself and disappear somewhere where no one can find you. (If you’re younger, let your parents know, though or they might freak out and call someone.)
When you sleep, sleep in wolf positions. For example, curl up in a ball in a dark corner.
Make sure you can pull it off. Practice growling. But don’t put a werewolf costume on or anything.
And finally, a word of advice:
Never take acting like a wolf too far, or people will think you’re crazy.