Hello and welcome to this weeks episode of macabre for murder. I hope last weeks episode was a little different to the normal true crime episodes and that it gave you some enlightening information on the case of Shaun.

This week I will be delving into another subject, that of werewolves. Since I was young the lore of vampires and werewolves has fascinated me. I have read many fantasy and sci-fi fiction on these groups and I always wanted to know more about were these lores came from and how they have morphed into the stories of today. I find it fascinating that no matter were in the world, at each point of history, human beings has similar stories about creatures of the night. They shared many common characteristics but also had some differences based on the culture they were formed from. This always makes me awe inspired that even though we are different through time and culture we still have the same train of thought.

My sources this week were Wikipedia

History.com, The conversation and Mythus fandom

https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Werewolf

https://theconversation.com/the-ancient-origins-of-werewolves-104775

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend#:~:text=Early%20Werewolf%20Legends,-It's%20unclear%20exactly&text=Werewolves%20made%20another%20early%20appearance,remains%20of%20a%20sacrificed%20boy.&text=Werewolves%20also%20emerged%20in%20early%20Nordic%20folklore.

As seen by the amount of information I can collect on these types of episodes I will eventually cover other such mythical creatures such as Vampires and Mermaids for slightly lighter episodes. I enjoy these subject and I believe they do make up the nature of humans. The tapestry of our past makes us the picture of who we are today, and only we can alter it for future generations.

Next week I am going to be broaching the subject of Blood spatter and how it is used, its strengths and its weaknesses.

Thank you for listening to another episode of Macabre for mortals. If you have any subject or content you would like me to cover then please send me and email at [email protected]I love hearing from my listeners and supporters. Alternatively, send me a DM via Instagram @Macbreformortals. I hope you manage to stay safe were ever you are in the world. Bye!