Making the Monsters

Werewolves


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Is the werewolf a symbol of our own desire to give in to our darkest selves, to rampage through the night with no control, and to be able to claim, “I had no idea what I was doing; it wasn’t me, it was the beast?”

Join Nikki as she explores the werewolf, an embodiment of the fight between man and beast.

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Want to read more? Check out these resources:

David Gilmore's Monsters: Evil Beings, Mythical Beasts, and All Manner of Imaginary Terrors. 

Brent A. Stypczynski's dissertation titled  "Evolution of the Werewolf Archetype from Ovid to J.K. Rowling" 


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Making the MonstersBy Nikki Buyna